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wkudu
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Interesting Francotte .416
#325330 - 02/03/19 04:03 PM

Rigby built on what I think is a standard length FN. Odd indeed

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Homer
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: wkudu]
#325331 - 02/03/19 05:12 PM

G'Day Fella's,

Thanks for sharing wkudu, and Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Donuts!

D'oh!
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Huvius
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: Homer]
#325334 - 03/03/19 02:02 AM

It is an odd rifle.
Standard length action and just weird looking from the magazine back.

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3DogMike
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: Huvius]
#325336 - 03/03/19 04:37 AM

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It is an odd rifle.
Standard length action and just weird looking from the magazine back.

You got that right......from the top tang to the comb of the stock is a really odd look.
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DarylS
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: 3DogMike]
#325337 - 03/03/19 05:46 AM

Odd shapes. Not for me.

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xausa
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: DarylS]
#325338 - 03/03/19 05:53 AM

Double set triggers on a dangerous game rifle? Not bloody likely!

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Igorrock
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: xausa]
#325340 - 03/03/19 06:25 AM

Magazine looks like it has been lenghtened rearwards very much. Whole rifle looks like a mixture of german and british styles.

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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: xausa]
#325341 - 03/03/19 07:05 AM

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Double set triggers on a dangerous game rifle? Not bloody likely!

If they were double throw, would't be too bad, but what would be bad is having a trigger finger on the rear trigger, thinking it was the front one, in a charge.

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pjaln
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Re: Interesting Francotte .416 [Re: DarylS]
#325567 - 08/03/19 09:14 AM

champlin had one years ago ,,about as ugly as it gets ,,,tho some were built on brevex mausers and much better looking ,,put this the corner with RODDA 500,s.....and yes standard length action.....paul

Edited by pjaln (08/03/19 09:16 AM)

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