Specifying a double rifle

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The new Rigby boxlock...in the white.. .500NE..?

So the Heym 89 and this new Rigby (and Westley Richards boxlock..) are basically remakes of the pre-WW2 Webley long bar actioned boxlocks, albeit with modern barrel steel to cope with modern harder bullets..? I wonder what the Rigby will cost compared to Heyms 89..?


WR will not even quote a starting price..

Looks like the same rifle as the one Tintin posted the photos of; albeit in the white.
I’m guessing at double the price of a heym
 
Looks like the same rifle as the one Tintin posted the photos of; albeit in the white.
I’m guessing at double the price of a heym

Does look to be the same rifle. Starting price here is AU$80,000.
 
Does look to be the same rifle. Starting price here is AU$80,000.
Thanks, Yes it looked it to me too.
That would be about double a similarly spec'd Heym then and a similar wait time for it.
 
May sound a bit odd, but i would always would want to have an extra Shotgun barrel.

Loved that about my Krieghoff Classic and always keep kicking myself for selling it.
 
No problems at all for me. I much prefer a splinter forend to a beavertail of any sorts. After a couple of shots the barrels heat up, but a cheap pair of gloves in my range bag sorts that out in no time. The barrels are 26" and nicely tapered, so the balance is superb. As the stock was made to my dimensions, the rifle fits like a glove and it is a pleasure to shoot. Because it's a .450, I asked that it be made on a .450/400 frame, so it's a neat package at just over 10 pounds.
I prefer the splinter fore ends . Look more traditional and easy to control barrels when shooting . In a hunting situation I have never really noticed the barrels getting hot . But then again I never hear the bang or feel the recoil . Just total focus on the shot .
 
Thanks all for the responses I’ve placed an order now and eagerly looking forward to the build process.
 

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Grz63 wrote on x84958's profile.
Good Morning x84958
I have read your post about Jamy Traut and your hunt in Caprivi. I am planning such a hunt for 2026, Oct with Jamy.
Just a question , because I will combine Caprivi and Panorama for PG, is the daily rate the same the week long, I mean the one for Caprivi or when in Panorama it will be a PG rate ?
thank you and congrats for your story.
Best regards
Philippe from France
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ok, will do.
Grz63 wrote on Doug Hamilton's profile.
Hello Doug,
I am Philippe from France and plan to go hunting Caprivi in 2026, Oct.
I have read on AH you had some time in Vic Falls after hunting. May I ask you with whom you have planned / organized the Chobe NP tour and the different visits. (with my GF we will have 4 days and 3 nights there)
Thank in advance, I will appreciate your response.
Merci
Philippe
 
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