Recent content by reinhardtR

Good day everyone My dad gave me his .303 which he got from my grandfather and after I studied it a bit, I saw that it was made by Cogswell & Harrison in 1940. I don't know a lot about their history but this model apparently are the last sporter imported from London to South Africa back in the...

@D.Unger Wow the barrel band really looks nice beautiful rifle. It's true what you said about the history. You know the saying "No other R except for Rigby". There are a lot of calibres that can do the job just as well as a rigby or remmington but there is something about the rigby that draws...

Douglas, South Africa

Thanks for everybody's advice! I kind of have an idea what to do but I should probably just mention that I'm from South Africa. I'm going to attend a 7 month PH course next year. There's a CZ 550 in 375 at our local gun shop which I think would be perfect to start out with. Maybe some of us...

For it being my first big bore I'm planning on only having one big rifle but I'm definitely going to get a big double rifle as well at a later stage, but should it be better starting off maybe with a 375 and then look into getting a 416? The 375 would be perfect for a client to use on a hunt...

Well nothing larger than a 30-06 but I guess with some practice, determination and good motivation I should be good with the 416?

I want to buy my first big bore rifle and I've done some research and found that a CZ 550 in 416 Rigby might be a good choice for a beginner like myself. The rifle is not expensive but the ammo might be a bit heavy on the wallet. I would like to know what the other members think of the combination ?

Hi everyone! I'm glad to be part of the community! My name is Reinhardt Richter. I'm 24 years old and I'm from the small town Douglas here in the Northern Cape. I'm a big fan of guns and hunting and will be attending a 7 month PH course at the Northern cape professional hunters school in Van Der...