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Re: Head-to-head- 416-Rigby-vs-416-Remington-magnum
      02/05/18 10:32 PM

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One item no one has mentioned but I did find on several of my hunts to Zim..the 416 Rem. is used by a fair amount of PH's.. most camps I was at, one or more of the PH's had .416 REM ammo laying around somewhere. If you ran low or your ammo just didn't show up as it was being held hostage either in the airport in Paris or on some morons desk in customs...




There are some reasons why PHs often use the .416 Renm Mag.

1. They are left handed and the Rem 700 LH in .416 Rem Mag is the best LH rifle they can afford.

2. The Rem 700 is cheapish and PHs and appy PHs don't make a lot of money. So they get a reasonably effective cartridge in a cheap rifle.

Most would have a far better rifle and chambering if they could afford it.



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Several in Zim actually had them for clients to use should their rifles not show up..or, as a back up for the PH's main carry should an issue arise with their main rifle..

Not all were Remington's..I do agree, however the ammo at the time was more readily available and cheaper than the Rigby variety..was another reason told to me..

Finally the PH's I visited with felt the .416 was adequate for anything you bump into while out in the bush..and, up to this point, my experience has been just that... I have other calibers as well including .458W and 470 Nitro..but, really find the .416 about ideal for everything I have used it for to this point..due to an issue on my first hunt to Zim I used it for everything I hunted from small plains game up to buffalo..

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* Head-to-head- 416-Rigby-vs-416-Remington-magnum Ripp 26/04/18 11:07 PM
. * * Re: Head-to-head- 416-Rigby-vs-416-Remington-magnum NitroXAdministrator   02/05/18 05:55 PM
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. * * Re: Head-to-head- 416-Rigby-vs-416-Remington-magnum DarylS   04/05/18 01:40 AM
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