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Marrakai
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A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.
01/11/16 05:51 PM

Never thought I'd ever own one of these!

Being enamoured with Jeffery sporters, I had begun taking out my frustration at the lack of opportunity to acquire a good .275 stalker by building a faithful copy.
A close friend has a couple of lovely examples of Jeffery's Mauser sporters, so I had acquired a correctly-profiled 7mm barrel, and a VZ24 action to kick the project off.

That all went out the window when another friend decided to move his Rigby along, to free up funds (...and space in the gunsafe!) for further acquisitions.

So in due course the little Rigby headed north.

Here's a few pics to add to the archive.
Hope you like the rifle, I know I do!

It has the flattened bolt-handle option, similar to that of the famous Bell/Ruark/Selby rifle.
The stock-wood is pretty nice for a Rigby .275: many I have seen have less figure than the average chair-leg.
Also the pistol-grip stock is a bonus as my personal preference excludes the oft-encountered bag-grip.

This particular rifle was built on a 1908 Oberndorf action, and probably left the Sackville Street premises in 1911.
I have yet to research the original owner.

Apologies for the rubbish pics of the barrel engraving, hard to photograph well.
It was sighted for the High Velocity load, 140gr pointed bullet.

Rigby's patent detachable scope mounts were present, however only the front one remains.
Unfortunately the action has been drilled and tapped for American-style scope bases, and the rear bridge has a few other holes as well (!).
My intention is to make and permanently attach a faithfully-profiled rear square-bridge to completely cover the damage.
The attachment will have the correct square hole for 'proper' detachable scope mounting at some future date.

This little stalking rifle has obviously led a busy life, and it will get little respite in my employ.
Luckily the previous owners have looked after the metal and bore condition is far better than I had a right to expect.
Bright and shiny with sharp rifling and very little wear so no issues expected in the hunting field.
A block of cartridges for load development with 140gr flat-base Sierras is ready and waiting for the next fine afternoon.
I'm sure she won't disappoint!

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Marrakai
When the bull drops, the bullshit stops!
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www.marrakai-adventure.com.au

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A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	01/11/16 05:51 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Ash	01/11/16 06:07 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	93x64mm	01/11/16 07:02 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	PatagonHunter	01/11/16 08:46 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	lonewulf	01/11/16 09:22 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Waidmannsheil	01/11/16 09:33 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Iowa_303s	01/11/16 11:50 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	DarylS	02/11/16 04:15 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Homer	02/11/16 07:02 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	02/11/16 11:24 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Huvius	02/11/16 12:10 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	02/11/16 12:53 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Gen_Hicks	02/11/16 02:07 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	21/11/16 12:39 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Bwana338	04/12/16 11:58 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Rule303	21/11/16 02:29 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Ripp	21/11/16 05:56 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	93x64mm	22/11/16 07:13 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	MagnumHunter	25/11/16 01:32 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	02/12/16 10:50 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Ahmed577	02/12/16 11:42 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	NitroX	20/01/17 02:58 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	NitroX	20/01/17 03:04 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	20/01/17 08:18 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	NitroX	21/01/17 04:54 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Ripp	04/12/16 02:48 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	04/12/16 01:37 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	93x64mm	04/12/16 09:11 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	epoletna	14/01/17 01:48 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	MMBA	18/01/17 12:24 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	darwinmauser	19/01/17 11:00 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	MMBA	20/01/17 10:11 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	alby	20/12/16 10:29 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	93x64mm	21/12/16 07:23 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Branxhunter	04/01/17 09:38 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	MagnumHunter	09/12/16 10:23 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Dogfish858	15/12/16 11:10 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Marrakai	20/12/16 09:00 AM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	eagle27	04/12/16 12:34 PM
Re: A nice Rigby .275 finds new home.	Bwana338	04/12/16 12:07 PM
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