Originally Posted by Starman
Originally Posted by MikeMcGuire

I didn't say they did. What I said is you look at a lot of wood/blue custom guns it is 375 and up where you see the quarter ribs.


And I said H&H still produce .375 safari rifles
without such.and have doing do for over a century now

Ralf Martini had been producing top grade
English style mausers for some time , and
ribs are optional according to customer
budgets and tastes.His entry level featured
offering at $19000 does not include quarter rib.

D'Arcy Echols Classics I've yet to see his large
bores with quarter ribs.

Jerry Fisher, he will build them with or without.



You have missed the point. Pick out the custom wood/blue rifles with quarter ribs and they will be nearly always 375 and up and often the very few that are smaller calibres will have a quarter rib because they are one of a pair of rifles.

By why are companies like Winchester, Weatherby and Kimber putting the 375 bore with the 416 and 45 and the 338 with the 300, 7mm Mag etc .I will tell you why and the answer is what the market will bear and the market will bear higher prices for a big bore.