416 Ruger who's got one?

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I'm am looking to buy a 416 Ruger in the Ruger Alaskan and I was wondering who has one and what they use it for? I'm looking at mine for a replacement for a 45/70 1895 I sold a while back as my all around guide gun.

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I had one and sold it,have a custom 416 ruger on the way,great rifle and caliber.Mine was very accurate and recoil was pretty mild for a .416
 
Can't you get dies for the 416 Ruger and just neck up from 375 Ruger brass? I don't care what the case stamp says
 
No issues with rifle at all,just have a custom .416 ruger that was completed earlier than expected.The factory rifles are great.
 
My .416 Alaskan is in the mail. Should have her next week!!! Look out whitetails!!! 350 grain should be enough, or should I go with the 400 grain....
 
I shot a mulie with a 350gr Speer Magtip once. It died. Shot a coyote with a 400gr Interlock too, IT DIED AS WELL! :D
 
jurban said:
I'm am looking to buy a 416 Ruger in the Ruger Alaskan and I was wondering who has one and what they use it for? I'm looking at mine for a replacement for a 45/70 1895 I sold a while back as my all around guide gun.

Thanks J
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While I don't have a .416 Ruger, for a while I did carry a .416 Rigby chambered Ruger #1. It is my opinion that the .416 represents the largest bore size that can be used with high velocity loadings of normal weight bullets for the flat trajectories necessary to be useful as a general purpose hunting rifle by an average recoil tolerant shooter. My recoil tolerance allowed me to make 3 shots prone, and I don't believe that my recoil tolerance is exceptional compared to others with equal shooting experience. By comparison I can fire 5 rounds prone from my .375 Ultra.

My go to bullets were the 350 gr Xs (the TSX wasn't yet available) and the Speer 350 gr Mag-Tip loaded to 2850 measured. It was interesting in those days that when ever I bought a box of 350 gr Xs the nose cavity was a different size, some quite large, others smaller. I tried various 400 gr bullets but other than the 400 gr solid that I liked, I was happier with the accuracy and performance of the 350s. Any of them would of killed any bear that ever walked, and that is why I had it.

I think that the same relationship exists between the .375 and .416 Ruger that exists between the big case .375s and the .416 Rigby. Either can be used as a general purpose hunting rifle and either would be useful as a powerful protection rifle. If your requirements lean more towards a protection rifle I would lean towards the .416, but if they lean more towards a general purpose hunting rifle I'd opt for the .375.

The Ruger Alaskan platform is one of the best available to the fellow who hunts or works under difficult conditions. I prefer a ghost ring and post sight arrangement to the express sight and bead, and the bead on the rifle as issued is a little delicate, particularly when carried in rocky terrain where any climbing against a rock face is required. It is also the wrong color (white) for use on white targets, but shows up quite well on brown or black ones until it gets knocked off. I don't care for the lines of the Hogue stock, but it's grippy texture in wet conditions allows me to overlook that.
 
Boomer - JURBAN already has a 375 RUM so I think he just wants a 416 Ruger to replace his 45-70 guide gun he sold a while ago.

I personally cant justify a 416 unless I was going to africa but Im already trying to justify to myself that I need a 375 Ruger.
 
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