Aleko:

Although I've never worried about the availability of factory ammo as I never use it, I do understand the availability issue with repsect to components. Many years ago, my choice was the .450/.400 3". Right after I bought it, Bell sold to PMC and Bell brass dried up overnight. For a number of years, shoving money under people's noses didn't do much good. It worked for me just once and I got 60 rounds that I stashed. For my shooting during that time, I reloaded old Berdan primed Kynoch cases - I was that desperate.

Yeah, I think long term availability of .500/.416 factory ammo might be a valid concern, although I'm not quite as pessimistic about it as you are. Forget that. You'll be happier accuracy wise with handloads, believe me. The load I developed used a new Bell case, Federal 215 primers, 107.5 grains H1000, and a 410 Woodleigh. This load gave good velocity and superb accuracy.

Do it like this and you'll be fine. When you buy the .500/.416, buy all of your brass just once, say a minimum of 300 cases. That way you won't have any availability concerns in the future. The 410 grain .416 bullet will probably always be available. Considering caliber, I imagine that your concern about getting separated from your ammo and needing to buy some somewhere will only apply to Africa. Take a .375 as a second rifle, it will do in that pinch. That is, at least in part, what the second rifle is for. If you can't find .375 ammo, you probably won't be able to find anything else that would be of any use to you anyway.

If the above sounds too aggravating for you to consider then, in all candor, you'll be happier with a bolt rifle.
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