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I've always thought the 9 pound .375H&H comes back with about 40-42 pounds, while a 9 pound .458 is around 56-58 pounds & a .460 WTBY is around 86. Considering the .577 Nitro is around 160 and the 4 bore at just over 200, I assume the .416 Ruger is somewhere in there with the 'light' kickers.

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Sure, the numbers you referenced could just as easily be used as a statement of relative recoil. My reference was a calculation (http://www.realguns.com/calculators/recoil.html) based on some of my own 300 and 350 grain .375 handloads and a specific rifle. I took into consideration a specific gun's weight, bullet, charge, and velocity and we tend to push a little on the velocity side. In this case I did apply the same method of calculation to the .416 Ruger so I would be close to an assessment apple to tangerine assessment.

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