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This 1892-1893 vintage J. Rigby 450/400 3 1/4" BPE just recently left the shop after a rib relay and regulation. It weighs 8lbs 13oz with 28" barrels, and is a non-rebounding Jones underlever model.




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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! Many Wows
 
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Very nice and thanks for all the pix.


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Nice.

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Wow indeed! The quality of this gun equals or surpasses many best guns I’ve had in the shop including Boss, Purdey, H&H, WR, and Woodward.


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Gun porn at its hottest !!!

Almost perfect - just one screw not aligned inside the fore end. Wink

Thanks for posting. I am sure I'll be back to see the pictures several time.


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Just spectacular, Aaron. Thanks for putting up the images.


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Great little rifle! Aaron what was the load you regulated this rifle for black or smokeless?

I have a Westley Richards 500-450 that was also sold out of the W/R store in 1892.
If it will handle smokeless loads of 450-400 3" I would like to have a pair of new barrels mono-blocked in the old butts. This rifle is scroll engraved, and is hammerless boxes-lock, and has selective ejectors.
Making cases for it's cartridges, as it is today, is a pain.

If you would rather answer on this thread please send me a private message from my profile!


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Mac, the load is 44 gr. IMR 4198, 265 lead .411 gaschecked projectile, backer road and Federal 215's.
 
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Mac, I’d certainly have to take a look at it. Are you in the DFW area? If so you’re less than 2hrs from me, if you’d like let’s schedule a day for you to visit me at my place in Mineola TX.

Likewise I could give you an estimate prior to coming to determine if it’s a route you’d like to take.


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Very nice!
 
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I'm in love. What a gorgeous rifle.


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Mac, I’d certainly have to take a look at it. Are you in the DFW area? If so you’re less than 2hrs from me, if you’d like let’s schedule a day for you to visit me at my place in Mineola TX.

Likewise I could give you an estimate prior to coming to determine if it’s a route you’d like to take.


Thanks for the swift come back Aaron, I live in Kennedale just south east of fort worth, and can easily make a time the would be convention for you. However My wife is going to visit her brother on the Cape near Boston next week, and will be gone for a few days. I can't leave while she is gone but I'll call or send a message as soon as she returns.


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Mac, I’d certainly have to take a look at it. Are you in the DFW area? If so you’re less than 2hrs from me, if you’d like let’s schedule a day for you to visit me at my place in Mineola TX.

Likewise I could give you an estimate prior to coming to determine if it’s a route you’d like to take.


Thanks for the swift come back Aaron, I live in Kennedale just south east of fort worth, and can easily make a time the would be conveneant for you. However My wife is going to visit her brother on the Cape near Boston next week, and will be gone for a few days. I can't leave while she is gone but I'll call or send a message as soon as she returns.


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Mac, the load is 44 gr. IMR 4198, 265 lead .411 gaschecked projectile, backer road and Federal 215's.



Thanks Dutch44! I'll put that down in my load book! I have several old black powder doubles, and I'm always interested in loads for any black powder cartridge gun or rifle!

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Beautiful rifle.
 
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Better looking than the finest centerfold.
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Mac, I've heard that 55 grains of 5744 will produce same fps and results with the 265 grain lead pill. Haven't tried it yet cause Aaron regulated this rifle to the 44 grains of IMR 4198 and backer rod.

Can't shoot for another 7-8 months cause of shoulder surgery. Bummer
 
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Aaron or Dutch,

What was the velocity of the load?

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I had a Rigby identical to this one and utilized the same load but did not Chronograph it, unfortunately. I'm thinking in the 1600-1700 fps. Aaron can jump in here. The other Rigby shot that load (the first one I assembled) into 3/4 at 50 yards and 1.3 inch at 100. Most accurate double I have ever owned. Sold it like a fool and was redeemed when I locked on to this one at an off-beat auction.
 
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I'm thinking I should have chased this a little higher, but I wasn't sure.


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Glad you didn't! Wink
 
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Glad you didn't! Wink


The lack of caliber and pictures of markings was what made me hesitant. They sold a bunch of drillings cheap on Day 1 before I stumbled across them.


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I called for all descriptions. Best auctions to sneak up on.
 
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