Rigby hunting rifle

[HARRYMPOPE]

I am anticipating my .62 from Steve. Still have a year to go on the waiting list. About the only difference besides caliber is I specified a 2 leaf apeture rear, and a target weight of 9 lbs.

is it .62 conical gun or for RB?

george

[Alan]

RB. Large bore conicals are pretty much useless for hunting, IMO. Most folks don't have any idea how well a .58"+ round ball will penetrate, especially if it is hardened a little bit. A .62 PRB moving 1500+fps has enough punch to knock anything in the Western Hemisphere on its butt. 200gr of FFg will get it moving nearly 2000fps.

And yes, I know that Idaho Ron has a good load worked up for his .50 with conicals. It pretty much exceeds a .50-100 Sharps in performance. I just choose a different path, mostly because I like to shoot a LOT, and would rather spend my time at the range shooting instead of cleaning. Using the right patch and lube, I can shoot literally all day and clean the gun when I get home.

[nekshot]

I have no answer but, that sure is a nice gun!!!

[StolzerandSons]

Have you talked to Steve? He might be able to hook you up with a buyer, given that his backlog is about 2.5 years right now, he probably knows somebody that would be interested in buying it without having to wait in line.

[DW475]

Very nice, i want one!

[Tatume]

The builder of this rifle, Steve Zihn, has it back and it is up for sale.

[Good Cheer]

With that piece you could bark squirrels and get fire wood at the same time.

[Harleysboss]

Can you share any price information or contact for the new owner of this fine rifle?

[Tatume]

I'll send a PM with Steve's email address.

[elk hunter]

I looked at Zihn's web site yesterday and didn't see this rifle listed. I'll just say it did catch my eye and I was wondering if it was available and the price.

[Tatume]

PM sent.

[Tatume]

Another PM with Steve Zihn's phone number sent to Harleysboss and Elk_hunter.

[Harleysboss]

Thanks for the info.

[HWooldridge]

I looked at Zihn's web site yesterday and didn't see this rifle listed. I'll just say it did catch my eye and I was wondering if it was available and the price.

I tried to find his website with no success - do you have a link?

[Tatume]

I don't think Steve has a web site. I'll send his phone number and telephone number via PM.