Making a 366 Rigby
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adcoch1
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Was just reading an article about stalking rifles by Craig Boddington. He mentioned the sights on the cocking piece as being a Rigby trademark. Might confuse the uninitiated, make women flock to you, cause you to grow back your hair, and instantly be the most interesting person in the room. So take THAT into account as well....hehe
Dave DeLaurant
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If you scroll down a bit at this German site about the history of Wehrsport shooting, there are a couple of interesting ejector-mounted diopter rear sights marketed between the World Wars: http://www.feuerbixler.de/history23.html
I thought about trying to find one of these for my Mauser 98 Wehrmannsgewehr but eventually decided it just wasn't going to happen at any price I could afford. I bought a set of Schiessbrille instead and just got used to the tiny Lange Visier rear notch.
I also recall seeing in some old book a very solid-looking rear aperture built into a custom cocking shroud for an '03 Springfield. https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...whelen-bolt-shroud-sight.cfm?gun_id=101422013
I thought about trying to find one of these for my Mauser 98 Wehrmannsgewehr but eventually decided it just wasn't going to happen at any price I could afford. I bought a set of Schiessbrille instead and just got used to the tiny Lange Visier rear notch.
I also recall seeing in some old book a very solid-looking rear aperture built into a custom cocking shroud for an '03 Springfield. https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...whelen-bolt-shroud-sight.cfm?gun_id=101422013
Yeah, me too! 
The shroud would be the best spot to mount a peep.
Long sight radius, low profile and small dimensions.
Something like the XS ghost sights with a threaded eye to take a disc for more precision would be perfect.
Only, the flag safety makes that almost impossible. Too little real estate to mount it.
Plus I've bought a new pretty shroud with a 70 style safety and that is wedge shaped.
So I'll go with something mounted on the bolt stop
The shroud would be the best spot to mount a peep.
Long sight radius, low profile and small dimensions.
Something like the XS ghost sights with a threaded eye to take a disc for more precision would be perfect.
Only, the flag safety makes that almost impossible. Too little real estate to mount it.
Plus I've bought a new pretty shroud with a 70 style safety and that is wedge shaped.
So I'll go with something mounted on the bolt stop
Heck, it confuses me! I live with three females, and that's quite enough, used to be four before we're bought the gelding. A chestnut mare and a red headed woman have the same basic temperament, and that can be a trial.
I've finally come to terms with my hairline and appreciate the practicality. My wife's hair always take a long time to dry so she has to shower first if we're going somewhere, I simply wipe my head with my hand and I'm ready to go.
And I've gotten used to saying or doing something that makes everyone in the room suddenly stare at me, so I already have all the bases covered
I've tried to find some pictures of another "prototype" we built back in 84-85 somewhere, but those were Polaroid photos and seem to have disappeared.
For those of you, who like my kids, haven't got a clue what I'm talking about, we had a "magic box" with a little imp inside who draw a picture of what you pointed it at and delivered it from a slot in the front after a few seconds.
If you think that my disk sander is scary you would have had a heart attack from those pictures.
We built a motorcycle from a collapsible bike and a 40cc chainsaw.
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My older cousin attached a hard rubber roller from some random farm equipment to the tip of the bar and we attached the saw to the bike with hose clamps so that the roller drove the rear wheel.
As a bike chain wouldn't fit the saw's sprockets we used a saw chain, not a new one, duh!, we were safety minded so we used an old rusty one from the scrap heap.
One hand on the handle bar and one on the throttle and away we went at warp speed, often with someone on the luggage carrier.
For a glorious afternoon we were bikers, then we were discovered and the bike impounded
Gotta love it! Reminiscent of a project a teenage friend and I undertook building a cart from spare wagon, lawnmower and washing machine parts to build a Briggs Stratton/belt driven cart requiring two "men" to operate. The driver provided the brakes by dragging his feet and the motorman (who rode facing backward) operated the throttle and "Jake Brake" by shorting out the spark plug on command.
@Ryden, really enjoyed your journey in producing that very beautiful rifle!
Thank you, sir, for taking us along.Regards,
hps
You're most welcome Hps!
Your story in turn reminds me of a friend's very old Volvo Amazon. There were something wrong with the brakes, they only worked going forwards.
A bunch of us were going somewhere and I was following him and as we drew close to an intersection in a small incline he slowed down to a stop
The moment the car came to a halt all the doors flew open and four pair of boots hit the tarmac to hold it in place.
This happened every time he stopped, mostly I think to see people's reactions to this rusted POS with a broken muffler and a small grayish cloud hanging behind it smelling of burned oil
Your story in turn reminds me of a friend's very old Volvo Amazon. There were something wrong with the brakes, they only worked going forwards.
A bunch of us were going somewhere and I was following him and as we drew close to an intersection in a small incline he slowed down to a stop
The moment the car came to a halt all the doors flew open and four pair of boots hit the tarmac to hold it in place.
This happened every time he stopped, mostly I think to see people's reactions to this rusted POS with a broken muffler and a small grayish cloud hanging behind it smelling of burned oil
I can't get the P-H 16 to work within the horizontal adjustment range, it has to be mounted outside of the bolt stop if it is to be centered above the barrel so I'll save that for something else, maybe the Husqvarna 1860 ML.
It's a shame because that would have been a really neat solution, it could be made to work but that would require a lot of work that I'm not sure I would be able to do right. Shortening the adjustable arm and reducing the C frame etc.
It'll be the P-H 17, it's just a spot of drilling and some filing before it will sit flush on the bolt stop. I'll try to make it mount with the bolt stop screw so that it can be removed easily. It'll be a bit more hardware in the line of sight than really preferable but not too much.
It's a shame because that would have been a really neat solution, it could be made to work but that would require a lot of work that I'm not sure I would be able to do right. Shortening the adjustable arm and reducing the C frame etc.
It'll be the P-H 17, it's just a spot of drilling and some filing before it will sit flush on the bolt stop. I'll try to make it mount with the bolt stop screw so that it can be removed easily. It'll be a bit more hardware in the line of sight than really preferable but not too much.
Not much had been happening with the rifle, the guy who was going to help me with the peep sight is married to an ER nurse and they both got covid so he has some recuperation to do before he starts fixing things for folks again.
But I've revisited some parts of the stock that I never was really satisfied with or knew what I wanted.
After discovering the joys of clips the thumb notch had to be cut, I found out I didn't like the straight rakish lines of the front end and the part of the comb behind the cheek piece was simply atrocious.
I bought myself a set of good cabinet scrapers, that's the best tool for adjusting wood. I actually messed up the lines of the comb last time around but it's salvageable and it'll all be fine on the morning
I wish Boyds had left a bit more wood in front of the bolt release, that little hook is a goner sooner or later
I'm rounding off the corners a bit at a time until I figure it's a pleasing shape, I don't like the semi spherical shape of some of the older Rigbys
But I've revisited some parts of the stock that I never was really satisfied with or knew what I wanted.
After discovering the joys of clips the thumb notch had to be cut, I found out I didn't like the straight rakish lines of the front end and the part of the comb behind the cheek piece was simply atrocious.
I bought myself a set of good cabinet scrapers, that's the best tool for adjusting wood. I actually messed up the lines of the comb last time around but it's salvageable and it'll all be fine on the morning
I wish Boyds had left a bit more wood in front of the bolt release, that little hook is a goner sooner or later
I'm rounding off the corners a bit at a time until I figure it's a pleasing shape, I don't like the semi spherical shape of some of the older Rigbys
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Moose hunting season started yesterday but all day long i was allotted stands that required a scope, but today I'm in the brush and the Rifle takes the scene for the first time! And to top it off, we're hunting on my land today.
I really need to do something about all the birch
I really need to do something about all the birch
While waiting for the dogs to start i discovered the magic of the silver bead, it's extremely difficult to photograph with my phone and the picture doesn't do it justice by a long way. It's brighter than most fiber optic sights I've tried.
troy fairweather
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Wait until there's a brown or black animal in front of the silver bead, they really pop then.
I try!
We had a visit from the neighboring team's dog, and he brought a friend north.
Unfortunately I was the southmost but one so the Rifle missed out on this cow.
I got a pack of sounders instead, but our dog was in the midst of them so no shot possible.
There's always been a bit of rivalry between our teams, nowadays mostly playful, a generation back, definitively bitter.
So it was a great pleasure to call them up and tell them that the cow they've been after is down and could they please come fetch their dog as it wouldn't let us touch it
We had a visit from the neighboring team's dog, and he brought a friend north.
Unfortunately I was the southmost but one so the Rifle missed out on this cow.
I got a pack of sounders instead, but our dog was in the midst of them so no shot possible.
There's always been a bit of rivalry between our teams, nowadays mostly playful, a generation back, definitively bitter.
So it was a great pleasure to call them up and tell them that the cow they've been after is down and could they please come fetch their dog as it wouldn't let us touch it
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troy fairweather
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I'd like to see a moose in the back of a Volvo ute lol
This is my old rifle, a Sako 75 in 30-06 which I bought for my first proper paycheck back in 94. It is a far better shooter than I am and constantly makes clover leaves with pretty much anything I feed it with.
Suppressors has become the norm for hunting today and many have discovered the benefits for competition where the rules allow them.
Observe the Allen key courtesy of IKEA used to swap sights under the neoprene cheek rest. I also carry a 8X56 Helia for longer distances, Sako's wedge shaped mounts makes sure that POI never changes.
I got a visitor so I guess the mooses wasn't at home today
Suppressors has become the norm for hunting today and many have discovered the benefits for competition where the rules allow them.
Observe the Allen key courtesy of IKEA used to swap sights under the neoprene cheek rest. I also carry a 8X56 Helia for longer distances, Sako's wedge shaped mounts makes sure that POI never changes.
I got a visitor so I guess the mooses wasn't at home today
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I could have shown you a boar in a XC90 yesterday but I never thought to take a pic of it. It's such an everyday occurrence
troy fairweather
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my buddy uses his Volvo's like farm trucks lol, they are free After all. One of the benefits of have a wife that's upper up at Volvo. He picked me up the other day had like 15 square bales in the early production v90 cross country lol, they do get beer caned anyway.I could have shown you a boar in a XC90 yesterday but I never thought to take a pic of it. It's such an everyday occurrence
They where at home after all!
Mrs Moose and her young one just passed behind the ridge in front of me, the calf never showed itself, all i could see were the head of the cow as they passed.
Radio and GPS carrying dogs sure have changed hunting.
All in all a good day
Mrs Moose and her young one just passed behind the ridge in front of me, the calf never showed itself, all i could see were the head of the cow as they passed.
Radio and GPS carrying dogs sure have changed hunting.
All in all a good day
I'd rather see a moose in the sidecar!
Nice rides, all.Beautiful country, thanks for sharing your hunt, Ryden.
Regards,
hps
I'd rather see a moose in the sidecar!
Beautiful country, thanks for sharing your hunt, Ryden.
Regards,
hps
Ural's are tough machines. I've been looking into getting one of their two wheel drive models.
https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this...while-riding-in-wolf-faced-motorcycle-sidecar
DocRock
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Grandfather had one of those that he kept on our hunting property back when I was a kid. It was amazing for recovering deer that invariably fell down the steepest rockiest cliff we had on the property. He would keep it inside the hunting cabin when we weren't there. I'm pretty sure he left it in there when he sold that land.
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