Unless otherwise noted, these reviews carry the guns prices at the time of the original review. The 10 Best Dangerous Game Cartridges - Gun Digest Without picking hairs, we believe the .416 Taylor ought to be considered an easy-bullet substitute for the .404 Jeffery (which takes 0.423-inch diameter bullets, of which there arent many choices) instead of a poor-mans .416 Rigby. Shot angles on dangerous game- particularly during adrenaline-pumping encounters while attempting to finish off a job poorly started- are often less than ideal, and unless the bullet has what it takes to penetrate many feet after shattering massive bones and encountering shockingly dense, thick muscle, it may not reach vitals. The .416 Rigby cured me of this folly. I was looking for the Barnes high BC bullets but not having much luck I'm gonna stick a 3.5 x 10 Leupold Long Range (M3 or M1) on it and load up some bullets. FIREARMS. The .416 Ruger uses the non-belted, sharp-shouldered, parallel-sided .375 Ruger cartridge case as its parent and fits into standard, .30-06-length bolt actions. However, the Rigby cartridge is loaded to the relatively low maximum allowable pressure of 325MPa (47,100psi) while the Remington cartridge has a stipulated maximum average pressure of 430MPa (62,000psi). The sight base was held to the barrel by two bolts, and was also soldered in place. Pressing onward with our test session, we got a best group at 100 yards of 2.5 inches for five shots, more than good enough for any hunting we might do. [4], Prior to the invention of cordite, rifles used gunpowder (black powder) as a propellant. Gun Range Etiquette How Shooting Affects Hearing The Mag Spring Experiment List of all Handgun Calibers Guns and Civilization Abbreviations . In a good double rifle, the .450 Nitro makes a great choice for elephant, hippo and buffalo, effectively taking all three for well over a century. Virtually every firearm in his place was seized and kept for a lengthy time. 's maximum is 62,000 psi. The 338 Lapua bullet has an overall length of 3.681 inches. .416 Rigby | Handloader Magazine Joseph Von Benedikt visits with Aaron Oelger from Hodgdon about the unprecedented demand on the shooting supply industry. The .416 Rigby was intended for use in Africa and India. Prior to the ban on hunting in India, the .416 Rigby was successfully used to hunt dangerous game there which included the Bengal tiger, Indian rhino, and elephant.