While searching around here, I see several folks in the past have posted or offered to email pics of Harry Selby's .416 Rigby.
I'd love to see them.
Please post them again or email me a copy.

Thanks

Do a search for "selbys 416" or " selby rifles"

actually if you look at the notch in the front reciever ring on the Selby and on this below:

http://www.waffenjung.de/html/fertigung.html

there does seem to be alot of metal removed from behind the bolt lug bearing areas(feed ramp also I would say), So how much metal do we really need there? There does not seem to be much left on that WaffenJung416.

I'd love to see it too! I'll do the search...

Gail Selby & Harry Selby at Xugana airfield in the Okavango Delta in the late 1970's.
(I think Gail is holding a .275 Rigby rifle here but I'm not positive. I don't think it's the .416)

Harry's daughter, Gail Selby Wentink, has a web site. Some good hunting stories and info about the familiy. It's worth a visit. Gail's web site: http://gabrimaun.tripod.com/

-Bob F.

I am pretty sure she is holding Bell's 275 rigby. IIRC the picture is from her first Ele hunt where she used the 275 succesfully. I think Bell's Rigby was purchased by Ruark and given the Harry the hold for Mark Selby until he was old enough. I think Mark still has the rifle today.

Actaully no, MArk does not have the 275 anymore. _BB

Really? What happened to it?

Was sold long ago... in a galaxy far far away...
That to me is the Grail... I actually saw the order form from Bob Ruark for the engraved plate for that gun. I also saw the order form for Bob's 244 H&H mag rifle. Seems he wanted a 2 1/4 pound trigger and they didnt want to do it that light. _BB