| Postman |
| (.375 member) |
| 30/04/18 11:14 PM |
Re: Head-to-head- 416-Rigby-vs-416-Remington-magnum
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I have found the mid .40cal is neither fowl or fish. The .416Rigby is a good cartridge but...its not a stopping class caliber here one would need more bulletweight and caliber. It´s not an ideal caliber for plainsgame either. One doesn´t need that much power to bring down animals up to eland size. The .416Rigby has longrange potential because of its case design...but big game are not shot at long range..it´s shot at close range where I see a heavy double is better. For long range plains game shooting a .338win, 270wea etc is better choice. Yes the .416Rigby can max it´s longrange potential with a 300grain spitzer bullet loaded up to .416Wea performance...but the 300Win mag will do the same on any antilope....and with a lighter rifle. The .416Rigby is versatile because bulletweights from 250-450grain is offered. However if I had to shoot 250grain bullets I wouldn`t use the .416Rigby I would use the .338...and if I had to shoot 450grain bullets I would go for bigger caliber because then it would be needed.
If I were today to have a mid .40cal rifle a .404Jeffery would become my choice. It can be made on a stand length Mauser action and build lighter.
The .416 is a compromise caliber and there’s nothing wrong with that. My .338 won’t legally take buffalo, and my .500NE double is range limited for hunting plains game.
If I want a single rifle safari battery, the .416 is ideal when large DG is on the menu. The power and penetration is superb and the range can be really stretched for smaller game simply by changing bullets....... It’s much easier to take two or three types of bullets, i.e. 340 grain PPSP for plains game, and 410 grain softs and solids for the big stuff than it is to lug two or three rifles half way around the world....... I’m a rifle nut with a safe that is leaking rifles of all manner of calibers and actions, but I don’t want to lug them all around with me at the same time.
Sure, there is a good degree of specialization in caliber and rifle choice, but when a broad spectrum of applications is expected on a given outing, then compromise is the magic word........