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    Norwegian big game rookie - 3500 dollars to spend on a rifle!

    And why not? Would be quite fun below 100 yards I reckon? :P
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    Rigby sporter 275 - which is the one to go for?

    thanks Ok, thanks! Are you saying Dorleac & Dorleac are not really proper rigby-style rifles?
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    Norwegian big game rookie - 3500 dollars to spend on a rifle!

    I already have a Blaser R93 so an R8 would be too similar. Alas, there is a small update here. I decided to go down in caliber and instead go for a plains game rifle. The choice landed on a Rigby-style Sporter rifle in the venerable caliber .275 Rigby. The rifle is without a scope, instead...
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    Rigby sporter 275 - which is the one to go for?

    Reading this article from African Hunting Gazette made me long for a light, slender 7x57 sporter: Question is: Which manufacturers offer these other than H&H? They are asking 25.000 for one, which is a tad steep. Which makers are there out there who can make one to those specifications and...
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    Norwegian big game rookie - 3500 dollars to spend on a rifle!

    well well, as my dad use to say: "buy cheap, buy twice" :p On a serious note, that has been considered also. However I must admit I like this rifle. Additionally, with the export,tax and handling it is never going to be dirt cheap anyway. It would be a bit pointless to buy a 1000 dollar...
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    Norwegian big game rookie - 3500 dollars to spend on a rifle!

    wow wow, thanks a bunch! I will definately get in touch with him! Yeah, its a papermill getting things sorted, and everyone is getting paid! Another question: Is there any room for haggling over the price at Cabelas? If so, how much could you realistically hope for? Being Left-hand could...
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    Norwegian big game rookie - 3500 dollars to spend on a rifle!

    Hello from Norway everyone! I too dream to see the elephant, and smell the smoke of africa! Thus I need a tool for the job! This is a bit further down the pipeline, yet I would like to buy a rifle quite a bit in advance and get to know it, its shooting characteristics etc. Now, I AM on a...
 
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