Picked Up Heym Martini Express 416 Rigby

[ftrovato]

Very nice rifle! Hope you get to enjoy it on safari!!

 

[BJH65]

Outstanding acquisition and excellent choice of scope!!!! Love the wood grain! Well done and congratulations!!!

Thanks, I think it’ll make a perfect all around DG rifle!

 

[BJH65]

gorgeous!! congrats!

Thanks!

 

[BJH65]

What a steal! Congratulations!

I know! Thanks!

 

[BJH65]

Beautiful rifle.

Thanks sir!

 

[BJH65]

Very nice rifle! Hope you get to enjoy it on safari!!

Thanks! I’m booking another late season buffalo hunt in the Greater Kruger this year so I think it’ll be perfect for that.,

 

[BJH65]

I have one in .404 Jeffery that is the nicest handling rifle that I own. It is perfectly balanced.
Enjoy your new purchase!

Thanks! Yes, the balance and handling are amazing, almost feels wand like compared to my other DG rifles.

 

[meigsbucks]

Exquisite rifle

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Just read how much you paid for that! Heck of a deal. Congratulations!

 

[BJH65]

Exquisite rifle

Thanks, appreciate it.

 

[BigGame]

Congratulations!

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

Here’s a link.

https://www.heymusa.com/assets/articles/AHG_Art_Froese_Martini.pdf

Awesome background.

 

[BJH65]

Just read how much you paid for that! Heck of a deal. Congratulations!

Thanks! @gearguywb was really kind enough to share it with the AH brethren and I probably beat out some other AH members by a second or two. Just dumb luck.

 

[BJH65]

Congratulations!

Thank you!

 

[Hornedfrogbbq]

Heym Express Rifle - Revivaler

History Heym began making firearms back in 1865 and by 1891 they had advanced to the point where they became the first manufacturer to patent a design for a hammerless drilling (i.e. three barreled gun). That...

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Another good description with pics.

 

[steve white]

Lovely wood.....drool

 

[Adam Stevens]

Ralf Martini, who designed that rifle, has left his own business which he formerly carried on in British Columbia, and has moved to Hamburg, where he's now doing the same for Hartmann & Weiss.

While Ralf is German, he has a special affinity for English rifle design, and that was what he modelled the Heym by Martini on. A wonderful rifle - I hope you have many adventures with it!

one of my biggest regrets was never going to visit his shop, 12 hr drive here within BC. then learnt he had gone.

emailed a few times over the years but I wish i got fitted and ordered a heym from him but funds never allowed. This in a .404 jeff was a dream.

 

[BJH65]

one of my biggest regrets was never going to visit his shop, 12 hr drive here within BC. then learnt he had gone.

emailed a few times over the years but I wish i got fitted and ordered a heym from him but funds never allowed. This in a .404 jeff was a dream.

I believe his shop was in Cranbrook BC? Many years ago I spent the night in Cranbrook on my way to Kimberley for a mountain goat hunt. I would have loved to have visited his shop.

 

[Adam Stevens]

I believe his shop was in Cranbrook BC? Many years ago I spent the night in Cranbrook on my way to Kimberley for a mountain goat hunt. I would have loved to have visited his shop.

Correct. I've mountain goat hunted around there too but closer to fernie on a lottery draw. We're too far up. Needed major mountaineering gear to get to them but beautiful country.

 

[Adam Stevens]

I believe his shop was in Cranbrook BC? Many years ago I spent the night in Cranbrook on my way to Kimberley for a mountain goat hunt. I would have loved to have visited his shop.

I had to go look just how much you got this for WOW.

i looked in my older emails with ralf and was rough quoted 11k cad 7 years ago for the same thing in .404

what a deal!!