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Huvius
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Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back
07/04/14 02:50 AM

True that the original "for stock" Rigby bolt guns were sold off the shelf as working rifles but they were made to a standard which would be exceptional in today's market. Very much to the standard of the metal work of the London Best rifle being offered today (engraving and fancy wood not included).
I honestly hope that the new Rigby venture is a success and especially hope that they can produce the rising bite double.
That said, one doesn't actually need to handle a gun to notice that there are shortcomings - the poor fit of the barrel band for example. IMO, you can learn more about how a bolt rifle should be made by getting your hands on some originals. Guns which were built to the standards which were demanded by customers whom actually used them every day and perhaps even bet their lives on the function and reliability of the rifle.
With the exception of the original 425Westley, I have never heared any criticism regarding barrel length of any other classic DG bolt rifle, the 416 Rigby included.
I guess times have changed and the expectations of our guns have evolved as well. My impression is that the 416 was regarded as a good general purpose medium/heavy rifle for open ground hunting and the real dangerous situations were taken up with a heavy double (the 416 being capable of that work if the situation demanded it) whereas today, the 416 is used as an all round DG rifle and likely the most powerful rifle the modern hunting client would own.
So, maybe the new standard 416Rigby is really an evolution of the original designed to the desires of the modern day hunter and it was a mistake for some (myself included) to expect a resurrection of the original rifle.

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Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	02/04/14 10:40 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Fontainebleu	02/04/14 10:47 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	02/04/14 11:00 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Fontainebleu	03/04/14 12:55 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Morten	06/04/14 07:26 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Fontainebleu	09/04/14 06:39 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	09/04/14 06:52 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Fontainebleu	09/04/14 07:00 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	09/04/14 07:17 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	09/04/14 07:19 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	DORLEAC	09/04/14 11:00 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	09/04/14 11:23 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	mehulkamdar	10/04/14 03:16 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Fontainebleu	11/04/14 04:56 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Morten	11/04/14 06:03 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	DORLEAC	11/04/14 07:56 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	12/04/14 01:29 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	12/04/14 01:33 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	09/04/14 06:55 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Fontainebleu	09/04/14 07:06 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	DORLEAC	07/04/14 07:42 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	mckinney	08/04/14 01:14 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	dons	07/04/14 08:58 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	FrankFarmer	08/04/14 01:41 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Morten	08/04/14 06:11 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	DORLEAC	09/04/14 12:30 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	pjaln	07/04/14 02:52 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	gryphon	07/04/14 06:58 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Dumprat	07/04/14 03:08 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Huvius	07/04/14 02:50 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 01:19 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Dumprat	03/04/14 12:51 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 01:28 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Mike_Bailey	03/04/14 05:22 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	paradox_	03/04/14 10:40 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 01:09 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Ripp	04/04/14 01:54 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	jvw	04/04/14 06:04 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Marrakai	04/04/14 10:48 AM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	A10ACN	03/04/14 04:56 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 06:30 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 06:37 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 06:39 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 06:41 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	NitroX	03/04/14 06:43 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Deutsche_Vortrekker	03/04/14 10:36 PM
Re: Rigby - the Good Old Days are Back	Rule303	04/04/14 10:38 PM
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