Upon Rigby’s recent return to London, they proudly announced … The answer is yes, and the documentation is in a letter of October 3, 1911 from John Rigby to ammunition-maker Kynoch, which reads in part “. John Rigby saw his magazine rifles as working tools for those who didn’t want or couldn’t afford double rifles, and stocked them with wood that was robust but hardly “aspirational.” Rigby clients today generally want high-grade wood to suit their rifles’ peerless pedigrees and hell-for-stout actions.It’s been more than a hundred years since Schumacher and Wools-Sampson bought the first two Rigby .416s. With the current industry-wide climate, please allow for 10-14 days of processing time before shipment. Two years later, an apocalyptic war began that tore Europe apart and killed many of Britain’s skilled gunmakers (and their clients). His experience at Enfield put him on the leading edge of military firearms development with state-of-the-art knowledge of cases, powders, primers, bullets, sights, barrel making and rifling, as well as every aspect of magazine-rifle design and production. Please contact us for special order item lead times. They also feature plasma nitriding on all exposed metal surfaces for a tough but attractive anti-glare and rust-resistant finish. Rigby eventually labeled the gun the Model No. From the first it was loaded with proper bullets: The soft-nose would mushroom heavily in a large beast and was more apt to stay in the body. 3917 and 3918. Steve Helsley photo.Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) In the interim, no better repeating-rifle/cartridge combination has been developed for big game, and today, new rifles, identical right down to the optional German military-style wing safety of those original .416s, are again available. Rigby "Big Game" www.johnrigbyandco.com. In 2011, Prechtl began supplying barreled Mauser 98 actions to Rigby, too.John Rigby & Company was established in Dublin in 1735 and opened a shop in London in 1866. To use those advances, Continental infantries rapidly adopted bolt-action repeating rifles by Lebel, Mannlicher, Mauser and Mosin. Two years later, an apocalyptic war began that tore Europe apart and killed many of Britain’s skilled gunmakers (and their clients).
In addition, the funds collected by SCI Record Book directly aid in protecting your freedom to hunt and hunting for our next generation. Many aspects of the original rifle, including the much admired and copied extractor and the three-position flag safety, have been retained.A century and more ago, Mauser made barreled bolt-actions for us and shipped them to London, where they were assembled, finished and proofed by Rigby craftsmen. In 2011, Prechtl began supplying barreled Mauser 98 actions to Rigby, too.John Rigby & Company was established in Dublin in 1735 and opened a shop in London in 1866. It had neither rim nor belt and was generously roomy, with one moderate but distinct shoulder formed into it, well below the long neck. And today, Mauser-style actions are available from a number of sources–but only Gottfried Prechtl, in Birkenau, Germany, fabricates them from the original blueprints. Aside from options such as engraving and scope mounts, the main difference between new and vintage Rigbys is the wood.
Note also the weight of the rifle (10 lbs) and the barrel length of 26 inches. It became the company’s bestseller for decades.Rigby lightened the bullet to 225 grains and put it in a new rimless case grooved for the claw extractor of a bolt-action, and called the result the .350 Magnum. It became a benchmark–one of those serendipitous combinations of interior and exterior ballistics, physical properties and downrange performance that inspired much imitation.The .416 magazine rifle was such an appealing package that we assume Rigby built a lot of them. we require the [.416] solids to be covered as you know with a strong steel Envelope, thick at point, and we presume you are at work on these.”Rigby’s new .416 case was practically perfect too. In addition, the funds collected by SCI Record Book directly aid in protecting your freedom to hunt and hunting for our next generation.
Everything old is new again.The first two new Prechtl Mauser/Roberts Rigby rifles—a .416 with open sights and a scoped .275–debuted in Rigby’s new stand at the SCI Show in Las Vegas in 2012, where they were immediately snapped up. 23 1/2" barrels with a two leaf express sight, full length rib ramp foresight and rear scope rail base. Text CABELAS to 247365 to Sign Up for Mobile Alerts *Message and data rates may apply Like the originals, these rifles carry London proof marks. The new Hawkeye African with the radial-port muzzle brake is available in calibers up to .416 Rigby and is expected to be the same price. Steve Helsley photo.Paul Roberts, left, and one of his craftsmen inspect a Rigby barreled action at the shop in London. There is just one traditional element that Rigby can’t provide: the unique aroma of Rangoon oil mixed with a touch of tropical mold from a well-traveled leather gun case.