Tintin
AH fanatic
Hi All,
Finally underway with this project that has been a pipe dream for a while.
I have very much enjoyed (and been educated by) some of the project threads here, VonGruffs come to mind as particularly informative.
My intent is to build (or I should say have built - I've not been endowed with such skills myself) a rifle in the Rigby style, along the lines (but not necessarily an exact replica) of Jim Corbett's .275 (albeit mine is going to be on a small ring action).
Anyway, lots of questions arising, decisions to make and opinions to consider.
I'll welcome AH crew's views on things along the way, but for starters, barrel profile
I have a LW #722 factory chambered / threaded 25" bbl that I'm looking to have re-profiled along the lines of this beauty by Dorleac & Dorleac ...
Just trying to confirm the dimensions, seems from my research (including referencing the LW #5126 'H&H Small Calibre' profile, the dimensions I think I should be looking at are something like:
A: ~26mm
B: ~12mm
C: ~22.81mm (as per the LW #5126)
D: 28.5mm (front ring of action = ⌀33mm, so ~2mm 'step down' seems to look about right
E: ~14mm
The LW 'H&H Small Calibre' profile is below (but does not have such a pronounced scallop from the Nock's form as what I'm ideally after)
I'd welcome any input from the AH brains trust - especially any who have an old Rigby etc, have taken measurements from one or have built in this style.
TIA
Mark
Finally underway with this project that has been a pipe dream for a while.
I have very much enjoyed (and been educated by) some of the project threads here, VonGruffs come to mind as particularly informative.
My intent is to build (or I should say have built - I've not been endowed with such skills myself) a rifle in the Rigby style, along the lines (but not necessarily an exact replica) of Jim Corbett's .275 (albeit mine is going to be on a small ring action).
Anyway, lots of questions arising, decisions to make and opinions to consider.
I'll welcome AH crew's views on things along the way, but for starters, barrel profile
I have a LW #722 factory chambered / threaded 25" bbl that I'm looking to have re-profiled along the lines of this beauty by Dorleac & Dorleac ...


Just trying to confirm the dimensions, seems from my research (including referencing the LW #5126 'H&H Small Calibre' profile, the dimensions I think I should be looking at are something like:

A: ~26mm
B: ~12mm
C: ~22.81mm (as per the LW #5126)
D: 28.5mm (front ring of action = ⌀33mm, so ~2mm 'step down' seems to look about right
E: ~14mm
The LW 'H&H Small Calibre' profile is below (but does not have such a pronounced scallop from the Nock's form as what I'm ideally after)

I'd welcome any input from the AH brains trust - especially any who have an old Rigby etc, have taken measurements from one or have built in this style.
TIA
Mark
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