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Some help please on choosing which action to use.

We are building a .275 Rigby looking/styled 7x57 rifle for my wife. Long throated to shoot 175gn bullets in the 2600 to 2700 fps range. This will be her PG rifle.Actually probably her everything rifle!

I was planning on using the 1909 Argentine action. But the more I think about it, I have a very clean Small ring 1910 Mexican. It would weigh about the same but would look very trim, the barrel shank could be a bit smaller that would save some weight.It will have a slender 25" LW barrel.

So, 2 questions:
1. Will the 3.118 Mexican box be long enough to fit long COL 175gn loads to get the desired velocity?
2. Which would build up to look more like a .275 Rigby a Small Ring 1910 Mexican or the Large Ring 1909 Argentine?

Of course the barrel will be stamped .275 Rigby!

Allen

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The finest action IMO would ofcouse be a original Oberndorf M98 of the intermediate length used by John Rigby...however that will take some time, and we don`t live forever, so the next action would be a regular normal length action of either Oberndorf or DWM will do.

I don`t know how historical correct the project should turn out, but a salvaged Mannlicher schoenauer action would suit the project too.

I have may not answered your question 100%, but of your suggestions the argentino action(DWM), which is intermediate length, would settle too if thats what you have on hand. Don´t know about the mexi...would never have to look for one, so long a good Mauser or DWM action can be found within resonable time.
LW makes the E-style contoured barrel which was the original style of that period, which will suit a 6-6.5" forend very nicely.
A 175 grain roundnosed bullet in the 2400-2500 Ft/sec range would be very delightfull and light recoilling in a 7-7 1/4 Ibs sporter.
If i lived up there where you lived this guy would make my rifle..
http://www.nlheineke.com/

Edited by rigbymauser (16/09/07 07:22 AM)

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