I was flipping through my loading manuals looking for info' on the .405 Winchester (the Barnes manual neglects it, although I am contemplating trying their .411 cal 300gr X bullet). In the Barnes manual the calibers go from .408 to .416.
I always like to read the intro's for various calibers so since I have a .416 Remington I read the info' they have there and then compared that to what they claim for the other .416's.
Barnes omits the fact that the .416 Remington came out in 1988 and then make the following claim about the .416 Weatherby...
"The .416 Weatherby Magnum cartridge was introduced to the Weatherby line in 1989 to fill the demand created by hunters looking for a rifle that could be used on Dangerous Game and that fired a heavier bullet than the .375H&H but would be more versatile and flat-shooting than the .458 Winchester..."
Anybody that knows anything about cartridge history knows that while the .416 Rigby, developed in 1912 set the standard, it was languishing in obscurity, when Remington brought out their .416 in 1988. Weatherby realized immediately the impact the .416 Remington could have and reacted by jumping in with their .416 in an attempt to compete with the Remington cartridge. Fact is plain that the caliber(s) "hunters demanded" already existed in the Rigby and Remington .416's!*
In fact, the .416 Remington can be credited for reviving interest in the .416 Rigby and by motivating Weatherby to develop one and that's what the damned manual ought to mention... damn it...
* Plus the Hoffman and Taylor .416's
I always like to read the intro's for various calibers so since I have a .416 Remington I read the info' they have there and then compared that to what they claim for the other .416's.
Barnes omits the fact that the .416 Remington came out in 1988 and then make the following claim about the .416 Weatherby...
"The .416 Weatherby Magnum cartridge was introduced to the Weatherby line in 1989 to fill the demand created by hunters looking for a rifle that could be used on Dangerous Game and that fired a heavier bullet than the .375H&H but would be more versatile and flat-shooting than the .458 Winchester..."
Anybody that knows anything about cartridge history knows that while the .416 Rigby, developed in 1912 set the standard, it was languishing in obscurity, when Remington brought out their .416 in 1988. Weatherby realized immediately the impact the .416 Remington could have and reacted by jumping in with their .416 in an attempt to compete with the Remington cartridge. Fact is plain that the caliber(s) "hunters demanded" already existed in the Rigby and Remington .416's!*
In fact, the .416 Remington can be credited for reviving interest in the .416 Rigby and by motivating Weatherby to develop one and that's what the damned manual ought to mention... damn it...
* Plus the Hoffman and Taylor .416's
