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Ok so i'm getting ready to order a 7mm-08 or 308 NULA. I prefer a .308 as for the larger bullets in case i do Elk etc down the road. But, are the barrels so thin that Melvin prefers smaller calibers? Also what paint color do you guys recommend. Really can't find where are the different choices are on his website. Trying to get a feel for what i want before i call him.

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sawtooth,

The barrels aren't necessarily "thin" on NULA's. The weight is saved elsewhere, in the action and stock, so you can order whatever barrel contour you want and still end up with a light rifle. In .30 caliber I prefer the #2 contour, which is .6" at the muzzle.

Melviun also doesn't "prefer smaller calibers." Order whatever you want. He'll make you a .416 Rigby if that's what you need.



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A #2 between 21" and 24" in either of those would be really nice. I prefer the "traditional" stripes regarding paint. Mine have been #2s and have balanced well and consistently put multiple loads to roughly the same impact, regardless of load and whether the barrel is clean, dirty, hot or cold. I shot my .270 yesterday and tried four different loads, four shots each, and am sure the composite of all 16 shots would have gone less than 2".

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He'll make you a .416 Rigby if that's what you need.


If someone would like a NULA in .416 Rigby, here you go...
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=307675300
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Correction, that's a ULA, not a NULA. grin

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I've seen that gun on line for sale, before. I don't know if it's the same guy trying to sell it or someone else. It's probably in perfect shape... smile

It will take more than a muzzle brake to keep a 7 3/4 pound .416R from stomping the stuffings out of a shooter. Maybe they're buying it, shooting it and then listing it... shocked

I'm currious about the history on this one.

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Originally Posted by sawtooth1
Also what paint color do you guys recommend. Really can't find where are the different choices are on his website. Trying to get a feel for what i want before i call him.

thanks,


Melvin will literally paint it any color you want. When I ordered mine and said I wanted grey with black webbing, he said he wanted me to go "Ooh and Ahh" went I got it. He asked me to go to a store that stocked paint and send him one of the sample cards for the color I wanted it so he could match it, giving me exactly what I wanted.


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I wouldn't shoot the Rigby ULA on a bet. I also don't intend to buy another NULA in any cartridge that recoils more than .30-06 and I'm a .300 Magnum fan, just in other rifles.

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Originally Posted by DesertMuleDeer
I wouldn't shoot the Rigby ULA on a bet. I also don't intend to buy another NULA in any cartridge that recoils more than .30-06 and I'm a .300 Magnum fan, just in other rifles.


I'm thinking that gun will get passed around a lot more than shot.

The barrel should last a while... cool

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The local public range sights in rifles for a fee and charges $20 more for above .300 Mag. I've never used the service, but told the rangemaster I planned to someday. I told him if I ever become wealthy I am going to buy a .505 Gibbs just so he could sight it in, which he thought was funny. This ULA would be even better.

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Originally Posted by DesertMuleDeer
The local public range sights in rifles for a fee and charges $20 more for above .300 Mag. I've never used the service, but told the rangemaster I planned to someday. I told him if I ever become wealthy I am going to buy a .505 Gibbs just so he could sight it in, which he thought was funny. This ULA would be even better.


He may not think it's too funny after he's sighted one in... laugh

He may want to up his big gun premium.

Ole Gunner 500 shoots his big .505 just for grins... cool

But, he's a recoil junkie.

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