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Rigby - Rising Bite Double Rifle Action
07 February 2007, 20:52
BigFiveJackRigby - Rising Bite Double Rifle Action
Can any one post pic's of this action showing it's specific characteristics?
Ideally action open, all angles so we can see what makes it different?
Any experts that want to describe it's particulars feel free to jump in.
Jack
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07 February 2007, 21:43
500grainsHave you checked over at
www.nitroexpress.com? That's where the experts on this topic are to be found.
07 February 2007, 23:00
MacD37Big 5 some one posted pictures of the rising Bite just recently, maybe doa a search for the words rising bite!
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08 February 2007, 07:03
tomo577JACK, YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHILE YOU WERE HERE. I COULD HAVE SHOWN YOU A RIGBY SHOTGUN -SIDELOCK RISING BITE WITH AN UNDERLEVER SNAP ACTION. TOM
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08 February 2007, 07:06
tomo577simply put - the rising bite action is like a greener crossbolt turned horizontal. the lock up "bite" comes up to engage the rib extension from the barrel.
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08 February 2007, 18:51
MarrakaiHere's the best one I have on file, in terms of being able to see how the Rigby/Bissell Rising Third Bite actually works.
Marrakai
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08 February 2007, 21:58
BigFiveJackThanks anyway tomo577, oh well.
Thank you Marrakai, for the pic's.
It seems that this design would
do no more than a dolls head. I
see nothing that aids in holding
the breach end of the bbls DOWN.
Am I correct? I did search around
and have concluded that for the
purpose of holding the action
closed tight, nothing beats a screw
grip. Now the Jones SG seems to be
not as fast to operate as the Webley
and Brain patent. Which is the best
representation of that patent? The
Webley A & W C [what do those letters
stand for] the Webley PHV-1, or some
other?
Jack
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08 February 2007, 23:37
400 Nitro Expressquote:
Originally posted by BigFiveJack:
Which is the best
representation of that patent?
The Webley A & W C [what do those letters
stand for] the Webley PHV-1, or some
other?
They're both derivatives.
A = The Anson and Deeley Patent
W = The Webley & Brain Patent
C = Cordite
Just prior to WWI, Rigby abandoned the Bissell rising bite on their sidelocks in favor of the Webley & Brain screw grip they were already using on their boxlocks. More positive, easier to make.
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09 February 2007, 04:29
BigFiveJackThank you 400NE. Now can I ask what PHV-1 means letter by letter?
Jack
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09 February 2007, 04:56
400 Nitro ExpressPlain High Velocity 1st Model. Webley intended this version to be a dead plain model, and therefore cheaper to make than the higher grade A & W. As retailed by Webley themselves, they were. However, those made for other gunmakers were delivered as ordered, which often was anything but plain.
The PHV-2 was the plain version of their backlock hammer DR.
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