| JabaliHunter |
| (.400 member) |
| 22/03/09 08:44 AM |
Re: .416 Ruger Article
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Agree and have always felt it is a load of BS in most cases..hear the same BS about the .416 Rem--have shot litterally shot hundreds of 416 Rem's in hot weather--both here in the US and in Africa..knock on wood..but no problems what so ever--even with the "cheap" Remington extractors..
Have installed a Sako on it now and the other is a mauser action --but again, no problems with either...
Ripp
However unlikely, for curiosity's sake check out p72 of "Africa's most dangerous" by Kevin Robertson. I've heard this criticism alot, but this is the only substantiated claim I've come across.
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photo caption This sight should be enough to give any PH sleepless nights. Its the bolt face of a push-feed Remington 700 action minus its extractor! Excessive chamber pressure caused the bolt to freeze right in the middle of an elephant hunt. The extractor was ripped off while attempting to shuck a .416 Remington Mag case, effectively turning the rifle into a club! From a PH's perspective, this is most definitely not the type of bolt action to use on dangerous game.
I guess that is a least one thing in favour of the .416 Ruger is the M77 claw extractor...