FOR WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO STOP A CHARGING GARBABE TRUCK.....

After building two .416 Taylors (for my two sons), I began feeding them (the rifles - my sons were already well fed). It didn't take long for me to realize a few things. First, there isn't a great supply of .416 bullets and what is available is running well over a USD per round. Second, my sons were determined to shoot everything I would load as soon as they could!

Also, we recognized that the Taylor (with jacketed bullets) has much more usable horsepower than we necessarily always need. My oldest son drilled a Whitetail with a 350gr. Speer Hot Core and shot it well, but the deer did run off (the Hot Core just whistled through). So, I started a good journey into cast bullet loads for the Taylors - both for hunting and for fun shooting.

While trying to obtain a good .416 mold was difficult, trying to find cast load data on the Taylor was an experience in itself! But, after much research and a LOT of load development, we have managed to find a couple of cast loads that really perform.

With a 350gr. RCBS cast bullet, we now have two favorite loads. One is a playtime load, moving at 1200fps., that allows us to shoot 100+ rounds without any shoulder aches. This is a load with Trail Boss powder that is phenomenally consistent and very accurate. The second load is with AA-2015 and moves the 350's right at 1800fps. The accuracy is exceptional and the performance is outstanding.

While it's true, these loads are not giving top-end performance in the Taylors, they are giving quite enough. And, the cast bullets are costing only pennies per round!