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Pictures of Selby's .416 Rigby

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19 March 2006, 05:59
BigBores
Pictures of Selby's .416 Rigby
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


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19 March 2006, 06:39
Woodjack
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.
19 March 2006, 06:40
458RugerNo1
I'd love to see it too! I'll do the search...


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19 March 2006, 07:09
BFaucett





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/

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19 March 2006, 07:49
bulldog563
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.


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19 March 2006, 07:51
BaxterB
Actaully no, MArk does not have the 275 anymore. _BB
19 March 2006, 07:56
bulldog563
Really? What happened to it?


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19 March 2006, 07:59
BaxterB
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