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so is he gluing the new "rigby's"?

uuhhhh that gives me the chills to say that after seeing his merkels with "Rigby" engraved on them

For the record, those are built on Merkel's 20ga shotgun frame!



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No! He is not glueing the Rigbys together!

I fail to see what gives you the chills with the Rigby being built on Merkel actions! The Merkel action is simply a Anson&Deeley box lock action, with a Greener cross bolt third fastener! The same actions bought to build half the Britt doubles for years. It is size specific to the 470 NE/500NE double rifle, and it is just that Merkel builds their 20 ga shotgun on the same A&D rifle action! You don't have to worry about the Merkel A&D action! Of the Britt rifles made over the years, very few were made on their own actions, most were Webley, or A&D, and most barrel blanks were bought from KRUPP! The action is one of the better things about the Rigby. The general construction, and Price is where the problem is with the Cal Rigby. In a plain field grade, at the same price, I'd rather have a Merkel than a California Rigby. I'd rather have a $9500 Searcy PH than either of them!

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Careful Mac, you're gonna give yourself an anurism.

I'm afraid you merged two statements that I made. It isn't the action they're built on that gives me the chills... It's comparing what Rigby used to be - to a Merkel double with Rigby engraved on it (for $20K). That's what gives me the chills.

It's kinda like Ford buying Porsche and then putting the Porsche logo on the hood of a Mustang - and trying to sell it for $60K.

Now, if you don't understand that, then I'm afraid I'm not capable of explaining why it gives me the chills.

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