True. But I was talking about with factory loads. Which may not be a consideration with you, but it is with me. Which is why I'm not shooting a pure wildcat.

It's not much of a consideration. I've put a quarter box of Federal loads with the Speer Trophy Bonded Bear Claws through it. The rest have been handloads. Mostly with Hornady interlocks I load for practice, but also loads with Barnes bullets I've worked up for more serious stuff.

But I run my own business. If I'm pressed for time & have to choose how I spend it, I'd rather spend it at the range then at the reloading bench. So I just feel better knowing if I run low shortly before leaving for a hunt I could just order something from Midway. Online & at 2am if need be.

And all things being equal, it's easier & more comfortable to shoot a 400 grain bullet at 2400fps than it is at 2700fps. At least it is for me.

Also, I was talking about shooting the two cartridges in generally available factory rifles. I've never run across a rifle other than a Weatherby chambered for .416 Weatherby. And not many of those, either.

I don't like the stocks on those things. The largest Weatherby I've actually ever shot has been a .340, and I don't care to shoot anything bigger. According to the company their stock is supposed to mitigate recoil, but I don't see how they arrived at that conclusion.