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shakari
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Reged: 09/02/03
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Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s
10/02/03 12:52 AM

Hi Kos,
I had a 416 Weatherby for about 5 years and as I'm a PH in Africa it got lots of work. Personally I found it to be a great (left handed)action on long shots etc, but that's not what I wanted it for. I needed a short range charge stopper. I found that the bullet was travelling so fast at exit it didn't have time to expand/perform before it exited. Finally I had 2 instances with (charging) wounded Buffalo that almost got me killed. Added to that the muzzle brake made me go completely deaf for 24 hours on one of the actions.

Eventually I took the rifle to a South African gunmaker who recycled the action into a .500 Jeffrey. Now THAT'S a rifle!

Whilst I appreciate that what I now have would not suit most people it surely does the job for me.

Cheers

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Steve "Shakari" Robinson
Kuduland Safaris (Africa) Ltd
info@kuduland.com
www.kuduland.com

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weatherby 416 magnum ??s	kos	29/01/03 06:47 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	holland465	24/02/03 07:54 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	shakari	10/02/03 12:52 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	mikeh416Rigby	27/02/03 06:57 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Aussiesteve	13/12/10 01:34 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	hunter_angler	14/12/10 05:27 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Huvius	15/12/10 11:41 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	szihn	14/12/10 10:14 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Altamaha	14/12/10 10:37 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	hunter_angler	14/12/10 11:03 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Altamaha	14/12/10 12:19 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	tophet1	14/12/10 12:48 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Ben	14/12/10 01:22 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Rule303	14/12/10 08:04 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Ben	15/12/10 10:38 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	tophet1	15/12/10 11:40 AM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	Rule303	15/12/10 09:24 PM
Re: weatherby 416 magnum ??s	hunter_angler	16/12/10 01:52 AM

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