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While perusing the interwebs, I came across a Ruger No.1 chambered in the 416/470 cartridge. That is, a 470NE necked down to 416.
Thinking this must be a fairly recent development, I looked into it further and came up with this:

https://www.africahunting.com/threads/416-470-sxs-double-rifle-john-rigby-co.2743/

So, I guess Rigby had done this well before the 500/416 which is similar but 1/4" shorter and of course the new 416 No.2 which, in length, is somewhere in between and dimensionally the same as the rimless 416 Rigby.

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Which brings us to this:
http://www.cartridgecollector.net/416-flanged-magnum



And this:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/807208602



So, maybe 'ol Butch Searcy beat Rigby and Dr. Stief to the 416 No.2 quite a few years ago!

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Again the link says the "Searcy" rifle was for a Ruger no.1 chambering.

Secondly was this flanged cartridge a .416 Rigby flanged? Or just another flanged NE cartridge necked down to .416? What is the parent case and ballistics? I will ask Bruce Bertram.

Lastly, a "rimmed .416" is of course not new. The .500/416 is a commercially available rimmed .416 and still chambered.

As of "ol'Searcy" its pretty good his "ol" rifles don't have to be sent out of the USA for repairs ... from reports, two to three times or more for some rifles, before being sold on ...

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John aka NitroX

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