The Mighty 416 Ruger

[Gatehouse]

There have been lots of people that have already necked up and down the 375 Ruger brass...416 of course has been done...

Word on the street is that Ruger is going to release it fairly soon.

 

[MTM]

Oh great, here we go again. Bla, bla bla new king bla, bla bla.

 

[BwanaDave]

I for one would welcome it. Im trying to decide weather to rebarrel a 308 Norma to 416 taylor or possibly the new 416 Ruger.

 

[redlaker1]

just read about the wildcat in rifleshooter mag, said its pretty much identical performance to the 416 remington, just shorter case

 

[SuperCub]

Ruger might be able to pull of a 375, but I doubt the 416 would sell in any great numbers.




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[pharaoh2]

just read about the wildcat in rifleshooter mag, said its pretty much identical performance to the 416 remington, just shorter case

Is that a new issue just out?

 

[redlaker1]

just got it in the mail yesterday

 

[J Stuart]

Oh great, here we go again. Bla, bla bla new king bla, bla bla.

At least Ruger are keeping the cases plain, simple and useful....unlike Winchesters effort.

 

[MTM]

I for one would welcome it. Im trying to decide weather to rebarrel a 308 Norma to 416 taylor or possibly the new 416 Ruger.

The Ruger will be a fair bit more powerfull. Brass will be easy once you've got dies.

 

[Gatehouse]

just read about the wildcat in rifleshooter mag, said its pretty much identical performance to the 416 remington, just shorter case

Funny thing is that Jon Sundra named it the "416 JRS" After himself, of course...

Except it was done about 10 minutes after someone got 375 Ruger brass! And results posted on the intraweb!!

 

[Gatehouse]

The Ruger will be a fair bit more powerfull. Brass will be easy once you've got dies.

Dies became available about a year ago!

I don't think the 416 Ruger will do anything the 416 Rem cannot do, though...

Although the beltless case WILL be far cooler, of course

 

[Gatehouse]

Ruger might be able to pull of a 375, but I doubt the 416 would sell in any great numbers..

you want one, and stop pretending you don't

 

[SuperCub]

you want one, and stop pretending you don't

I've often thought about a 416 of some sort. Maybe if I lived in a location where moose hunting was more available to the rest of the Canadians living there.

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[J Stuart]

Personally I suspect that it would be a very good match with a quality Husqvarna or Brno mauser action, particularly when paired with a good receiver sight.

And just think...you could clean it by running your cat up the bore, imagine the savings on patches.

 

[SuperCub]

Personally I suspect that it would be a very good match with a quality Husqvarna or Brno mauser action, particularly when paired with a good receiver sight.

..... which is exactly the same arguement for the 416 (and 375) Taylor.

How does the Ruger brass feed from a 98 action?


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[J Stuart]

..... which is exactly the same arguement for the 416 (and 375) Taylor.

How does the Ruger brass feed from a 98 action?


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I have not tried it....but by God, I want to !

 

[martinbns]

I think this will make your 375 Ruger a collectors item, you had better raise the price to $4,999 on the EE for yours.

 

[MTM]

If they keep it in the Hawkeye it'll be fairly cool. I'll stick with my CRF Mod. 70 .416 Rem.

 

[SuperCub]

If they keep it in the Hawkeye it'll be fairly cool. I'll stick with my CRF Mod. 70 .416 Rem.

That's the thing, a light weight short action 375 may be ok for most shooters, but for any caliber bigger than that it may be too much of a good thing in not enough rifle.

I've never shot anything larger than a 375, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want a 416 in a lightweight gun.


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[blargon]

Maybe they'll beef up the African model for the 416.