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- WMU248 near Edmonton
Ok I've decided what to start saving up to buy
a 416 Weatherby Mag
and when people ask "what are you going to hunt with that?"
the answer is "anything"
now I wonder if that comes in a stevens
416 Weatherby Mag
- Thread starter woodchopper
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Ok I've decided what to start saving up to buy
a 416 Weatherby Mag
and when people ask "what are you going to hunt with that?"
the answer is "anything"
now I wonder if that comes in a stevens
A PH that I had in Zimbabwe was packing a .416 Weatherby, mostly because someone had given it to him. He had pulled the brake off and loaded it down to Rigby speeds out of consideration of the Woodleigh bullets. The mag only holds two, which is somewhat of a drag considering its purpose. The rifle handled and balanced well with iron sights.
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- New Scotland
The 416 Rigby can be made to behave like the Weatherby, if you have some desire to do that.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
If you build a custom Mauser for the .416 Weatherby, you will have a better rifle than the Mk V, in that it is CRF and it will hold more rounds in the magazine. The Weatherby is perhaps the smoothest feeding bolt action available, but it is not CRF and it has a small magazine capacity.
I don't suppose it is worth telling you that a .416 Weatherby is a belted version of the .416 Rigby, and that for my money, the Rigby is a better round due to the lack of a belt. Or that when loaded to equal pressures they perform identically, and that Weatherby brass is nearly as expensive as Rigby brass. I was getting 2800+ out of my Rigby with 350 gr X's, and I was loading 2 grs below max. Another consideration is that a CZ 550 is factory chambered for the Rigby and is less than half the price of the Weatherby DGR.
I don't suppose it is worth telling you that a .416 Weatherby is a belted version of the .416 Rigby, and that for my money, the Rigby is a better round due to the lack of a belt. Or that when loaded to equal pressures they perform identically, and that Weatherby brass is nearly as expensive as Rigby brass. I was getting 2800+ out of my Rigby with 350 gr X's, and I was loading 2 grs below max. Another consideration is that a CZ 550 is factory chambered for the Rigby and is less than half the price of the Weatherby DGR.
You may want to look into the cost and availability of ammo first. It starts at about $99US per 20 Stateside. A die set starts at $65US. Roughly $50US for brass. No kiss, dinner or sweet nothings whispered in your ear either.
"...Weatherby offers a 350 grain Barnes X-Bullet..." At $146 US per 20 MSRP.
"...a .416 Weatherby is..." It's a necked up .378 Weatherby according to Weatherby's site.
"...Weatherby offers a 350 grain Barnes X-Bullet..." At $146 US per 20 MSRP.
"...a .416 Weatherby is..." It's a necked up .378 Weatherby according to Weatherby's site.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Very true, but when Roy Weatherby decided that the excellent .375 Weatherby didn't produce enough velocity, he designed his .378 cartridge from the .416 Rigby. Another .416 Rigby spin off is the .338 Lapua, but that's another story.
Would one fit in a P14 or M1917?
Does anyone know if this action is a reality for the Rigby/Gibbs???? Or is it just a bunch of cyber talk?http://www.montanarifleman.com/prohunter.htm
I know the Montana actions are a bit rough.....But so is my Brno and I still like it!
The only Weatherby I have ever seen that is worth owning was a MK V Safari Custom in 416 Wby...Very nice! Nothing wrong with that rifle! (other than the already mentioned Wby quirks).
If I were considering a rifle that nice I would spend a little bit more and get a Dakota 76 Safari in 416 Rigby...One would have to spend more than twice the money to get a slightly better rifle than this one.
Poor mans options include the CZ $1000.00, The Ruger $2000.00 or a semi custom $$ who knows.
I think a model 70 chambered in 416/375 Ultra would be the king of cheep "big 416's". The trick would be finding a used one in 300 Ultra (lots of used 300 Ultras around!). The Model 70 and the Ultra case could make one heck of a dangerous game rifle.
I know the Montana actions are a bit rough.....But so is my Brno and I still like it!
The only Weatherby I have ever seen that is worth owning was a MK V Safari Custom in 416 Wby...Very nice! Nothing wrong with that rifle! (other than the already mentioned Wby quirks).
If I were considering a rifle that nice I would spend a little bit more and get a Dakota 76 Safari in 416 Rigby...One would have to spend more than twice the money to get a slightly better rifle than this one.
Poor mans options include the CZ $1000.00, The Ruger $2000.00 or a semi custom $$ who knows.
I think a model 70 chambered in 416/375 Ultra would be the king of cheep "big 416's". The trick would be finding a used one in 300 Ultra (lots of used 300 Ultras around!). The Model 70 and the Ultra case could make one heck of a dangerous game rifle.
I don't know, not being overly familar with Enfields. ww w.wisnersinc.com.
