Ok I have a few views on this subject that I would like to share
1) This talk about arriving somewhere without your ammo to me is a mute point. It dosent matter what calibre you have usually the ammo would be secure in your suitcase so if the ammo goes missing so do your clothes. The rifle is usually carried in a gun case seperate from your suit case and that is more likely to go missing than the ammo although both happen.

2) On the weight issue these days with all the modern electric gadgetry and trichery stuff that hunters carry in their day packs adds up to more weight carried needlessly than the diference in weights of rifles. Also 1/2 pound of extra weight in a pair of hunting boots will do more to create a crook back and fatigue than carrying the 1/2 to 1 pound extra in a hunting rifle .

3) On the original question "416 ruger best 416 of all?" I would say no . But if you ask is it the best modern times creation in 416 calibre I would say yes. Being realistic about this we can say that the 416 rigby or weatherby will out shoot the 416 ruger every time with beefed up loads and we would be correct. However the 416 calibre was designed to be shot with a 400-410gr bullet at 2400fps. Arguing the rigby has worked well for over ex amount of years is flawed. Any of the 416's available will do what the rigby was designed to do and that is all they need to do nothing more nothing less. Once you start looking at pushing higher velocities to prove the rigby is better you then need to look at the bullet construction and performance at the higher velocities.

For what I want to hunt the Ruger short barrel and resultant performance figures work for me.
A couple of examples:

1)400gr Woodleigh bullets at 2376fps Woodleighs velocity range 1800 to 2200 impact velocity.
Any Animal needing this bullet weight would most likely be shot within 100yds. No need for more velocity

2)340gr Woodleigh bullet at 2655fps Woodleighs velocity range 1900 to 2400fps impact velocity.
On plains game out to 250 to 300yds this load will do everything on offer.

Don,t think I need much more than these 2 loads to hunt anything on the planet.