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Does this Rigby live in Brisbane by any chance ?

Yes please !

My 2 bobs worth having shot many 577 3 inch NE doubles 14 pounds is ideal . For 500NE doubles 12 pounds and for 505 Gibbs or 500 Jeffery about 11 pounds . A lot of weight to hump around but very good to shoot .

I got 7 into mine . Unbelievable !

A Ruger No1 in any version of 416 or bigger is probably going to be unpleasant to shoot . I have one in 450/400 NE which is really nice to shoot and great on buff . The 450/400 is a much milder cartridge to shoot than the 416s .

I think the 375 Flanged 2.5 inch case in the photo is the 303/ 375 cartridge used on Lee Speed sporting rifles . Based on the rimmed 303 cartridge . The 9.5x 57 ( 375) cartridge was different and used on Mannlicher Schonaeur rifles . For what it is worth this cartridge fired through the very...

And it is indeed a pleasure to view . Magnificent !

A 500 grain 460 ( 458 ) bullet at 2350 fps sounds like a 450 Rigby to me .

The Woodleigh loading manual is a fantastic reference document . Always interested at how long the barrels were to achieve the reported performance . For example 26 inches for the 505 G and 416 Rigby and 28 inches for the 425WR .

Used 550 grain Norma RNSN 450 Rigby rounds on water buff this year flattened them . Full length penetration with a soft nose . 2150fps . Just magic . The Norma heavy calibre ammo uses Woodleigh pills .

Yes the BRNO ZKK 602 rifles with the flip up peep sights are lovely rifles . My go to rifle is a CZ 550 Safari Classic in 375H&H . Has a Leopold 1.5 -6 magnification scope . . Have never used anything more than 1.5x. A great all round combo of cartridge , rifle and scope .

Agree 100%. 375H&H is everywhere .

I use Bertram brass for 600NE , 500NE , 505G , 416 Rigby , 425WR , 404 J , 459/400, 375H&H flanged , 318WR - been doing so for 15 years and have never had a problem.

[/USER] Sarg here is my 318 WR takedown made in 1908. All original and in great condition . Got it with the 425 WR extended magazine rifle. I was also to get some old 318 ammo . Some in a lead sealed tin as in photo . Got quite a few packs of old Kynoch and WR branded ammo - mainly 250gr but...

Get my 425 WR brass from Bertram . They have never gone away here in OZ . They still do the 505 G as well as just about everything else .

A BRNO VZ 24 in 7x57 is my all time favourite rifle . A custom rifle which I picked up 2nd hand . Has an old Pecar 4x fixed magnification scope . Shoots 160 grain pills . I used it as both a working gun to cull countless fallow deer ( 500+) on my farm - in both day and night . Still use it for...

What a fantastic rifle combo .

A Gibbs Farquharson action in 303 … Perfection .

Love the 450 Rigby too . Sold my Ruger 458 Lott for the Rigby . Half thinking about selling my Rigby 416 too . The 450 can do everything the 416 does .

A 416 Remington will do anything a 404 J can do and vice versa . BUT a 416 Remington will never ever be as cool as an original 404J . This old girl is a Mauser Type A single square bridge magnum in 404J . Made in 1925 and saw extensive use in India . Zero blacking on metal . Hand print visible...

And then throw in the good old 425 WR . All fantastic cartridges .

Agree 100% with all the points you make in your post .

I bet it would !

The rifle comes with ejectors and double triggers .

I would go with the new Rigby Shikari boxlock double . They are making an action similar to the large frame Webley which was very popular on their rifles PreWW2 . I have already put down deposit for a 500 NE . They can be customized and will be in your indicated price range . A 3 year wait . I...

I have to hand load for all my doubles even the brand new one. For older ones factory ammo is useless - invariably too slow causing regulation problems . You just need to sit down with targets , chronograph and plenty of pills , powder , cases and primers and shoot until you find what works and...

A couple of photos of the prototype Rigby Shikari 500 NE double which was shown in Brisbane in July . I’m not showing more photos to respect Rigby’s plans and also other people who are inadvertently in background . The prototype is spectacular and finished rifles will be even better .

I recall they were available in 500, 470 , 450 and 450/400 . All great cartridges .

Not bad shooting .

We used to shoot these in an underground range below my classroom in Brisbane in early 1970s. We also used to travel with our rifles on public transport . No one ever got shot . How times change .

What a find !

Finally able to load pic . To recap on earlier post it is a Lee Speed 303 rifle made by BSA & M Co Limited in their Pattern No1 configuration . This is the highest grade finish . The barrel is 24.5 inches and features a full length machined rib . The barrel has fixed and folding express sights...

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Here is a photo of my BSA & M Co Limited 303 Lee Speed rifle in their Pattern No1 configuration . It is a totally original rifle. 24.5 inch barrel with full length machined rib . Fixed and folding rear express sights to 300 yards with an additional ladder sight from 400 - 1000 yards . Original...

I wear the same hunting clothes wherever I go - khaki or fawn shirts and pants . Goose shooting is the only time I wear a mild cammo .

I owned a cattle / sheep/ forestry operation inTasmania for many years. Fallow deer were a major problem . When I first bought the place I had permits to take 400 per year , this rose fairly quickly to 600 then 800 and eventually 1000 per annum. I also let shooter groups onto the property but...

I have that combo and it is fabulous . Many appreciate the 404 and 505 . The 303 is a fabulous round and much appreciated here in OZ . Also I just like the symmetry of multiples of 101 .

This combo gets my vote too .

I bought the action from GMA in the USA about 13 years ago maybe a bit longer . I used Queensland Gun Exchange as importer . They aren’t around any longer but I am sure a friendly licensed dealer would assist .

A really nice rifle for a very serious cartridge . Bob de Vries work is fantastic . He is nearly finished on my new 505 Gibbs . A GMA action , Krieger barrel . Ross Waghorn did the stock and Ray Croxon has done the engraving . Love the big calibres .

Westley Richards came out with the 12 gauge Explora 2.5 inch chamber and Super Magnum Explora in 2.75 inch . These came out once the Fosbery patent owned by H&H for their Paradox guns had lapsed . Westley’s also made smaller gauge guns called Fauneta. Various other English makers came out with...

Stephen Grant was never a tier 2 producer . In his time he only produced best guns and had plenty of Royal Warrants .

I have both o/u and sxs shotguns . If I am shooting clays the o/u is my preferred gun . If shooting driven pheasants I use the sxs purely due to a more instinctive shooting style . For buffalo and running shots the big sxs doubles work well for me - just reactive shooting at relatively close...

I got fitted up by Rigby for a new 500NE . To my surprise their main focus was on cast off not LOP . Rationale being they want a tight consistent fit of my cheek on the stock .

I use a 500 NE and 505 Gibbs . They are both brilliant and I do not see the downside with the 505.

Thank you for clarifying the difference .

Well done . Nothing like being the odd man out and then delivering in spades .

Well done . I thing like being the odd man out and then delivering in spades .