Classic Mauser Double Square Bridge in .416 Rigby. This side contains information about double rifle manufacturer and the available models. On August 29, 1912, Colonels A. Wools-Sampson and R.W. Today, thanks to Arizona Game & Fish’s (AZGFD) capture and relocation efforts, there are more than 5,000. The bullet also has an excellent sectional density of .338, which is a key performance factor.According to Art Alphin’s Penetration Index, the .416 will get deeper into a critter than the .470 or the .500 Nitro Express. Two years later, drawing upon what it had learned in designing the .350 Magnum (as well as its ground-breaking .450NE of 1898), Rigby one-upped Jeffery, and everyone else, with the first bolt-action that could perform on par with break-action big-game rifles: the .416.With a hefty 410-grain round-nose bullet leaving the barrel at 2,370 feet per second and packing 5,100 foot-pounds of energy, it was a truly formidable cartridge. Aside from options such as engraving and scope mounts, the main difference between new and vintage Rigbys is the wood. The present owners understand that their clients want a “British” Rigby. From the first it was loaded with proper bullets: The soft-nose would mushroom heavily in a large beast and was more apt to stay in the body.
It cost only about one-third as much as a sidelock ejector Nitro Express double rifle, but offered as much or more firepower.
It had neither rim nor belt and was generously roomy, with one moderate but distinct shoulder formed into it, well below the long neck. The 60 cm barrels are locked with a Greener locking system and end up in a classic brass front sight. For recommended retail prices in other jurisdictions and currencies, including the USA, please contact us.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. As the war ended in 1918, the Spanish Flu pandemic killed millions more people and then, just as the sporting-gun trade had more or less recovered, came the Great Depression of 1929, which segued into the next global war in 1939. .
Please contact us for special order item lead times. That’s an olfactory patina that only time can produce.Portions of this article were reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from I enjoyed handling this gun at the SCI Epic Game Fair in Atlanta last year, am glad to see it back on the market and I hope to see more of them again at this year’s Shot Show.416 Rigby….The best of the best. Paul, the son, joined the firm in 1959 and became an authority on big-game rifles and hunting. By the late 1890s, British hunters and target shooters had developed a fancy for civilian versions of their own Lee-Enfield and Austrian Mannlicher bolt-action rifles, but John Rigby had his eye on the Mauser, which was constantly being redesigned and improved in Germany.The Rigby company sold its first Mauser sporters in 1897. It was stocked and finished by Paul Roberts in London and bear London proof marks. $9.99 Per Firearm
You may think your Professional Hunter shoots a .416 Rigby because he can’t afford a big double, but in fact it’s probably because experience has taught him that it’s a stone-dead killer.In 1948, John Taylor wondered in print if Rigby had designed the full-metal-jacket bullet for the .416. Steve Helsley photo.Paul Roberts, left, and one of his craftsmen inspect a Rigby barreled action at the shop in London. Fixed lock, non ejector action with Greener style cross bolt, two triggers, automatic safety, profusely engraved with a deep scroll coverage. Photo courtesy of Jon Speed.Gottfried Prechtl, left, and Marc Newton, assistant manager of J. Roberts & Son (Gunmaker) Ltd., examining Mauser extractors, which are machined from the round billet of steel on the table. 416 Rigby, 25" BBL, Bolt Action, Turkish Walnut European Stock, Blued Finish,... Hinterland does not share or sell personal info. Photo courtesy of Cornell Publications.A small part of the Mauser factory in Oberndorf before the First World War. Two years later, an apocalyptic war began that tore Europe apart and killed many of Britain’s skilled gunmakers (and their clients). Holland & Holland eclipsed Rigby’s .350 with its .375 Magnum, also Mauser-based, the following year, but Rigby already owned the high ground.The .416 Rigby’s fame and great success stemmed from much more than mere numbers. It became a benchmark–one of those serendipitous combinations of interior and exterior ballistics, physical properties and downrange performance that inspired much imitation.The .416 magazine rifle was such an appealing package that we assume Rigby built a lot of them. When they left, they were the no-doubt proud owners of Rigby “Big Game” bolt-action rifles Nos. They were able to secure the extensive Rigby ledgers, which hold sales and gunmaking records dating back to the 1700s. And that he did. With the current industry-wide climate, please allow for 10-14 days of processing time before shipment. Upon Rigby’s recent return to London, they proudly announced the return of the Rigby .416 in its Rigby Big Game rifle. Sign up for Exclusive Deals & Special Offers.