| Wanabebwana |
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| 08/03/17 02:23 AM |
The Best of British Magazine Rifle Cartridges
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The best of the best rising to the top.
.300H&H .375H&H .416 Rigby .404 Jeffrey .505 Gibbs
| szihn |
| (.400 member) |
| 08/03/17 05:00 AM |
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Re: The Best of British Magazine Rifle Cartridges
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I'd agree.
I have rifles in 3 of the 5.
| cordite |
| (.333 member) |
| 08/03/17 05:02 AM |
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Re: The Best of British Magazine Rifle Cartridges
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Yup, I also have 3 out of 5.
| szihn |
| (.400 member) |
| 08/03/17 05:16 AM |
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Re: The Best of British Magazine Rifle Cartridges
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Mine are the 300H&H, the 375H&H and the 404 Jeffery. All Mausers.
Because I have a 404 I really have no desire personally for the 416 Rigby, but I respect it a lot.
I have made a few of them.
My all time favorite 416 however is not British. It's the 416 Taylor.
It does the same job as the 416 Rigby, but because I can use a GEW Mauser instead of a Magnum Length action, I can build a nicer rifle for a given budget with the Taylor then I can with the Rigby and I have no loss of utility. A .416" bullet of 400 grains at 2350 to 2400 is fine for any big game I would ever shoot with some power left over.
I load my 404 Jeffery to 2300 FPS with 400 gr bullets and it's also just fine for everything I'd ever need. In fact, I actually don't need the 404. I just like it.
I REALLY like my 375, so much in fact that I am on the 2nd barrel.
I shot the throat out of the 1st one.