My stockmaker is working on a Mauser for me.

He suggested we do this one in a Rigby style pattern.

Anyone have a picture of this style?

Thanks,
Garrett

Very nice....

What does the cheekpiece look like?

And, thanks for posting the picture.

Garrett

Oval pancake with shadowline.

Even the later English Rigby's were declining at a very rapid rate. I remember seeing their SCI display in the early '90's and I was completely underwhelmed.

The California Rigby's I've seen built by Tucker were a hell of a lot better rifle than the late English guns. I think Tucker can hold his head up in any crowd.

For those who are looking for an "English" style rifle, this is a pic that used to be on the Westley Richards site. Presumably it was the style they were making for turn bolts. Not sure that's true anymore.

Whatever.......I think this rifle is rather attractive......if that style is your preference.

GV

The stockmaker who suggested this for my rifle is Russ Wilson, out of Oregon.

He has done other work for me...I've been very pleased so far.

Garrett

This is a Francotte-built Brevex Mauser with English-styled stock, similar to H&H, Rigby, etal. Needs just a little more drop at heel IMO:

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333_OKH: I too am looking for a Rigby, or H&H style stock.

Great American Gunstocks, Roger Biesen & Mike Kokalus are the only folks I know of who have patterns although I am sure there are others. Anyone?

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Originally posted by Scrollcutter:
Even the later English Rigby's were declining at a very rapid rate. I remember seeing their SCI display in the early '90's and I was completely underwhelmed.

The California Rigby's I've seen built by Tucker were a hell of a lot better rifle than the late English guns. I think Tucker can hold his head up in any crowd.

From a recent article written by Gnmkr I got the impression that Tucker was out on his own now and no longer working for Rigby.

Yes, I know that Tucker has been away from Rigby for some time and I am not defending the American Rigby. My comment was more to the point that the latter English Rigby's were of lesser quality than the just brought over American Rigby. I cannot attest to what is going on over at Rigby currently.

The biggest problem I see with the current Rigby's is the engraving. They don't want to spend the money for the job they want. It seems they would rather have a "lot" of scroll slathered on the rifle rather than a smaller amount well designed and tastefully executed. JMHO!

Very nearly perfection itself

even looks like a long LOP!!

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Originally posted by GrandView:
For those who are looking for an "English" style rifle, this is a pic that used to be on the Westley Richards site. Presumably it was the style they were making for turn bolts. Not sure that's true anymore.

Whatever.......I think this rifle is rather attractive......if that style is your preference.

GV

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Definately NOT a Rigby style, nicely Mauser.

I'd say he did that 33/40 justice...

Give me a little longer ebony tip and a 15 inch LOP and I there! That is what I want for my rifle build.

Seriously, Roger Biesen has a stock profile like this that he can turn my wood to?

Here's another picture from Turpin's Custom Guns book of a .375 H&H by John Rigby...

...and one of my favorite H&H rifle picts in .30 Super...


Jeff P

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Yes, I copied this link from his page, and as the properties show, it came straight from his site. Sorry I did not mention his name, but it was not the gunmaker that I was discussing, but rather a stock style. Considering about half of the photos here come from sites I later see, or I use the properties to track down a webpage, I was unaware that people would get their feather's ruffled by this practice. I have not seen another problem with others doing so. I will be good about posting the maker next time, but most people are just saving these photos to thier own site and then reposting them, that is actually not legal. I make sure to use thier link so it can be shown where the photos come from.