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Some fine Rigby wares on display at a toy shop I visted this week.

He says it's Africa bound (y)

A bit of a tounge in cheek 'report' of this mornings 'hunt'. A crisp autumn morning here today, bit of a stiff southerly. The very cozy fire had the lazy, excuse filled part of the brain suggesting a morning indoors reading or the like. Thankfully the primal hunting instinct prevailed and I...

More pics and info at https://www.westleyrichards.com/theexplora/westley-richards-making-the-impossible-look-commonplace/

https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/podcast/rigby-with-marc-newton/ Discusses Dagga Boy and Rigby history.

https://www.westleyrichards.com/theexplora/an-old-favourite-in-a-new-rifle-the-450-3-1-4-nitro-express/

A mate recently gave me this cartridge he'd got from a collector. I'd not come across it before. Not listed in my (13th Ed) Cartridges of the World. .416 Rigby below for comparison.

Had mine out yesterday to check zero. Only at 25m - but happy with the results with PPU factory 286gn crackers.

https://www.nramuseum.org/guns/the-galleries/robert-e-petersen-collection/british-best-guns/john-rigby-double-rifle-22-lr-cal.aspx

Just got this back from my framing friend. Excuse the poor quality photo. Came up well. The frame was an old one I found, solid timber, a bit of retro charm. It's one of the Rigby prints. https://www.johnrigbyandco.com/shop/jim-corbett-rudraprayag-leopard-limited-edition-print/ The artist...

A friend just gave me a copy of Two Hearts, One Passion: Dick And Mary Cabela's Hunting Chronicles With David Cabela Looks like it will be a good read.

The SMLE poster is impressive in A0 size. The Lithgow SMAF Museum still sell these posters in a range of sizes. https://www.lithgowsafmuseum.org.au/shopposters.html

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Hi All, The title says it all. I'm chasing dies for 400/350 AKA 350 Rigby No 2 AKA .400/350 Rigby N.E. CH4D are saying maybe 12 months before they expect to have some. Have tried all their dealers that I can find. Hope someone here may have a set, or have a lead etc. Thanks in Advance Mark

https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/a-forgotten-relic-of-corbett

There's plenty to say about this adventure, so there will be some installments - apologies to the impatient ones ;) Final practice session off sticks with the .22, (300mm steel plates at 150m) just before departing for the real thing. Final zero check on the .275, ~1.5” @ 200m - so can’t...

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/double-rifles/elmer-keith-s-thomas-bland-sons-double-rifle-in-577-nitro-express-owned-by-elmer-keith-.cfm?gun_id=102508234

Been dipping in to my copy this week. They are all hand serial numbered, I ended up with the 'Teddy', number 405/1000 :ROFLMAO: Note sure if they take requests, number 416 would be cool ... 404, 425, 450, 458, 470 etc I enjoy being able to just pick it up and read a quick story or two...

Maybe triggered by the latest One caliber away from contentment type thread, I find myself daydreaming about one day, maybe, having a .425 Westley Richards built on a 98. :unsure: Most previous discussions here (and elsewhere) about the cartridge and rifles inevitably include comments about...

An old box of Kynoch 450 NE and a reprint of the 1902 Kynoch catalogue. Good to see they had a couple of pages for the Australians back in the day ;) A few other interesting sights to take in at the show - including a bloke getting around in full Jack Sparrow garb :unsure:

Had been meaning procrastinating to do this for a while. Finally got on to it. Finish is a bit rough 'rustic' ;) My proud Scottish heritage came through on this one - total cost was about $10 :) Pallet timber, a 40" genuine leather belt ($3 from the local thrift store), some left over...

Ripping yarn. Almost as good as being there ... almost. Missing Pop already. Garrick less so.

I'm not long back from a great trip to the Territory. I was in a for a pretty rapid acclimatisation, it was 2°C (~36F) when I got up at home, and 26°C when I landed in Darwin just after dinner time. The pool at the hotel assisted with my climate adjustment :cool: . Up early for a big...

4 shots - starting with empty rifle scoring - ~4" ring centre of head (not visible by firer) (5 points / 2 points) -left balloon (5) -right balloon (5) -the red playing card (5) timed each shooter had a round chrono'd and projectile weight recorded with muzzle energy used in the scoring...

double post ;-(

A good friend gave me these yesterday, they will have pride of place in the (planned) man cave / trophy room.

I knocked up a rough redneck version of Hemingway's field bar over the Easter break. Not the prettiest, but it works and is a bit of fun I thought some here would appreciate :)

Thought you would like this photo from my place yesterday @Kevin Peacocke :) A friend collects ex-military vehicles and we take some of his 'girls' on a road trip to a collector's gathering each year.

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Hi All, Some forward planning for the next project. No 1 in 350 Rigby. Barrel to be the Ruger factory 'C profile', as used for the 375 H&H. A favour ... Could someone who has a No 1 in 375 H&H measure the OD of the bbl at a) the muzzle b) the tip of the forend TIA Mark

Just back from a NZ trip. Time is somewhat scarce for a detailed written account, but as they say, pictures tell a thousand words, so here are a few. The environment and scenery were amazing and at times demanding, the people colourful and friendly and the entire experience utterly memorable...

What are folks using? Scope is VX3 1.5-5. Im leaning toward Leupold QD - I have these on another Sako 85. The QD Optiloks are like hens teeth - not sure if even made anymore. I’d welcome any other suggestions.

Hi All, Next project is a 333 Jeffery. Trawling the interwebs collecting pictures etc for my 'build book'. If anyone has, or has access to a Jeffery built, real deal, from back in the day, I'd really appreciate some barrel diameter measurements. Thanks in advance.

and a MASSIVE thank you to @rdog Had a great time catching up with him on Christmas Eve Eve at his home. We had a really enjoyable morning as he very generously did some work on .318 WR project stock. Thanks a lot and I'm planning to get some pictures up one I make a bit more progress.

Stumbled on these at a shop yesterday - a bit pricey - but, as the youngsters say ... YOLO ;-) so I grabbed them.

Hi All, Finally underway with this project that has been a pipe dream for a while. I have very much enjoyed (and been educated by) some of the project threads here, VonGruffs come to mind as particularly informative. My intent is to build (or I should say have built - I've not been endowed...

Hi All, I thought I'd consult the AH brains trust and see if anyone has ideas for a source for classic style sling 'studs' - as per the image below. ie with openings large enough to accommodate an old style sling with leather leader - eg like the one Trader Keith does any leads would be...

long time lurker, finally joined the cool kids on AH I havn't hunted Africa - it's on the bucket list for 'one day'