Recent content by pjaln

very nice , selling that one???

westley type folding sight which ive seen on Dumoulin rifles once in a while , looks like it could have been built in Spain ,,1909 action with bottom metal

this is one of the nicest to come out of matts shop and had a conversation about this gun with him yesterday , matt has a great style for his stocks as they look rigbyish which is a good thing his 1/4 ribs looks a bit ralf martini , notice on that 500 the action is not overly big for the...

Rigbys tho high in price where probably the least adorned of all the British makers , no horn grip, no horn forend tip ,no cheekpiece ,typical checkering , typical English walnut , it did handle very well because they were trim but most were about as spartan as could be

what caliber was it and do you have a pic of it

John I thought I went over this whole subject with you a while ago

years ago it was called the "game ranger"

did you just buy that mauser from MNR ?

I would of been much easier to have the stock refinished and send the bill to rare breed or rare breed just send him back 1k ,, as the "cat is out of the bag" now on a future sale

it makes a much more useable rifle out of it ,the ammo is everywhere and that particular rifle could be set up with a scope using the square bridges by most competent gunsmiths , the 400/350 was a bit lighter than the 350 magnum so it will kick a bit but it has a cross bolt added which means it...

yes its original finish which is hard to come by with the earlier guns here's another pic

my original step ring ,,no logo. my 375 rebore has the logo maybe because the ring is longer ,

the 416 rigby is worth the most here , at least 15-20k. but I,d have to see better pics from what I do see the rear square bridge was altered for the peep sight so thats a deterrent but its a magnum action looks to be prewar which is a good thing

scavenging I see !!!!

welcome , my wife just happen to tell me tonite that she wants to go to Switzerland in the spring , im hoping there are a few nice gun shops to visit