Can one find brass stamped 275 Rigby? I'm having a M98 rebarreled 7mm and thought it would be neat to have it stamped 275 Rigby. Thanks JC

Quality Cartridges

Custom Brass and Bullets

These places offer 275 stamped brass. I've never ordered from either place, but the Custom Brass and Bullets place offers brass in the AccurateReloading line of rounds so they have to be pretty good.

I think that would be the requirement if shooting a 275 Rigby to have the barrel (stamped or engraved) "275 Rigby"?

Nice nostalgic ring to that name!

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Originally posted by Rusty:
I think that would be the requirement if shooting a 275 Rigby to have the barrel (stamped or engraved) "275 Rigby"?

Nice nostalgic ring to that name!

7x57 would do in a Pinch but 275 Rigby certainly sounds cooler..................DJ

I'm sure most of you already know this, but bears repeating: The 275 Rigby is essentially a short throated 7x57 (for 140 gr. bullets)

The difference must be noted, since some stumbler will sure as hell try to stuff a 175 gr. factory in a proper 275 Rigby Chamber that was stamped "7x57".

No easy answer here. Well...I suppose the barrel could be lettered" "This is a 275 Rigby chamber, you can shoot 7x57 ammo, but you must make sure the over all length is the same as that of a 275 Rigby: Safe for 140 gr bullets loaded to 275 Rigby maximum pressures"


Of course, this would take up most of the barrel length...maybe both sides....but it MIGHT stand the test of defensibility!???

Duane:

You cannot shoot the 173 gr 7x57 from a 275 Rigby rifle?

Really?

So what then is chamber for the Rifle No 1 in Rigby 275? other but a standard Mauser ( transition action with Mauser barrel and Mauser 7mm barrel spec) complete with ammo by Eley designated a 7mm Mauser and headstamped 7MM and Eley ?

To my understanding and according to the Rigby Catalogs the Number 2 Rifle in 275 Rigby Rimless is the high velocity 140 gr designation, same rifle different regulation for the sight ( and this is important to note because Eley did not mark the ammo as 275 Rigby as this marking was the domain of the 275 Magnum. They had a 275 Magnum rimless and the number 2 on the headstamp was for the Rimmed Magnum )

The No 2 rifle in 275 Rimless was in fact the 140 gr High velocity and the difference was not in the throat but in the regulation of the rifle.

Also by the time Eley shut shop and Kynoch closed their doors the loading data only listed for the 140 gr bullet, it would appear that the 140 gr bullet overtook the old warhorse bullet and that then became obsolete in terms of stalking in the UK.

If we look at Bell's 275's as example:

The first two rifles ordered in 1910 were both Number 2 HV rifles for the 140 gr bullet and yet Bell hunted with 173 gr bullets.

Rifle number 3 which was ordered in 1911 was a 275 No 2 but with a special sight for the 173 gr bullet.

Rifle number 4 ordered in 1912 was also a Number 2 rifle with special back sight for the 173 gr bullet.

Rifle number 5 of 1922 was also a number 2 rifle with special back sight.

Rifle number 6 of 1923 was a Number 1 rifle

As to Rigby 275 Rimless ammo, they were not headstamped as Rigby or 275 but Eley and 7mm as opposed to the Magnum 275 Rigby which bore the 275 headstamp.

So here are two complete 275 Rigby's complete with paraphanalia supplied such as Oil cans, extra sights, vaseline, a silver dummy cartridge attached to a funnel so as to was the bore with warm water.

These are both Number 1 rifles for the 173 gr bullet built at a time before Rigby brought out their 140 Gr High velocity. The one rifle has a very low Mauser SN # 1** the other # 9**













A George Gibbs in 275



A genuine Plezier mauser in 7x57 from my Boer War collection

Whatever you call them those are WAAY cool rifles Alf! Thanks much for the pics................ .............DJ

I've been doing a little research on the 275 Rigby and it seems to be the same as the 7X57. As far as bullet weight goes, Bell was known to take eles with 173 gr bullets out of his 275 Rigby. Anyway if they are basically same cartidge it would be way cool to rebarrel my Mauser action that has real nice piece of English walnut to a 275 Rigby. Thanks, JC

For my own understanding I guess I need more info.
the original 7mm designation was for the Mauser using the 175 military loading and the 275 designation was for the Rigby using 139 cartridge.

Is it possible to build and stamp it 275 and give it the long enough throat for the 175 and 139 to be fired "with accuracy"?

Would this not be similar to the Weatherby bullet jump which I think can be very accurate?
Thanks for the info and the wonderful photos.
Frank

Alf,
Nice to have you back!!

And those rifles

Sorry Gents..I couldn`t procure a .275 at this time.
Please allow a humble .303 to participate...



Here seen with a Lee Speed..




here with my 400/350 Rigby..