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Kiwi_bloke
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Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems
22/01/14 04:43 PM

My now sold Ruger 77 .416 Rigby had feeding problems. It was an early model with no barrel band. I asked a gunsmith to smooth out the inner magazine walls and that sorted it. Never a problem after that. I also replaced the front sight with a larger white bead from New England to be easier to see than the little brass factory one. Also had another gunsmith put a thin platinum line on the rear sight to help quickly align them, (if using silver, it can tarnish). I found that quick detachable mounts by Warne were perfect as they fit straight on without tools and incorporate a recoil lug and look good too. Also fitted a 30mm tube dangerous game scope which, on the larger action, looked more appropriate. Also, it had a ocular ring that was spring loaded if it came back in recoil and made contact. Lastly, fitted a wide, soft leather carry sling!

It shot well, but I soon learned to hold the butt firmly against the shoulder. Now looking for a Heym in the same calibre - and a mortgage to pay for it. They Heym has a 5-round capacity, (+1 up?), the Ruger just 3 all up. Can't recall the CZ capacity. The world's largest elephant was shot with a purpose built .416 Rigby, and Commander Blunt shot 1,000 elephant with one, so I'm not sure why anyone would need anything bigger.

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416 Rigby feeding problems	CZ_hunter	05/12/13 11:03 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	Mike_McGuire	02/09/14 10:48 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	500Nitro	05/12/13 11:27 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	mauserand9mm	05/12/13 02:20 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	FuzzBazz	17/02/14 09:42 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	mauserand9mm	13/06/14 01:03 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	Rule303	05/12/13 08:11 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	500Nitro	05/12/13 08:24 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	93x64mm	05/12/13 09:26 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	BwanaBob	26/08/14 06:05 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	mauserand9mm	26/08/14 07:45 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	Kano	27/08/14 07:04 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	mauserand9mm	03/09/14 09:06 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	500Nitro	05/12/13 11:08 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	93x64mm	06/12/13 07:15 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	dok	20/01/14 12:26 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	Waidmannsheil	20/01/14 08:35 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	DarylS	20/01/14 09:10 AM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	Kiwi_bloke	22/01/14 04:43 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	buckstix	12/06/14 08:32 PM
Re: 416 Rigby feeding problems	375Brno	13/06/14 11:03 AM

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