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I searched the Classifieds but didn't see anything similar. On another board a guy is offering: CZ 550 Safari Classic .416 Rigby Fired less than 20 times. Scope, Ammo and new leather strap included. 3 boxes of Hornady ammo For $800 What's a good deal? What's a great deal? What's the deal that you would knock your grandmother over to get to? Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | ||
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Frank, Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. The ammo is worth $150 to $200, depending on what kind of scope it is that could be another $200 - $300 just for a run of the mill scope. Mike | |||
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Fjold: Find out if it is the Euro stock model or the 550 American. What kind of scope is it? The Euro stock model is pretty light for a .416. I would buy it and then ship it off to Wayne at AHR and have him do the 1,2,3 treatment on it. At that price, it is a great donor action. Dave DRSS Chapuis 9.3X74 Chapuis "Jungle" .375 FL Krieghoff 500/.416 NE Krieghoff 500 NE "Git as close as y can laddie an then git ten yards closer" "If the biggest, baddest animals on the planet are on the menu, and you'd rather pay a taxidermist than a mortician, consider the 500 NE as the last word in life insurance." Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading (8th Edition). | |||
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a smoking good deal, if you wanted a 416 rigby .. i personally don't care which stock, both shoot well .. remember, a rigby doesn't kick much opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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True and as RIP will tell you, it's an easy rebarrel to 500 Mbogo once the 416"s lack of recoil becomes annoying ...  Chuck Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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The gun's got the American stock, kind of plain looking with the sling swivel on the forearm and some cheap 8x32x52mm "tacticool" scope. I think that the guy was trying to make a long range shooter out of it. It's right handed and I'm a lefty so I wouldn't hunt DG with it, it would just be a fun gun to play with. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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That's right! You could wait a while for a used lefty. Or spring for a southpaw rifle new. They are available. And a synthetic stock like this retrofit on a .416 Rigby CZ. Cheaper to just get the synthetic to start with, rather than having to pay for and replace the wood later.  | |||
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Thanks for the input guys. My 375 H&H is enough for varmint hunting right now so the 416R will just be a toy. I won't be going back to Africa until 2011 so I have a little time. I told the guy that I'm interested and I'll just see how badly he wants to sell it to me. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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