Accidental Villain
AH veteran
Okay.Perhaps you misunderstood me.
If you want a pretty rifle to show your friends, buy the Rigby. It will also perform.
If you want a hunting rifle that you can drag through the bush without feeling sorry for it, but want 98% of what the Rigby has, you buy the M98.
I've used both, and found that the Mauser is actually more comfortable to shoot in large calibers as well. Just wish they were blued instead of plasma nitride coated.
Preferring blued myself to. That is, I have a vintage BG that of course is blued.
I aquired it with the intent to use it. The superb quality, Excellent design/lines ticked all the boxes. But the top selling point is the genious short quarter rib. Vintage Rigbys Are super rare so I held the door open for other makes with similar sight. Found a couple Cogswell&Harrison, some odd ball French/Belgian rifles, Even a Jeffrey but none of them «spoke» to me. But I was lucky and found a Rigby at last.
