Who here uses a 416 as their main goto rifle!!

Why not? said:
He certainly did!



This Ross M10 started out as a piece of junk, literally! Bevan King installed a brand new 311" barrel, and Kevan's brother Charlie did the English stalking rifle pattern stock work. He was one of the best-kept secrets in Canada.

Ted
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I like the 416 above in post #19.
It's built Holland and Holland style.
My dad had a Holland and Holland bolt in 300 H+H that got sold with the estate when he passed because it was almost new and immaculate and went for over $30K.
It looked a lot like the rifle above.
Not shiny or gaudy but with superb workmanship.
 
Gunoholic said:
I hefted a Ruger Alaskan in 375 Ruger in a gun shop and I would not want to carry that gun all day in the bush.
My Savage Brush Hunter in 375 Ruger weighs 7 1/2 pounds naked with a 20" barrel.
It is also accurate as heck with factory ammo.
There's no logical reason to keep it but it keeps getting passed over when I cull out the dust collectors to sell because I like its appearance and the way it shoots.
Culled out 8 guns I don't use any more including 4 SAs (in case Mulcair decides to get really stupid) this summer and sold them but the Savage Alaskan Brush Hunter survived again.
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If Mulcair is elected, it's not he who is stupid. As they say, you get the government you deserve. Owning a 375 bore is just good sense if you like rifles.
 
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My buddy swatted a cow moose with his CZ .416 Rigby last fall[400gr Partition].Recoil was nicer than my .338 Win mag I thought.Harold
 
Gunoholic said:
I hefted a Ruger Alaskan in 375 Ruger in a gun shop and I would not want to carry that gun all day in the bush.
My Savage Brush Hunter in 375 Ruger weighs 7 1/2 pounds naked with a 20" barrel.
It is also accurate as heck with factory ammo.
There's no logical reason to keep it but it keeps getting passed over when I cull out the dust collectors to sell because I like its appearance and the way it shoots.
Culled out 8 guns I don't use any more including 4 SAs (in case Mulcair decides to get really stupid) this summer and sold them but the Savage Alaskan Brush Hunter survived again.
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My Winchester M70 Alaskan in .375 weighs 8.2 pounds with a 3.5-10 Leupold mounted. Steel and walnut, 25" barrel. I'm going to take it to the west coast right away and see if I can't rust it into some unrecognizable form. With its weight and some careful ammo choices its hard to picture a hunting situation that it wouldn't take in stride.
 
Dogleg said:
My Winchester M70 Alaskan in .375 weighs 8.2 pounds with a 3.5-10 Leupold mounted. Steel and walnut, 25" barrel. I'm going to take it to the west coast right away and see if I can't rust it into some unrecognizable form. With its weight and some careful ammo choices its hard to picture a hunting situation that it wouldn't take in stride.
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The MEs out at 400, 500, 600 yards of the 375 Ruger factory ammo is greater than most conventional big game hunting calibers at the muzzle.
If you know the trajectory of your 375 Ruger ammo fired from your gun and have the skill to place the bullet correctly this is the mother of all long range timber clear cut hunting guns.
That 270 grain SP reaches out a long, long way to anchor that moose to the ground.

My brother-in-law has a Mark V in 378 Weatherby (a suped up 375) and likes doing that Quigley kind of hunting from tree stands on the edges of clear cuts.
He's deadly with that gun.
His motto is "let the bullet do the walking". ;)
 
Gunoholic said:
The MEs out at 400, 500, 600 yards of the 375 Ruger factory ammo is greater than most conventional big game hunting calibers at the muzzle.
If you know the trajectory of your 375 Ruger ammo fired from your gun and have the skill to place the bullet correctly this is the mother of all long range timber clear cut hunting guns.
That 270 grain SP reaches out a long, long way to anchor that moose to the ground.

My brother-in-law has a Mark V in 378 Weatherby (a suped up 375) and likes doing that Quigley kind of hunting from tree stands on the edges of clear cuts.
He's deadly with that gun.
His motto is "let the bullet do the walking". ;)
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The 3020 fps 235 grain ESP Raptor load I'm using functionally duplicates the trajectory of a .300 Win out to 500 yards, putting it in the same league as most of the little magnums and other 3000ish cartridges at least that far.
 
Kevan said:
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My 416 Taylor
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Damn. I didn't need to see that. What a beauty!
 
Why not? said:
He certainly did!



This Ross M10 started out as a piece of junk, literally! Bevan King installed a brand new 311" barrel, and Kevan's brother Charlie did the English stalking rifle pattern stock work. He was one of the best-kept secrets in Canada.

Ted
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and really a good man to talk and deal with.

Phil
 
Thanks to all for the kind words and compliments, it really means a lot to me.

And to the OP I apologize for side-tracking your very fine thread.

Again, Thanks Fellas !
 
cam1936 said:
Looks like you have the picture posting figured!

That is a beautiful rifle! Did your brother do the metal work as well? Is that rig integral? Looks very nice.
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Thank-you, its taken a bit of trial and tribulation to do the picture thing !!
Brother did all the metal work as well as the stock. The action is an '03 Springfield.
The barrel is a full octagon with an integral rib, the rear sight is one standing and three folding leaves.
If I remember correctly he actually built it and two others while attending Trinidad College.
After graduating from the college he and his wife returned to their home in Faro Yukon where he continued his gun building hobby while working full time as well.
He did very little work for others, his passion was large bore builds like 404s, 510 Wells, 505 Gibbs, etc.
As for this 416 it shoots every bit as good as it looks and it was one of his favourite Bison rifles.
 
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Kevan said:
Thank-you, its taken a bit of trial and tribulation to do the picture thing !!
Brother did all the metal work as well as the stock. The action is an '03 Springfield.
The barrel is a full octagon with an integral rib, the rear sight is one standing and three folding leaves.
If I remember correctly he actually built it and two others while attending Trinidad College.
After graduating from the college he and his wife returned to their home in Faro Yukon where he continued his gun building hobby while working full time as well.
He did very little work for others, his passion was large bore builds like 404s, 510 Wells, 505 Gibbs, etc.
As for this 416 it shoots every bit as good as it looks and it was one of his favourite Bison rifles.
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I worked in Faro, Yukon for the Cyprus Anvil Mines back in the 70s.
Good hunting and fishing country.
I'm sure a good gunsmith would be well appreciated there.
 
I don't have a 416 yet, but I do load 350gr Speer mag tips at about 2500fps in my 458win. Pretty flat to 250 yards and it's the closest thing to a freight train I've found yet. I would love to get another CZ 550 in 416 Rigby. Actually I'd love to have the full set; 375H&H, 416 Rigby, and 458!
 
Here's mine.
700 in 416 Rem Mag.
Don't use it much here in the flatlands but this day I had it out shooting gophers.

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