You big game hunter guys might get a kick out of this razor handle I made from a deactivated .416 Rigby cartridge. I weighted and balanced it to match my Merkur 38C, so it has a nice heft and feel.
Shop Made Razor Handle
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Dang that is COOOOL!
Never seen one like it.
Never seen one like it.
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Unless somebody else has made one like it, this is the only one! The .416 Rigby is a nice big fat, long cartridge. It dwarfs a .30-'06. Makes a razor handle just the right size and length. That's a 400 grain round-nose soft point bullet. I turned up a 10-32 threaded adapter on the lathe, bored out the bullet and bonded in the adapter. Piece of cake.
I have a CZ550 in .416 Rigby -- the American Safari version. I have in mind dolling it up a little, as the factory stock is a bit clunky. Shoots nice. Strong recoil, but manageable. A classic caliber -- of course!! At one time I thought I might shoot an elephant with it. The desire to do that has left me. I've seen enough dead animals and I can't likely eat an elephant. Nowadays I stick to upland birds and waterfowl.
Cheers!
Tony
I have a CZ550 in .416 Rigby -- the American Safari version. I have in mind dolling it up a little, as the factory stock is a bit clunky. Shoots nice. Strong recoil, but manageable. A classic caliber -- of course!! At one time I thought I might shoot an elephant with it. The desire to do that has left me. I've seen enough dead animals and I can't likely eat an elephant. Nowadays I stick to upland birds and waterfowl.
Cheers!
Tony
The zoo keeper would be furious!
CZs are terrific. I’ve had a few 22s over the years. Each was extremely accurate (with the right ammo) and beauties to look at. My 1012 12ga is another fine example of CZ craftsmanship.
lasta
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Did you remove the powder? I'd be careful about dropping that razor!
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Yes, of course, as noted. I started with a new case, never been loaded - never any powder in it. I could have started with an empty case that had been fired, but I wanted a nice clean un-marked case. .416 Rigby cases are not inexpensive as new cases go. New un-fired empty cases can cost almost $5 each. By the way, a box of 25 loaded .416 Rigby's is about $200 these days. The case is filled in a certain pattern, with epoxy and lead shot to get the weight and the balance the way I wanted it, and so the weight would be solid and never move around inside the case -- so the case is full of inert stuff. The key thing is deactivating the primer. I wanted the primer to look like a new, unfired one. I have my tricky, secret and proven ways to safely deactivate a new primer. It's not something an inexperienced person should do. Primers are little explosive devices meant to go off when given a good stout shock. They can hurt you. You don't want to start picking one apart -- especially without being aware of what is inside them, which also tends to be fairly toxic.
Cheers!
Would this be known as a cartridge razor?
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