Mike378,

I was wondering when the topic of muzzle brakes would arise! I hate the things though I haven't had much experience shooting with them. Muzzle blast probably bothers me more than recoil. I don't mind lugging a 12lb rifle either providing it's balanced.

I wouldn't rebarrel a .416 Rigby. I'd have it or a .45. The .450 does seem like a lot of work for the sake of having a Rigby case and yeah, I wouldn't bother with Bertram. Lots of good stuff to mull over. By the way, this rifle is intended to be unscoped.