I also like the Taylor above all others
True, there are bigger and faster 416s out there, but to me that's not the point.
I love the ballistics of a 416 bullet of 400 grains going 2350 FPS from the muzzle. That's the same as the original 416 Rigby.
But the Taylor does it from a standard size rifle action and with inexpensive components. The rifles I have made in the Taylor carry nicer then the bigger magnum actions do and they kill very well. If you have for example, $2500 to spend on a rifle and you put $1200 into an action you have only $1300 left over for a stock, a barrel, sights, bases and rigs if you want them, a pad, and ALL the gunsmithing
Now a Taylor can be made on a 98 Mauser with an excellent action for dangerous game, but you will only have $150 to $200 in that action. So that leaves a LOT more money to spend on wood and gunsmithing.
In a nut shell, a $2500 416 Taylor made on a Mauser is a LOT nicer then a $2500 416 Rigby built on about anything, just because on the bigger fatter shells, you are going to eat up a lot of cash just buying parts. The difference in the "grade" of the rifle is always going to be more in the gunsmithing, and less in the parts. Anyone can buy parts, but to build them into a masterpiece is all about the skill.