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Is having the Rigby name on a gun really worth an extra $10,000? I guess maybe to some people it must be. For me, I would rather simply have a good old controlled feed Winchester 70, if I was to go to Africa.
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What the heck are we shootin with that?
Sometimes I muse back on the old writings of the really old calibers/bores and the exploits of real men that used them in the dark continent.. and almost kinda have to take back my shotgun quip from afore. That's code for they had.. problems with pure lead.. so be careful out there.You are talking as though the .416 Rigby is a defunct calibre. I can assure you it is not. At least four members of our gunclub have an African rifle in this well-known and highly-popular calibre.
An acquaintance of mine who once worked for Rigby and has been solo for many years, builds at least ten a year, he tells me.
There will always be people who want the best, and can afford it.
tac
Some folks drive a Chevy, others drive a Bentley.
Each to his or her own.
tac
"Need"? Some ground squirrels just need a .416 betwixt the brisket. You know it's true.It is not just a matter of price. Some people might want to get an American made Remington, Weatherby, or Winchester, and support the Americans working at those firms, and hopefully keep their employer from going out of business like Rigby did.
Rigby may be the original and have the most mystique surrounding it, but that does not mean that Americans cannot build a good rifle too.
The need for any 416 caliber rifles is dwindling rapidly, as access to hunting the big dangerous game they are designed for continues to shrink. Big game hunting in Africa will eventually be outlawed well before the end of this century. Grizzly/Brown Bear is about the only species in North America where a 416 would be desirable. And there is already a strong and growing movement in British Columbia to outlaw Grizzly hunting there. I'm sure that Grizzly hunting in the USA will eventually be banned as well, for the same reasons that the animal rights folks in British Columbia are citing.
The largest newspaper in British Columbia just posted an editorial this week, demanding an immediate end to the hunting of Grizzlies in the province:
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