I'm looking at a M70 pre 64 built in '54 that the barrel is ruined, it is a 300 H&H.

Would the 350 Rigby work with just a re-barrel job? I cant find a drawing for it anywhere, but believe it the same length and similar base diameter.

put a liner in it and have a new bore in 300H&H.

Rich
DRSS

Or sell it to me and build one on a Mauser...the M70 is not a proper "old school" rifle for that classic british medium bore.

RJohnson,

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what is wrong with the barrel? you could rebarrel to the 300 again and have no other issues.

but the 350 rigby is coooooool...


paul h has one...p.m. him

p.s. jamison brass 1.50 a pop
http://www.grafs.com/browse/816/product/122220

The gun was reemed out to 300 weatherby, and I'm not a fan of weatherby anything. Plus I have always wanted a 350 Rigby, would make a great elk and plains game rifle.

I know it's not a Mauser but the price is right, and would be good enough for me.

from the drawing that dedseven emailed me it looks like it has a rebated rim of .457 and OAL of 3.57 and the 300 H&H has a .532, I'm not sure if that will work.

Might just go with the 375 HH.

take the barrel off, use it as a anti robery device. buy a 375 h+h chambered barrel and a gunsmith should install blue tune for what $300 and the barrel will cost $250.

i like the non typical 350 rigby. is says class. how many 375's out there??? answer lots. thats fine but not for moi

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Originally posted by RJohnson:

from the drawing that dedseven emailed me it looks like it has a rebated rim of .457 and OAL of 3.57 and the 300 H&H has a .532, I'm not sure if that will work.

Might just go with the 375 HH.

The .350 has a rim of .522, and the .300 a rim of .529. Theese are the actual measurements of the cartridges of my collection.
It shold work fine, if anything You need a new extractor, shaped to correct dimentions.

It is a beauty. Buy some brass from Jamison, and never look back!

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Originally posted by RJohnson:
I'm looking at a M70 pre 64 built in '54 that the barrel is ruined, it is a 300 H&H.

Would the 350 Rigby work with just a re-barrel job? I cant find a drawing for it anywhere, but believe it the same length and similar base diameter.

Paul H has one, he should be a long soon enough.

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Originally posted by boom stick:
what is wrong with the barrel? you could rebarrel to the 300 again and have no other issues.

but the 350 rigby is coooooool...


paul h has one...p.m. him

Waaaay cool! They look like little 416 Rigbys!!

yes they are the rigby duo for a classy safari...i think he did that on purpose ya think???

The .350 has a rim of .522, and the .300 a rim of .529. Theese are the actual measurements of the cartridges of my collection.
It shold work fine, if anything You need a new extractor, shaped to correct dimentions.

It is a beauty. Buy some brass from Jamison, and never look back![/QUOTE]

Last night I relized I read the wrong measurement on the case drawing.

So hopefully by this fall I will have a completed rifle with 24" shilen, quarter rib, barrel band front sight, classic dark claro walnut stock, ebony cap, steel grip cap, london red recoil pad, and Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6x42.

Dont know if I want a sunny hill drop mag or not, what do you guys think? I do plan on having the bottom metal engraved with english scroll or banknote with a lion or sable in bulino.

Johnson

Yes I built a 350 Rigby several years ago, and it's a fine round. The rim is indeed smaller in dia than the belted mag case. Also the extractor groove is deeper. I've used betram brass, it's junk, and have converted 375 H&H brass, and that's a royal PITA. I might have to get some Jamison brass, $1.50 a case is fairly reasonable, at least compared to the other options.

350 rigby 250 hornady rn, 350 rigby 250 sp, 35 whelen ackley 250 A-frame, 350 rem mag 225 Sierra.



My cheapy 350 on a VZ-24.

is that pergo flooring?

is that pergo flooring?

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Originally posted by boom stick:
is that pergo flooring?

boom, I'm afraid we're going to have to stage an intervention on you. The sugar laced lattes appear to be getting out of hand.

yup...being in sales i need to be caffinated at all times...

not that there is anything wrong with pergo...