"Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?"
Federico Calboli
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Rigby
The .275 Rigby takes a second elk for Jonathan. No seller's remorse here.
Well, maybe a TINY bit... but if they make us elk shanks a la Chinoise, more or less after Fuchsia Dunlap, I will forget it....
Long before I knew you Sten-- I would never have sold it. I GAVE it as a gift with no strings, passing on some good luck which then seemed never- ending, to my friend Jonathan, who used to blog (before the rifle) as ".275 Rigby".
Would I get rid of it now that I am poor and battered? I'd LIKE to think so (;-) But I am glad it is appreciated anyway.
I did something not too different with my hammer Grant...
Steve far far more noble to have given it away, good to hear it was in celebration of a run of luck, and to someone who so obviously appreciated it too. Nice work.
David Lloyd was a stalker who built his rifles 'from the scope down' with the glass silver soldered to his own design of mounts. Basically a mauser action, very very nice wood and a barrel from a nice maker ( I cant remember who) and his own rather stylish bolt handle. He also invented the .244 which he later sold to H&H. Sort of 'son of Rigby'-ish at Rigby money. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lloyd_(riflemaker_and_sportsman)
I love them but it would be a crime to buy one and take the glass off, I've tried vintage glass and lets be fair its not all that
Fascinating. Though I'd think as you that a modern Swarovski scope backed by original iron sights-- as this one has-- would be more useful and reassuring...
While were on the subject, Do you know of a resource that covers the different 'roll stamps' that Rigby put on his barrels? Some I've seen are as simple as 'J Rigby and a London address and post code' ,But a while back I saw one which read something like 'chambered for Rigby's .275 high velocity 140grn ammunition' very cool in my book
PLEASE tell me the new book will stop at the point the ball-cap-wearing dude in California bought rights to the name and started producing gaudy crap . . .
WTF!
ReplyDeleteYou SOLD YOUR RIGBY!!
You sold your Rigby?
Sheesh you sold your Rigby!
Why on earth would you do such a thing?
SBW
PS my mum loves Querencia too
Phew its OK, you had me worried there, just tell me you sold it to buy a David Lloyd (also in 7mm) Phew
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Long before I knew you Sten-- I would never have sold it. I GAVE it as a gift with no strings, passing on some good luck which then seemed never- ending, to my friend Jonathan, who used to blog (before the rifle) as ".275 Rigby".
ReplyDeleteWould I get rid of it now that I am poor and battered? I'd LIKE to think so (;-) But I am glad it is appreciated anyway.
I did something not too different with my hammer Grant...
Steve
ReplyDeletefar far more noble to have given it away, good to hear it was in celebration of a run of luck, and to someone who so obviously appreciated it too. Nice work.
Are there any David Lloyd's in the states?
S BW
I don't know-- tell me more.
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ReplyDeleteDavid Lloyd was a stalker who built his rifles 'from the scope down' with the glass silver soldered to his own design of mounts. Basically a mauser action, very very nice wood and a barrel from a nice maker ( I cant remember who) and his own rather stylish bolt handle. He also invented the .244 which he later sold to H&H. Sort of 'son of Rigby'-ish at Rigby money.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lloyd_(riflemaker_and_sportsman)
I love them but it would be a crime to buy one and take the glass off, I've tried vintage glass and lets be fair its not all that
SBW
Fascinating. Though I'd think as you that a modern Swarovski scope backed by original iron sights-- as this one has-- would be more useful and reassuring...
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ReplyDeleteWhile were on the subject, Do you know of a resource that covers the different 'roll stamps' that Rigby put on his barrels? Some I've seen are as simple as 'J Rigby and a London address and post code' ,But a while back I saw one which read something like 'chambered for Rigby's .275 high velocity 140grn ammunition' very cool in my book
SBW
So I am not the only one in the states who dreams of David Lloyd rifles?
ReplyDeleteThe Rigby has indeed been appreciated, and has also taken a Coue's whitetail. So far . . .
ReplyDeleteSBW-- I think there is a new book on Rigby coming.
ReplyDeletePLEASE tell me the new book will stop at the point the ball-cap-wearing dude in California bought rights to the name and started producing gaudy crap . . .
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