A new dawn, new possibilities and another Photo Of The Day to enjoy. In case you didn’t know, the “falling-block action” is a type of firearm action mechanism used in rifles and shotguns. It is known for its simplicity, strength, and reliability. This [Read More…]
It’s Photo Of The Day o’clock, and we’re going to have a look at the excellent work done by this photographer and the beauty of this John Rigby & Co. Rising Bite double rifle in .500 Nitro Express. Did you know that they are the third-oldest gun [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day: John Rigby and Co. with a showroom in London, United Kingdom, create bespoke firearms to hunting connoisseurs. The two .416 No. 2 Rising Bite double rifles shown here were ordered by a married couple and named “The Lion” and “The Lioness”. The [Read More…]
Praised by many professional hunters of the golden age of Safaris and Shikars, the Farquharson pattern falling block single shot rifles are extremely robust and lightweight firearms that have been produced by most of the British deluxe gunmakers at some point in their [Read More…]
Land Rover vehicles – perfect means of transportation for hunting trips with bespoke British guns! Well, British gunmakers apparently agree with this statement as they introduce custom Land Rovers tailored for this purpose. We’ve previously seen the Holland [Read More…]
The days of strict lockdown and quarantine are behind for most of us, and hopefully the whole pandemic nightmare will soon be a thing of the past for the whole world. During these difficult times, we had to find ways to cope with new routines. Some of us may have [Read More…]
John Rigby and Co., the renowned British deluxe hunting firearms maker, has announced the release of a limited edition run of their Big Game bolt action rifles dubbed Tsavo. These dangerous game rifles are dedicated to the story of the two most feared man-eater lions [Read More…]
After over two decades since the introduction of their last cartridge, John Rigby and Co. have revealed a new hunting cartridge – the .416 Rigby No. 2. This new .416 caliber cartridge is basically the rimmed version of the .416 Rigby. The addition of the rim [Read More…]
Almost every single exposed metal part of this Rigby rifle is hand engraved with elephant skin pattern – even the barrel! It is not anything common to see an engraved barrel even among such high-end bespoke rifles. It is so beautifully engraved that it seems to be [Read More…]
John Rigby & Co., one of the famous British manufacturers of high-end hunting rifles, has published on their social media pages a set of images of their latest engraved bespoke rifle. The rifle’s model is London Best “Kumaon”. It is based on Mauser [Read More…]
I don’t expect a lot of our readers to have a John Rigby Highland Stalker, but you never know. If you happen to have one or consider one, there is now a new option for optics. You can run the John Rigby Aimpoint Micro H-2 setup. The mount is very stylish, [Read More…]
The famous British manufacturer of deluxe bolt action rifles (based on Mauser action) and double rifles – John Rigby & Co. sells gin and whiskey in their online store! We’ve seen many times gun companies making/selling non-gun products. But these [Read More…]
Hornady will begin making two new centerfire rifle loads in the company’s Custom line: one for the .275 Rigby and the other for the .338 Lapua. The Rigby load will a 140 grain InterLock bullet and is rated at 2680 fps (2233 ft-lb) at the muzzle from a [Read More…]
No doubt J. Rigby did not for a moment think that hundreds of years into the future a battle would be brewing for control of his name, reputation and proud legacy. The famous .416 Rigby cartridge, named after the company that invented it. This story begins in the late [Read More…]
A few years ago, Liemke Thermal Optics became a part of the Blaser Group. Liemke have been active in the market for thermal imaging technology since 2008, and for ten years they’ve been developing their own products and solutions. It’s now time for the [Read More…]
Welcome to TFB Weekly Web Deals 43! I hope everyone’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend was not only full of many libations and good conversations, but also plenty of shooting! The Irish certainly had their own influence on the modern firearms culture we see in the [Read More…]
The legendary MAUSER 98 bolt-action rifle is being given a fresh and unique look to coincide with MAUSER’s celebration of 125 years of success in the firearms industry. These extremely limited-edition rifles will feature the same beautiful design as the originals [Read More…]
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In this writer’s opinion, one of the coolest firearms of SHOT Show 2023 was the XR338 rotary machine gun which was displayed at the Radical Firearms booth. This machine gun is designed by Kris Paulson and Matthew Steinhauser of DTV Tactical Innovations (Radical [Read More…]
Last year Blaser Group announced the acquisition of Liemke Thermal Optics. This means that Liemke joins brands like Mauser, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Rigby, Minox as well as the Blaser Group Wetzlar GmbH. Liemke may not be so well known in the USA, but they have been [Read More…]
As a small glint of hope emerges along the horizon of ammunition and reloading components being back in regular stock, many will want to pick up the hobby of reloading. Reloading is not only a great skill to learn but it can also be a hedge or supplement to the purchase [Read More…]
Blaser Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in the hunting and outdoor industry. The group owns brands like Mauser, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Rigby, Minox as well as the company Blaser Group Wetzlar GmbH. With the recently published press release, they [Read More…]
Last week we saw the peculiar experience of John Rigby & Co. during the British lockdown, now we have a look at another great firm from London: James Purdey & Sons. Here we’re invited to stay safe at home (yeah, we may have heard it already…) and we [Read More…]
Blaser USA, the official U.S. importer for the products of brands such as Blaser, Mauser, J. P. Sauer & Sohn, Rigby and Minox, will now begin operating under a new name – Blaser Group. Here’s Blaser Group’s announcement in full: San Antonio, Texas [Read More…]
ADIHEX, the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, is an annual event towards the end of the, scorching hot, summer in Abu Dhabi, UAE. As the name implies, this is not firearms dedicated show, but the “hunting guns” area alone is usually [Read More…]
Glass with Class The scene opens with a well dressed pair of gentlemen off the coast of the Isle of Mull, an island in the Hebrides with a population of red stag. Beginning their stalk, they are armed not with an engraved J. Rigby or Westley Richards, but a (dead sexy) suppressed Sauer 404 Synchro [Read More…]
The J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma, is home to the world’s largest privately-held firearms collection in the world. With more than 12,000 firearms and thousands of assorted items related to the firearms, it is quite the place. If [Read More…]
On the 22nd June Julien’s Auctions will auction property from the estate of the late comedian Jerry Lewis. Lewis, a comedian, actor and entertainer for over 60 years, died in August 2017, aged 91. Items from his estate will be auctioned at the Planet Hollywood [Read More…]
Big Power from Big Horn The AR platform keeps attracting new cartridges like moths to a flame. While it may be tiresome to see the same basic profile over and over again with new cartridges and configurations, there is sound rationale behind this phenomenon. The [Read More…]
Browsing through the CIP cartridge standards while doing a research, I noticed several cartridges named PICRA. The name was unknown to me and apparently, it is unknown to many others too. So I thought why don’t I do a little research to find out who has designed [Read More…]
Lapua from Finland begin the year with expanding their range of quality brass for hunters and long range competition shooters. If you’re shooting the .300 Norma Mag. or the .338 Norma Mag. in any of your rifles you now have another case and brand to chose from. [Read More…]
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