Rosewood tip or ebony tip?

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17 August 2006, 18:08

.366torque

Rosewood tip or ebony tip?

I'm trying to go with a classic style for my 416 Rigby project. I like the looks of jeffeosso's 470 AR and then I saw a rosewood tip and both intrigue me. Which, say you, would conform to to Rigby purity?

I know I posted before that I'm going laminate, but I said to hell with it and want looks as well as power.

Going with a quarter rib rear sight, barrel band, ramped front sight, straight floor plate and a straight bolt handle ( it's a p-17)

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17 August 2006, 18:47

duikerman

quote:
I'm trying to go with a classic style f

I've used walnut stump wood, rosewood, cocobolo, and ebony. But when one says classic there is only two options.
1. totally black ebony
2. nothing at all.

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17 August 2006, 19:50

Pegleg

Jeffery- You not only have a very nice rifle but you are one hell of a photographer! You pictures belong in a magazine.

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17 August 2006, 23:07

ForrestB

quote:
Originally posted by .366torque:
Which, say you, would conform to to Rigby purity?

Ebony or horn or nothing.

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17 August 2006, 23:18

JefferyDenmark

quote:
Originally posted by Pegleg:
Jeffery- You not only have a very nice rifle but you are one hell of a photographer! You pictures belong in a magazine.

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17 August 2006, 23:57

boom stick

i say pour all the money you can into the nicest piece of wood and do without the cap imho

but if you have to do the cap, ebony. then get some ivory

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18 August 2006, 00:38

Bent Fossdal

quote:
Originally posted by JefferyDenmark:
Rose wood all the way
I have rose wood on my Heym.

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Nice rifle, fabulous pickture.
And, for those who are not familliar with the EAW mounts, it shows how high it mounts the small ones. That is as low as they get.
But there is no scope mount in the world as fast and simple to operate with one hand.

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18 August 2006, 00:42

Bent Fossdal

Huh?? It is only 21:41, I am always at work at theese hours, at least this close to hunting season!

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18 August 2006, 00:49

.366torque

You could have your moose gutted, quartered, packed out and celebrated as we prepare for bed!

18 August 2006, 00:50

Michael Robinson

Ed Plummer of AHR has used African Blackwood (at least that's what he calls it) on a few of my rifles.

It's not quite as black as ebony, but it's very black - much darker than rosewood - and it shows some grain on close inspection.

I like it.

Mike

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18 August 2006, 12:32

JefferyDenmark

quote:
Originally posted by Bent Fossdal:
quote:
Originally posted by JefferyDenmark:
Rose wood all the way
I have rose wood on my Heym.

Cheers,

AndrÃ©

Nice rifle, fabulous pickture.
And, for those who are not familliar with the EAW mounts, it shows how high it mounts the small ones. That is as low as they get.
But there is no scope mount in the world as fast and simple to operate with one hand.

Bent
This is the EAW XS mount, super strong build.

I would not use the rifle with scope for DG but might use it for a zebra or other big game at 100-200 m.

Cheers,

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20 August 2006, 07:05

Riodot

quote:
Originally posted by mrlexma:
Ed Plummer of AHR has used African Blackwood (at least that's what he calls it) on a few of my rifles.

It's not quite as black as ebony, but it's very black - much darker than rosewood - and it shows some grain on close inspection.

I like it.

I agree,

I like the idea of seeing a little grain in the tip wood...be it Ebony, African Blackwood, or even African Wenge like I used on my rifle.

Seeing a little grain tells you it's wood and gives it the warmth and feel only wood can give

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20 August 2006, 07:16

tiggertate

I bought some blackwood at Ed's suggestion and I like it too. It glues well and the figure is very close to Gabon ebony that has just a faint touch of brown grain in it. If the finish is glossy, the glare is enough to hide the grain and make it look jet black.

For tradition's sake I like horn. I have a custom Winchester 52 Sporter in process with horn on both ends and a horn tip for a mannlicher-stocked 30-40 Krag I have yet to start. Like Gringo Cazador, I thought about the mannlicher for a long time. Finally getting statred.

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20 August 2006, 14:05

JBrown

quote:
I like the idea of seeing a little grain in the tip wood...be it Ebony, African Blackwood, or even African Wenge like I used on my rifle.

Seeing a little grain tells you it's wood and gives it the warmth and feel only wood can give

I also like Ebony with a hint of contrast. The tip on my 375 is jet black and it looks like plastic unless you look at in in direct sunlight so that you can see the grain.

Last week I purchased .6bf of ebony with a bit of gray streaking. I cant wait to get this on to a stock.

Jason

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20 August 2006, 23:13

465H&H

It's your rifle and the only one you have to please is your self. If rosewood makes your heart flutter then go for it. IMHO the only way to go is ebony. Anything else other than plain wood looks too southern California style for me.

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