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JohnTheGreek
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Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?
30/06/07 05:10 PM

I agree with AZguy that the .416 Rem is a great choice! As an aside, I believe the pressure issue is VERY overstated as the .416 Rem operates at pressure not all that dissimilar to many cartridges regularly used in Africa and many other hot climates. For example, when was the last time you heard about people having trouble with their .270, .300, or 338 Win. in African or Texas heat? For that matter, shoot a 300 grain bullet from a .375 H&H case at published velocities and I'll bet dollars to doughnuts pressure is pretty much on par with the .416 Rem. If you are still really concerned about it, you can always load the .416 Rem to a traditional .404 Jeffery velocity and you have its ballistic twin with similar recoil. While you make a certain abstract sacrifice by not using the "classic" .404, you gain the very tangible ability to employ .375 brass in a pinch should .416 Rem brass become scarce or should an airline lose your ammo.

As for loaded ammunition, I order up regular batches from the folks at HSM (www.thehuntingshack.com) who produce good practice loads for under $40.00 per box of 20. They will also do a custom load for you upon request. Try getting that service from Federal or Winchester! Maybe I don't shoot enough, but after paying for brass, bullets, reloading gear, primers etc, I have always figured my time is worth more than the few bucks I would save reloading when compared to HSM prices.

Hope this helps,

John

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416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	edmhunter	30/06/07 04:55 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	NitroX	02/07/07 01:48 PM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	Ripp	01/07/07 12:32 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	JohnTheGreek	30/06/07 05:10 PM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	jro45	30/06/07 11:14 PM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	hoppdoc	01/07/07 12:25 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	JohnTheGreek	01/07/07 02:26 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	hoppdoc	01/07/07 10:09 PM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	JohnTheGreek	02/07/07 12:34 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	9.3x57	02/07/07 12:42 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	hoppdoc	02/07/07 02:03 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	Ripp	02/07/07 09:32 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	allenday	03/07/07 01:50 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	Mike_McGuire	03/07/07 03:07 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	Bigfive	05/07/07 08:43 PM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	9.3x57	02/07/07 11:05 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	9.3x57	01/07/07 11:06 PM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	allenday	01/07/07 01:49 AM
Re: 416 Remington is it a good chocie for Africa?	AzGuy	30/06/07 01:14 PM

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