tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post5668576908265525907..comments2024-01-05T02:06:03.153+13:45Comments on Oswald Bastable's Ranting: My- thats a big one!Oswald Bastablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-85408193556556248072008-01-22T20:50:00.000+13:452008-01-22T20:50:00.000+13:45sigh......so many guns, so little money.sigh......so many guns, so little money.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-67701981330410678382008-01-18T03:12:00.000+13:452008-01-18T03:12:00.000+13:45It's been on the shelf for years and is a 'make an...It's been on the shelf for years and is a 'make an offer' one.<BR/><BR/>I will go back and have a closer look when I get a chance.<BR/><BR/>http://www.outdoorsupplies.co.nz/Secondhand%20Rifleshtml.htmlOswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-12455930754739799962008-01-18T00:48:00.000+13:452008-01-18T00:48:00.000+13:45How much for the Rigby, Oswald? And you could alwa...How much for the Rigby, Oswald? And you could always hand-load after buying the first box anyway.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-35207950788993769762008-01-17T18:57:00.000+13:452008-01-17T18:57:00.000+13:45375 H&H is a very versatile cartridge as it can be...375 H&H is a very versatile cartridge as it can be handloaded down for antelope sized game with superb results. Marginal [very] for elephant, but OK+ for lion.<BR/><BR/>416 Rigby is the logical step up and is highly highly desirable: relatively flat shooting and very hard hitting. [458 Winchester has huge hitting power but the trajectory is rather banana shaped and so is short-range only.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-29908459681164355552008-01-17T10:38:00.000+13:452008-01-17T10:38:00.000+13:45Didn't NASA use one of those to send Apollo 11 up?...Didn't NASA use one of those to send Apollo 11 up?Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436731223316584345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-69792917388277360332008-01-17T09:28:00.000+13:452008-01-17T09:28:00.000+13:45Very nice OB the 375 is a respectable cartridge , ...Very nice OB the 375 is a respectable cartridge , however the 458 is ,to my mind , better . Just use a 350 grn. bullet not the 500grn. , thinking about your shoulder .the doctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158338414362607008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-15065789570138865112008-01-17T07:52:00.000+13:452008-01-17T07:52:00.000+13:45There is a .416 Rigby at Carterton that is temptin...There is a .416 Rigby at Carterton that is tempting me.<BR/><BR/>Even iff ammo is $150 a box!Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14299289.post-12364282128212820562008-01-17T00:49:00.000+13:452008-01-17T00:49:00.000+13:45NOOOOO! The real elephant gun is a .500 Nitro Expr...NOOOOO! The real elephant gun is a .500 Nitro Express!<BR/>Mannlichers are nice, though. Very.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.com