hi...
Do any of you folks who own original .416 Rigby's (1920's - 1940's) have feeding and chambering problems with the Federal 400-grain factory ammo? cos i've heard of a few problems with the Feds...


p.s - wanted to know cos i just might get the chance to finally own one!!

zubin

I don't know if it's true or not but that wouldn't stop me if the price is right. Use a different load if it is. Less than 200 pre-war 416s were built. Check the price on this one: 416RIGBY

Yes, I have an early Rigby that had a chamber that was smaller than the current brass being manufactured. It would not chamber either the Federal or the Norma stuff. I had to send my rifle to Sterling Davenport for evaluation. He discovered that the chamber was very tight and recommended that it be rechambered with a new reamer thst would fit the modern brass offerings. It fixed mine just fine.

More photos of that Rigby HERE

Regards,

Terry

It may sound silly to some, but that Rigby is probably a good investment. It looks almost too good to be true though. It wouldn't be a good investment for me; I couldn't stop myself from shooting it.

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Originally posted by ForrestB:
It may sound silly to some, but that Rigby is probably a good investment. It looks almost too good to be true though. It wouldn't be a good investment for me; I couldn't stop myself from shooting it.

Forrest, If I got it in the AM I would shoot it in the PM and haul it to Africa this summer.
So much fer the investment

allrite! cos i checked with the guy owns one and he has close to 100 rounds in the grey Rigby boxes of ten, mostly soft's with a few solids around....has anyone tried out the new Hornady factory loads in their Rigby's? cos if i pick this one up, i'll be heart-broken to know it dont chamber the Feds or the Hornadys

thanks..


Zubin

Someone bought the never fired 416 according to the Schwandt website. Truly a beauty. Was it someone hear? Man it would be tough not to shoot it.

Just the thought of some asshole drilling holes and mounting a scope-base on that front ring..........

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Originally posted by Bent Fossdal:
Just the thought of some asshole drilling holes and mounting a scope-base on that front ring..........

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he already has!!!!

If the buyer drilled that Rigby, his $35K investment is now worth about 1/4 of what he paid.

yup...methinks the guy who's bought it will probably wipe it down with some Young's 303 and put it at the back of his safe damn!! if i had one it'd bloody tough not to shoot it!!