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John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby
      #328681 - 22/05/19 07:08 PM

Gun 10 of 25 is a .275 London Best takedown, that’s admired by many. This classic is modernised by incorporating a removable barrel takedown system offering practicality without compromising accuracy and aesthetics. The proud owner of this rifle requested a whitetail to be engraved on the floorplate which was completed by our in-house engraver Geoffrey Lignon. #RIGBY #GUNMAKERS #FITFORPURPOSE


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Re: John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #328703 - 23/05/19 01:11 AM

Lovely - same finish I put on a friend's highly figured Belgium Browning '06 for him.
Looked the same as factory's epoxy-finish, however, was not wavy like factory and was oil - looked very similar to that Rigby.

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Re: John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby [Re: DarylS]
      #328705 - 23/05/19 01:30 AM

Another Rigby made to my friend's Manfred Orth's takedown design. See my comments to this thread:
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=326297&an=0&page=0#Post326297


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Re: John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby [Re: kuduae]
      #328734 - 23/05/19 02:24 PM

Interesting the forend is removable with this design. On the usual takedowns like this where the barrel twists and pulls out, the forend is attached still to the barrel. I assume screwed in place near the rear /collar of the barrel.

If the setup has more than one barrel, a forend is attached to each one.

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Re: John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #328735 - 23/05/19 02:29 PM

That is one rifle I could own, but I would need a much fatter wallet.

The engraving is not over the top. The colour case hardening is nice. I like the stag floorplate. The stock shape is modern classical. The forend is not overly long. The bolt shroud Rigby pop up peep sight, plus express V and QD scope. The peep is a cool addition. Three sets of sights is redundant, but I think the barrel without express sights would look naked.

I do not like the excessive sized scope. Something much slimmer, lighter and smaller would be far more preferable.

I also would not go for a high gloss stock. Oil rubbed and semi matt. For actual hunting. One was hunting in the Northern Flinders Ranges for goats. And my friends high gloss stock gave off a shine, which I would see from over five kilometres away.

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Re: John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby [Re: kuduae]
      #328736 - 23/05/19 03:05 PM

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Another Rigby made to my friend's Manfred Orth's takedown design. See my comments to this thread:
http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=326297&an=0&page=0#Post326297




That take down design is an absolute gem!
Very robust and yet still trim and very neat. I want one!
kuduae your friend Manfred Orth certainly did a wonderful job when he designed that take down system.


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Re: John Rigby 10 of 25 London Best M98 Takedown .275 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #328737 - 23/05/19 03:11 PM

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That is one rifle I could own, but I would need a much fatter wallet.




I totally agree John. That sure is a beautiful rifle, and being a take down makes it that much better IMO.

I'll have one in 350 Rigby Magnum please.
Just dreaming of course. Damn!


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