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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges. It includes cartridges that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Aggregate of articles about firearm cartridges developed by the firearms manufacturer John Rigby & Company .
Various calibers. available between .22-250 Rem. and .416 Rem., premium wood stock, matte metal finish, buttoning used on rifling for 22 or 24 in. stainless steel barrel, action made from 416 stainless or 4340 chrome moly steel (either left- or right-handed), 3 or 4 shot mag. supplied with 5 shot test target.
This became known as the Magnum Mauser and has served as the foundation for countless bolt-action big-game rifles ever since. The larger action was originally meant for Rigby's interim .400/.350 round, but in 1911 the company introduced the .416 Rigby cartridge for rifles built on the Magnum Mauser action. This was the first magazine rifle that ...
The first .416 Rigby rifles used the Magnum Mauser 98 Square Bridge No. 5 action. [5] The large bolt face and the length of the Magnum Mauser 98 No. 5 action was easily adapted for use with the .416 Rigby cartridge. As the Magnum Mauser 98 action became scarcer after World War II, .416 Rigby rifles were built on Enfield P-17 and the BRNO ...
The plunger ejector was replaced with a Mauser style fixed blade ejector. The tang safety of the original model was replaced by a three-position safety, similar to Winchester M70, [9] which allowed the bolt to be operated while the gun was still on safe. Ruger also eliminated the factory-supplied adjustable trigger available on the original M77.
The .416 Weatherby Magnum uses a slighter more voluminous case than the Rigby cartridge and works at a higher C.I.P. pressure than the .416 Remington Magnum. The .416 Dakota uses a modified Rigby case and is able to attain 2,600 ft/s (790 m/s) using better quality brass than the Rigby cartridge at a higher pressure.
.375 H&H Magnum.416 Remington Magnum.416 Rigby.458 Winchester Magnum.470 Capstick; Action: bolt action: Feed system: internal spring fed well with floorplate 3-round capacity (magnum calibers) 4-round capacity (large calibers) 5-round capacity (standard calibers) Sights: Iron Sights Variant: Iron front, open adjustable iron rear, and tapped for ...
.300 Winchester Magnum.300 Remington Ultra Magnum.308 Winchester.458 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum.375 Ruger.375 H&H Magnum.404 Jeffery.416 Ruger.416 Rigby.416 Taylor.416 Remington Magnum.425 Westley Richards.450 Rigby.458 Lott.500 Jeffery.505 Gibbs.22-250 Remington 6.5×55mm 7.62×51mm NATO 7×64mm 7.92×57mm Mauser 9.3×62mm.30-06 ...