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....

12 comments:

The Suburban Bushwacker said...

WTF!
You 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

The Suburban Bushwacker said...

Phew its OK, you had me worried there, just tell me you sold it to buy a David Lloyd (also in 7mm) Phew

SBW

Steve Bodio said...

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...

The Suburban Bushwacker said...

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.

Are there any David Lloyd's in the states?
S BW

Steve Bodio said...

I don't know-- tell me more.

The Suburban Bushwacker said...

Steve

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

SBW

Steve Bodio said...

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...

The Suburban Bushwacker said...

Steve

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

SBW

NM Ranger said...

So I am not the only one in the states who dreams of David Lloyd rifles?

Jonathan Hanson said...

The Rigby has indeed been appreciated, and has also taken a Coue's whitetail. So far . . .

Steve Bodio said...

SBW-- I think there is a new book on Rigby coming.

Jonathan Hanson said...

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 . . .