A customer was hunting in Mozambique when the Rover hit a big dip/hole in the road. As it was described to me, at the moment that everybody was hanging on for dear life, they noticed the rifle above them in the air...this is the result.

JB Weld.

A mint Oberndorf Type A with all the bells & whistles arrived like that at the Houston Gun Gollectors Show a few years ago, courtesy of UPS. Actually, a strong epoxy was the answer, could not tell later it had been repaired. Not suggesting you do that.

This one is going back to England for a new one...

Extended tangs are an expensive option, but that extra expense is lost in the rodeo when added to the cost of total package..hunt, trip, fees...etc etc.

Mayhaps the wood had a part in this???

Duane, Gravity and and 10+ foot fall from a moving vehicle are a tough match for any wood stock, don't you think?

Heck I think I know that gun... was it in Coutada 11 on a buff hunt the end of September with a matching Rigby .270?

Ouch. I knew it was going to be bad but I still had to look.

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Originally posted by Duane Wiebe:
Extended tangs are an expensive option, but that extra expense is lost in the rodeo when added to the cost of total package..hunt, trip, fees...etc etc.

Mayhaps the wood had a part in this???

Me too.
Regards, Joe

I played around with some force calculations and come up with between 100 to 300 lbs of force at impact. Dropping an 11 lb rifle from a height of 3 to 4 meters on a hard surface, which doesn't even take into calculation the speed the rifle was traveling before being launched from the vehicle, or the angle of impact. I'm sure others will have their own views on the amount of force that was created when the rifle fell to the ground. I'm not a engineer or rocket scientist, but I know it was exactly enough to break the rifle in question...

Would an extended tang have prevented the break? Maybe. Is there anyway to know for sure? No. I'll be happy to do the drop testing if anybody wants to provide a test rifle.

Let's just hope the person who selected this piece of wood is not the person who selects the new piece.

No, we fired him and took the cost of the blank and the expense to finish it out of his last paycheck, and we fired the wood supplier too. That is of course a joke...

Exactly the reason why a Hunting rifle should have a syntetic stock. I would recomend McMillan.

A wooden one, should be used on babied rifle, something you just show of to friends, in real life or online.. Or perhaps a varmint rifle.


Please take this with a grain of salt.. I am in fact looking for someone to stock a 22lr rifle with a real beautifull piece of walnut. My big game rifle wears a McMillan.

hey,,i break a bamboo rod every time out ,,,,i actually look forward to it !!

Brings tears to ones eyes.

Im sure posting pictures of your overpriced garbage really helps sales.

Ouch! That must have been depressing to see happen
in person!

But hey it's all part of the adventure eh?

At least it's going back to Rigby so it will
stay a Rigby.

Kent, please be sure to post some pics of the new
stock when finished.

Cheers, Allen

How much do you want for the broken stock?

It belongs to the client...

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Originally posted by John Rigby & Co.:
Duane, Gravity and and 10+ foot fall from a moving vehicle are a tough match for any wood stock, don't you think?

I don't know...Wasn't there!

It would appear from the single picture shown this break was the result of a poor selection of grain flow thru the wrist. There seems to be a smooth break along grain lines with no splintering. Have no idea of course how the rifle impacted but appears to be no other readily discernable damage. I have always put a rod thru the pistol grip of any heavy recoil rifles I built to compensate for what is obviously the weakest point on a stock. I still contend it was poor selection of grainflow in the blank and while it appears easily repaired the poor grain flow would still be there. Even the finest of craftsmen can probably be wooed by a pretty piece of wood. A rod probably would not have greatly helped in this case as the break appears to be above the point of the rods greatest value. Extended tangs WOULD have probably prevented this break. But maybe not.

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Originally posted by pennfly:
Im sure posting pictures of your overpriced garbage really helps sales.

well that's objective...

quote:

Originally posted by pennfly:
Im sure posting pictures of your overpriced garbage really helps sales.

Maybe you need to change your member name to tsetsefly, there is sure one biting your ass at the moment

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Originally posted by ozhunter:
Brings tears to ones eyes.

Agreed.

Although think of the stories you could tell afterwards ... "there I was, rifle broken in two by buttstroking the charging elephant, so I shot from the hip, one-handed, fanning the bolt with the other hand" ......