RIGBY - The Rigby Shikari Rifle

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Distributors for RIGBY

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USA
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Gentz Sporting Arms - @GENTZ SPORTING ARMS
Gentz Sporting Arms is able to facilitate fine firearms to clients nationwide.

Contact: Jason Gentz
Address: 7900 Lakeville Boulevard, Lakeville, Minnesota, 55044, United States
Email: jason@gentzsportingarms.com
Telephone: +1 (952) 456 0010
Website: www.gentzsportingarms.com

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Wolf’s Mercantile
Wolf’s Mercantile is able to serve client’s needs nationwide.

Contact: Alex
Address: 106 South Main Street, Livingston, MT 59047, United States
Telephone: +1 (406) 333 2412
Email: alex@wolfsmercantile.com
Website: www.wolfsmercantile.com

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The Sporting Shoppe
The Sporting Shoppe is able to service client’s nationwide.

Address: 87 Kingstown Rd c 100, Richmond, Rhode Island 02898, United States
Telephone: +1 (401) 247 4867
Email: info@thesportingshoppe.com
Website: www.thesportingshoppe.com

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River & Glen, Mount Pleasant
River & Glen, Mount Pleasant is able to service client’s nationwide.

Address: 122 Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464, United States
Telephone: +1 (843) 654 1808
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm
Website: www.riversandglen.com

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River & Glen, Savannah
River & Glen, Savannah is able to service client’s nationwide.

Address: 103 E Broughton St, Savannah, GA 31401, United States
Telephone: +1 (912) 349 2352
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm
Website: www.riversandglen.com

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River & Glen, Augusta
River & Glen, Augusta is able to service client’s nationwide.

Address: 387 Highland Avenue, Augusta, GA 30909, United States
Telephone: +1 (706) 738-4536
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, Closed Sundays
Website: www.riversandglen.com

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JD Outfitters

Address: Jerry Noblin, Esq, 10709, Wesley Circle, Oklahoma City, OK 73151
Phone: +1 405 822-1564
Email: jd@jdoutfitters.us

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Gordy & Sons

Address:: Grand Showroom, 22 Waugh Drive, Houston, Texas, 77007
Email: jo-emorrison@gordyandsons.com
Phone: 1+ (713) – 333 – 3474
Opening Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6pm

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Somarriba Inc.

Somarriba Inc., 12161 SW 131st Ave, Miami, FL, 33186
Email: guns@somarriba.com
Phone: 305 – 252 – 8008
Fax: 305 – 252 – 6677

Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday 9am – 6pm
Saturday 9am–1pm
Sunday Closed

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LeArms, LLC – Joseph Lee LeBas III

Address: LeArms, LLC – Joseph Lee LeBas III, Minden, NV 89423
Email:learmes@msn.com
Telephone: 775-392-0342

Website: http://learmsllc.com
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UK
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Sportarm Lady’s Wood
Address: Lady’s Wood Shooting School, Mapleridge Lane, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, BS37 6PW
Telephone: +44 (0) 1454 294246
Email: sportarm@ladyswood.co.uk
Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9am-4.30pm, closed Sunday-Monday
Website: www.sportarmladyswood.com

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Sportarm West London
Address: West London Shooting School, Sharvel Lane, Northolt, London, UB5 6RA
Telephone: +44(0)20 8845 8849
Email: enquiries@sportarm-wlss.com
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 8am-5pm, closed Sunday
Website: www.sportarmwestlondon.com

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Sportarm Dorchester
Address: The Stables, Princes Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1TW
Telephone: +44 (0)1305 268001
Email: enquiries@sportarm.com
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 9am-5.30pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, closed Sunday-Monday
Website: www.sportarm.com/sportarm-dorchester

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Rigby Flagship Store – London
Address: 13-19 Pensbury Place, London SW8 4TP
Email: rigby@johnrigbyandco.com
Telephone: +44 207 720 0757
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday 9:30 – 18:00
Website: www.johnrigbyandco.com

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Vintage Guns
Address: Caynham Court, Caynham, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 3BJ
Email: dig@vintageguns.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0)1584 878 485
Opening hours: By appointment
Website: www.vintageguns.co.uk

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Australia
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Pro-Tactical – Rigby Importer and Distributor
Address: PO Box 2133, Mansfield BH, QLD, 4122
Email: tom@protactical.com.au
Telephone: (07) 3420 6763 — or — 0457 760 822
Opening hours:
By Appointment Only
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Austria​

Carl Goluch 1896
Address: Puchen 5, 8992, Altaussee, Austria, Marco Schmid
Email: office@goluch.com
Telephone: +43 664 4036220
Opening hours: By appointment only
Website: www.goluch.com

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Belgium
Armurerie Collard
Address: Pascal Collard, Langerodestraat 8, 3040, Huldenberg (Neerijse), Belgium
Email: info@armurerie-collard.be
Telephone: 0032/016 47 17 16
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday from 9am – 7pm
Saturday 9am – 5pm
Website: www.armurerie-collard.be

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Canada
Calgary Shooting Centre
Address: Calgary Shooting Centre Ltd., Indoor Range and Retail Sales, Bay 4, 7130 Fisher Road S.E. Calgary, Alberta T2H 0W3, Canada
Email: markus@theshootingcentre.com
Telephone: +1(403) 451-1777
Opening hours: 9-9, 7 days a week
Website: www.theshootingcentre.com

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Denmark
JAFI
Address: Lundborgvej 2A, 8800 Viborg
Email: info@jafi.dk
Telephone: +45 (0) 86600036
Opening hours: 10 am – 5.30 pm
Website: www.jafi.dk
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France
Armurerie Richard
Address: Pavillon du sanglier, Le Paquis de Frappant, 08110 Mogues, France
Telephone: +33 (0)3 24 22 00 11
Email: armurerie.richard@gmail.com
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 9.00am – 12.00pm and 2.00pm to 7.00pm. Saturday, from 9.00am – 12.00pm and 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Website: http://www.armurerie-richard.com

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Germany
Gut Grambow Fieldsports GmbH
Address: Lange Straße 16, 19071 Grambow
Email:Fieldsports@gutgrambow.de
Telephone: +49-(0)385-6470577
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 – 18:00 Saturday 10:00 – 18:00
Website: www.gutgrambow-fieldsports.de

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Hungary
L & O Hungary
Address: L&O Group Kft. H1152 Budapest, Illyés Gy. street 2-4., János Gercsák
Email: janos.gercsak@lo-group.com
Telephone: +36 2036 509 44
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9.00-17.00

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India
Guns & Tackle
Address: 1-33-208 RTC Colony, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, 500 015, INDIA
Email: info@gunsandtackle.in
Phone: +91 (0) 99088 77777
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 19:00
Website: www.gunsandtackle.in

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Italy
Forest Italia Srl
Address: Via Ugo Foscolo 32/i, 37057 San Giovanni Lupatoto Verona
Email: francesco.corra@forestitalia.com
Telephone: +39 045 8778772
Opening hours: By appointment only
Website: www.forestitalia.com/rigby.html

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Japan

Dt Sports Planning Co
Address: 103 Akiba Building 1-18-1 Midoriho, Inage Ku, Chiba 263-0023, Japan
Email:dtsportsplanning@gmail.com
Telephone: +81-80-6680-0186
Website: www.dt-sportsplanning.com
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Malta
Tacticarms Malta
Address: Tacticarms Malta, Guze Bonnici str, 18, Balzan. Malta, Europe
tacticarms@melita.com
Tel: +35627436084
Mob: +35679436083
Website: www.tacticarms.com

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Norway
Morten Kjus
Address: Kongeveien 35, 1430 Ås, Norway
Tel: +47 91596296
morten.kjus@bestguns.no

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South Africa
Safari Outdoor
Address: Safari Outdoor, Lynnwood Bridge Centre, Corner of Daventry and Lynnwood Road, Lynnwood, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
Email: info@so.co.za
Telephone: +27 86 122 2269
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday 9:00-18:00, Saturdays 9:00-15:00, Sundays 10:00-13:00
Website: www.safarioutdoor.co.za

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Spain
Excopesa 2000 S.L.
Address: Carratera Carbajosa S/N. 24228 Villacil, Valdefresno, Leon
Email: p.gonzalez@excopesa.es
Telephone: +34 (0) 987215208
Opening hours: 12 noon – 8pm
Website: www.excopesa.es
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Sweden
M. Widforss AB
Address:M. Widforss AB, Grev Turegatan 19, SE 11438 Stockholm, Sweden
Email: Staffan@skokloster.club
Opening hours: Mon – Fri, 10 am to 6 pm, Sat – 10 am to 3 pm, Closed Sundays.
Website: www.mauritzwidforss.se

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Switzerland
Armurerie Nouvelle Lausannoise SA
Address: Avenue des Baumettes 3, 1020 Renens, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 21 633 70 00
Email: info@anlsa.ch
Opening hours: Monday & Thursday: Closed or by formal appointment
Tuesday: 9:30 – 12:00 and 14:00 – 19:00, Wednesday: 9:30 – 18:00, Friday: 9:30 – 18:00
Saturday: 9:30 – 13:00
Website: www.anlsa.ch
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Turkey
Nuvit Rodop
Address: Cumhuriyet Meydani no:12/102 Alsancak Izmir, Turkey
Email: info@nuvgun.com
Telephone: +90 232 463 90 80
Opening hours: Online Store
Website: www.nuvgun.com

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Zambia
Kanele Arms
Address: Shop #3 Kanele Mall, Plot 37405, Kafue Road, Zambia, 10101
Email: kanelearms@gmail.com
Telephone: +260 962 333786
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8 am to 4 pm, Saturday 8 am to 12.30pm

 

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Think Big Game Think RIGBY​

John Rigby & Co. has rejoined forces with its old German partner, Mauser, to create this modern masterpiece.

A century and more ago, Mauser made barreled bolt-actions for us and shipped them to London, where they were assembled, finished and proofed by Rigby craftsmen. Today, in an echo of halcyon days before the Great War, we have resumed this arrangement with Mauser for our new range of Big Game rifles, making aspirational but affordable rifles for use around the world

In its plant in Isny, Mauser is again building its much-copied but never bettered original Magnum bolt action, which it originally created in 1899 specifically for John Rigby. Today, just as was done a century ago, barrelled actions are supplied by Mauser, then assembled into superb hand-finished rifles by master craftsmen at the Rigby workshop in London. Like the originals, these rifles carry London proof marks. Many aspects of the original rifle, including the much admired and copied extractor and the three-position flag safety, have been retained.

A Modern Classic​

These outstanding rifles have classic Rigby design features, plus a robust, ergonomic stock shape with a higher comb for better fit and absorption of recoil. They also feature plasma nitriding on all exposed metal surfaces for a tough but attractive anti-glare and rust-resistant finish. The Rigby express sights have a single fixed V and two folding leaves (sighted for 65, 150 and 250 yards) dovetailed into the quarter-rib. With original pattern engraving, case-hardened recoil bars and a heat-blued extractor, these rifles represent exceptional value and are a benchmark in modern sporting firearms manufacturing.

Single or Double Square Bridge​

The Big Game is available on a single or double square bridge action (depending on the model), and offers professional and sporting hunters a more moderately priced alternative to our London Best custom rifles.
The Single Square Bridge style is the Professional Hunter’s rifle of choice. Available in .416 and .450 Rigby calibres, it is designed for use with express sights only. The action is fitted with the classic three-position flag safety. Unloaded, the rifle weighs 10 pounds 8 ounces; the length of pull is 14 ½ inches, including a recoil pad.
The Double Square Bridge model is available in .375 H&H, .404 Jeffery, .416 Rigby, .450 Rigby and .458 Lott calibres. With its 24-inch barrel, this rifle is ideally suited for a telescopic sight. The horizontal Winchester-style safety catch accommodates a variety of scope-mounting systems on the machined action bridges. The weight of this rifle is 10 pounds, unloaded, and the length of pull, including the red rubber recoil pad, is 14½”.


Due to popular demand, we have created three distinct editions within the Big Game range; the PH, the Big Game and the Big Game Lightweight. These are available in a selection of calibres, and can be upgraded and personalised as desired. Click on the models below or try our gun configurator to find out more. Please note that all prices shown are the UK RRP in Pounds Sterling (GBP). For recommended retail prices in other jurisdictions and currencies, please contact us.

Big Game​

The original multi award-winning Rigby-Mauser collaboration combining classic design features with practical modern innovations

Big Game Lightweight​

Chambered in .350 Magnum and .300 H&H, the Lightweight features a slim profile 24-inch barrel, with the stock profile reproduced to mirror the vintage pre-war models housed in the Rigby Museum, with no cheek piece and larger hand-chequered panels. The rifle weighs 0.95lbs less than the standard Big Game.

Big Game PH​

Designed to be the perfect tool for the professional hunter, the PH boasts the classic lines and rock-solid engineering of the original Big Game rifle.

 

[Wildwillalaska]

How many Skikari rifles have shipped thus far for those fortunate enough to be the earliest on the books for orders?

Cannot wait to start seeing some owner photos and reports, and especially reviews from the field.

 

[rookhawk]

Is the Shikari approved for use with monometal and lathe turned solids or does that void the Rigby warranty?

 

[RIGBY]

How many Skikari rifles have shipped thus far for those fortunate enough to be the earliest on the books for orders?

Cannot wait to start seeing some owner photos and reports, and especially reviews from the field.

I’ll check and see what I can report back.

 

[RIGBY]

Is the Shikari approved for use with monometal and lathe turned solids or does that void the Rigby warranty?

I will check with the team about your question and report back.

 

[RIGBY]

How many Skikari rifles have shipped thus far for those fortunate enough to be the earliest on the books for orders?

Cannot wait to start seeing some owner photos and reports, and especially reviews from the field.

The team informed me that Shikari rifles have been delivered to customers and hunted with in Africa. Those that have received them have been very happy with them.

I cannot report further details, but hopefully if any of these owners are members of the forum they will share their thoughts.

 

[RIGBY]

Is the Shikari approved for use with monometal and lathe turned solids or does that void the Rigby warranty?

Rigby permits the use of commercially manufactured ammunition from major factories in the Shikari rifle, including factory-loaded cartridges that use monometal or lathe-turned projectiles where such offerings exist. Examples of supported manufacturers include Federal, Hornady, and Barnes.

Because Rigby cannot control certain critical variables that may fall outside the standard commercial parameters established by major manufacturers, the Company does not support the use of hand-loaded ammunition or ammunition loaded by specialty houses (for example, Buffalo Bore or Superior Ammunition). This policy is not intended as a criticism of those high-quality specialty suppliers.