Recent content by Huvius

It for sure is a Rigby in as much as it was a Rigby at birth. The barrel - sights etc. are very much like a TypeB Oberndorf Mauser sporting rifle while the many original Rigby barrels I’ve looked at have more ”express” style rear sights similar to the TypeA Mauser. I suppose a Rigby customer...

The crowned B and U stamps are German proofs - the crowned V is the provisional London proof mark. You can see the London house stamped their mark on the bolt sideways between the German stamps.

BaxterB is on the right track. It is (or was) an original Rigby using the step ring action. This action was the very first magnum length Mauser ‘98 and Rigby was the only customer for them. It would have been originally chambered for the 400-350 Rimmed cartridge. It was quite common for these...

Did you have a .227” barrel made or is this a .224” version of the Hi Power?

Great rifle! The 7X65R (and 7X64 for that matter) is a very under appreciated cartridge.

That sidelock 22HP may have just sold here in the States at Sportsman’s Legacy https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/rigby-rifles/rigby-22-savage-sidelock-double-rifle-london-quick-release-engraved-case-ammunition-layaway.cfm?gun_id=103370265 I saw this yesterday and it...

I must resist!! Also, I must add that the BUGNRU proofs, according to Speed, mean that the rifle was returned to Mauser for major repair or alteration. This is a TypeB (metal wise) made in 1924-25 The 9.3X57 is probably one of if not the rarest chambering in an Oberndorf Mauser and one such...

I’ve wondered that when such a rifle is scoped and the mounts soldered to the steel tube, is the sighting done in the white and then the mounts and tube blacked when the rifle is? I suppose this is well before charging the tube with something other than dry air was done. Anyway, another great...

Was 60F today so took the BMW R65 out for a ride. Turned 3500M on the clock just as I got home.

The best “tool less” version of this type of takedown bolt action is the Newton design. The floor plate is integral with the front action screw so one simply hinges open the floor plate and rotates it to unscrew. Much better than a coin or T-handle as used in this video.

Mannlicher called their system a “takedown” in their period advertising so I don’t see this as any sort of a rule.

Beautiful bull!

It’s been refinished for sure.

Haven’t had one made but do have a couple original ones. These are just leather with no lining. I think you may run into snagging issues if you get one fleece lined at least I’m sure you would with old claw mounts - maybe some new designs are sleeker and wouldn’t snag but I’d do a little...

I must say, this is the most enthralling thread I’ve ever read on any forum I encourage all of you to sit down and put pen to paper (or keyboard) and really do your best to describe exactly what your experiences were like. Some experiences are more difficult to explain verbally than they are...