450 Rigby
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I purchased this rifle a couple years ago from Champlin Arms. I've taken it to the range a few times and it shoots very well with 500gr Swift A-Frames cutting cloverleaf groups at 50 yards behind 108gr H-4350. It will hold 3 rounds down with room to spare plus one in the spout. It cycles absolutely flawlessly. I've been on the fence about selling it but I have a Safari booked with KMG/Marius Goosen in September '23. I know there's various upgrades that AHR does but this one is pretty special....I'd call it a #3 plus if there was one. The pics don't really do the rifle justice. The barrel appears to be a full custom barrel...not a cutdown factory barrel. I'm including the product description from Champlin Arms since George Caswell does a better job at it than I do....
American Hunting Rifles (AHR) from Corvallis, Mt., 450 Rigby, Model Safari 550 DGR (Dangerous Game Rifle), Built on the CZ 550 Magnum double square bridge action, Claw extractor, 22 1/4" barrel, 23 5/8" with AHR installed removable muzzle brake, The threaded muzzle has a cap, Island rear sight base with 1 standing & 1 folding rear sights, Barrel band sling eye, Barrel band front ramp with a spring-lock sight protector, Talley lever quick detachable 30mm rings, Mounted with a Swarovski Z6i 1-6 x 24 scope with their illuminated reticle, AHR single stage trigger that has a very nice let-off, Hinged floorplate with a frontal bow release, Belly magazine, 3 position Model 70 type wing safety on the bolt shroud done by AHR, Double steel crossbolts, Classic style stock with fleur-de-lis checkering with a ribbon, Shadowline cheekpiece, Ebony grip cap, Ebony forend tip, A nice piece of English Walnut, 13 7/8" LOP over a 7/8" decelerator pad, 10 lbs. 6 oz. without the Swarovski and 11 Lbs. 12 oz. with it mounted; AHR blueprints the receiver, trues the front of the receiver for proper barrel alignment and laps the bolt lugs, They glass bed the stock, Original factory satin Gunkote finish that remains at 99.5%, Original factory stock finish and it remains at 99.5%, The checkering is at 100%, The bore is new. This is a well-built tough rifle with a true full-length magnum action that will properly handle the 450 Rigby cartridge for serious hunting.
This one remains as close to new as you'll find. Wayne over at AHR says they're running around $9K along with over a 1 year wait now due to the CZ 550 action shortages. I'll take $6250 w/o optics or $8000 with the Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24mm scope plus shipping & insurance in a hard case.
American Hunting Rifles (AHR) from Corvallis, Mt., 450 Rigby, Model Safari 550 DGR (Dangerous Game Rifle), Built on the CZ 550 Magnum double square bridge action, Claw extractor, 22 1/4" barrel, 23 5/8" with AHR installed removable muzzle brake, The threaded muzzle has a cap, Island rear sight base with 1 standing & 1 folding rear sights, Barrel band sling eye, Barrel band front ramp with a spring-lock sight protector, Talley lever quick detachable 30mm rings, Mounted with a Swarovski Z6i 1-6 x 24 scope with their illuminated reticle, AHR single stage trigger that has a very nice let-off, Hinged floorplate with a frontal bow release, Belly magazine, 3 position Model 70 type wing safety on the bolt shroud done by AHR, Double steel crossbolts, Classic style stock with fleur-de-lis checkering with a ribbon, Shadowline cheekpiece, Ebony grip cap, Ebony forend tip, A nice piece of English Walnut, 13 7/8" LOP over a 7/8" decelerator pad, 10 lbs. 6 oz. without the Swarovski and 11 Lbs. 12 oz. with it mounted; AHR blueprints the receiver, trues the front of the receiver for proper barrel alignment and laps the bolt lugs, They glass bed the stock, Original factory satin Gunkote finish that remains at 99.5%, Original factory stock finish and it remains at 99.5%, The checkering is at 100%, The bore is new. This is a well-built tough rifle with a true full-length magnum action that will properly handle the 450 Rigby cartridge for serious hunting.
This one remains as close to new as you'll find. Wayne over at AHR says they're running around $9K along with over a 1 year wait now due to the CZ 550 action shortages. I'll take $6250 w/o optics or $8000 with the Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24mm scope plus shipping & insurance in a hard case.
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