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470Rigby
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Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)
16/03/04 11:30 PM

atkinson6 - as I recall, when the Maharaja of Surjoja's much used Rigby 416 double came onto the market in the UK, the photos didn't indicate that it had been tightened - and could not have been loose since that sort of thing is a no-no there! In my view, that is probably a testament to the Rigby action strength (not sure whether it was rising bolt, or a later Webley & Scott) or quality of the original action fitting by Rigby's! Quite probably both! The point is, on a properly made gun, 416 pressures are probably OK, dare I say - unlike another well known London maker's (did someone say "Legends in their Minds"?) heavy doubles, or quite possibly anybody else's, with the exception of a well fitted Webley & Scott PHV1 action. The real issue is case extraction - nobody's figured how to make it work on a rimless case!

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
.416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	Robie	19/09/03 06:38 PM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	470Rigby	16/03/04 12:06 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	500grains	16/03/04 04:34 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	atkinson6	16/03/04 05:26 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	DUGABOY1	17/03/04 05:23 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	470Rigby	17/03/04 10:36 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	luv2safari	17/03/04 12:40 PM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	470Rigby	18/03/04 08:25 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	atkinson6	23/03/04 08:49 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	470Rigby	16/03/04 11:30 PM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	NitroX	22/09/03 01:42 AM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	luv2safari	16/03/04 03:30 PM
Re: .416 Rigby in break-open /side-by-side)	cooch	22/09/03 12:06 AM

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