| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 22/01/09 02:47 AM |
Re: Which .416
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NitroX
I have been told that the good old .404 Jeffery is slow with a poor SD, making it no good for buff and elephant. The bullets doesn't penetrate and there is no "punch". The new .425 Express is supposed to be better, but brass is no-excisting. Have you any experience with the .404 Jeffery?
Robie
The .404 (in a modern rifle) is every bit as good as the .416 Rigby/.416 Rem/.425 Express. I´m shooting a Rem700 in .404 with 22"-barrel (Lothar Walther barrel) for many years without ever having a problem with "stickies" or that....
Interesting--as I have been curious about the .404 for some time also--actually talked to a gunsmith yesterday in AZ about building one on a Winchester pre-64 action...think it would be a great all around gun to carry in Africa
Ripp