| Kalunga |
| (.333 member) |
| 17/09/09 11:42 PM |
Re: Pick a .416 Cal cartridge! Which would you go for?
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The low gas pressure of the Rigby is not needed nowadays. The Brits used huge cases to lower pressure due to the instability of the powder they used, ie: Cordite.
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Today's powders allow safe maximum loads in smaller cases that duplicate the reduced pressure loads of the huge Brit brass, using less powder and giving less recoil.
I was talking about real life performance and I will never forget the experience a hunter I know made with a .416 Rem. in Benin. He took a shot at a buffalo that lost his sense of humour and charged instantly..... The problem then was that the action of his rifle didn`t open due to excessive gas pressure. These are the kind of problems I was talking about.
Kalunga