NitroX
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| 08/03/17 02:53 PM |
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Re: 400 H&H
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The .416 Rigby hasn't been made in huge numbers either. There have only been about 2000 .416 Rigby rifles produced - ever. Ruger made over 1000 of those. And in the entire life of the cartridge, 105 years, Rigby has only made about 550 of them. It was Ruger who brought the .416 Rigby cartridge out from the fringes with a mass produced rifle and it took eight decades for that to happen. And only then were ammunition makers willing to take it seriously enough to add it to their catalogs. Before that, options for loaded ammo were very limited.
Interesting numbers.
Rigby SOLD something bettwen 150 and 300 Rigby "Big Game" Rifles in .416 Rigby in the first 12 months they offered it. I think they had planned for something like 50 to 75 rifle sales.
And not bad for a rifle costing from US$9,000 and more.
No wonder so many other makers were spitting on the internet or privately about it.