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I have a bag of Rigby 470 brass but have not loaded any of it yet. I was suprised at how heavy it is compared to Norma (about 43 grains heavier). Who has used Rigby brass in their 470? Have you loaded it lighter than Norma? How did you like it? ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | ||
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Didn't someone just say recently it is/was Bell brass? ------------------------------- Will / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor, GOA, NAGR _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped. “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ If anything be of note, let it be he was once an elephant hunter, hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Thanks Will. I did a search back and think it must be the same. It is stamped Rigby however. Nevertheless, I think that tells me what I needed to know. Butch told me to load Bell brass one grain lighter than Norma. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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I have used the Rigby brass extensively in my 450/400 3". I bought it from Buffalo Arms and they told me it was made by Bell. Some of my practice rounds have withstood over a dozen full power reloads with no failures yet. DRSS(We Band of Bubba's Div.) N.R.A (Life) T.S.R.A (Life) D.S.C. | |||
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I have 200 brass of the same kind, it is really good brass, happy with it. I use it exclusively, have about 40 norma, use it for practice | |||
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Palmer, I've used it exclusively in my 470. It was made by Bell, never tried any other brand so I can't comment. I will share I am on my 8th loading with no case failure at all. I'm very pleased with it. I also have the same Rigby/Bell brass in 450/400 and am pleased with it as well. | |||
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Thanks gi and 470Evans for passing on your good experience with it. I have had this brass for two or three years and have never loaded it, thinking it would be inferior to Norma - evidently I should have tried it sooner. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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The "Rigby" head stamp was some of the last runs of "BeLL" brass that were made by MAST on the "BELL" machines that they owned. They made runs that I know of in 500, 470, 450/400 3 inch and 375 Flanged. I consider it "BeLL" Brass The machines as we all know were sold to Jamison Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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The last batch of .470 brass I bought from directly from BeLL on closeout as they were moving was marked "Rigby." Have been very pleased with it. Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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ditto the above 2 posts. The last Brass made by Bell / Mast was marked Rigby. It doesn't really matter what is stampled on the bottom, everybody makes everything for everyone nowadays. I think even Winchester made some Remington Brass a few years ago ? or the other way round ? and it will occur more and more in the future. Kynock / Bertram is another example ! | |||
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I weighed 10 each of the 470 brass I have. Following are the average weight of each brand: Bell/Rigby 365.3 gr. Jamison 327.1 gr. Federal 318.3 gr. Dave | |||
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