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Burgess - Milliron - Brevex 416 Rigby for RCBS Fred Huntington

Hello All,

I wrote about my recently acquired Brevex 416 Rigby here at this post ..... http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=385189&an=0&page=0#Post385189

In that post I questioned why the barrel was stamped RCBS - Now I know. I contacted Fred Huntington JR and asked about this rifle and his father, Fred Senior. Fred Huntington Senior was the original founder of RCBS back in the 1940s. Fred Senior was also an avid World-Wide hunter. Fred Jr. confirmed that my recently acquired rifle belonged to his Father. He said it was custom built for him for an upcoming African Safari. Here are the details he told.

RCBS stamped on the barrel
Fred Huntington's custom Big Game rifle in 416 Rigby caliber
Metal work was done by Tom Burgess
Stock was made by Earl Milliron
Stock Blank was obtained from Joe Oakley
Fred Hunted with the rifle only one time in Africa
On that hunt, he Hunted with Jack O'Connor

Here are some photos of the details of the rifle. They show:

the extra recoil lug added to the bottom of the barrel.
the fully adjustable commercial trigger
Tom Burgess' stampings on the bottom of the extra recoil lug
Earl Milliron's stamp n the barrel channel

What a wonderful History. Now I will be diligently searching for pictures of Fred and Jack's Safari in hopes of seeing the rifle in Fred's hands.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/416-RCBS-DETAILS.jpg

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