It is a .458 necked down to .416. Pretty much duplicates the original Rigby ballistics in a much cheaper to shoot rifle. It was Bill Ruger's favorite dangerous game cartridge. John Wooters used it on all the big bad boys in Africa as did Maj John Kingsley-Heath and the father of the cartridge...
Pop- yes I have a #1 .416 Rigby that is a hoot to shoot. Very accurate rifle. I usually launch 400 partitions 2500fps from it.
JD338- this thing is verry accurate. Typical Charles Gatlin rifle. No problem shooting 3/4" groups but I feel like it will better that with some load developement. I...
Pop I have been busy of late, sorry for late posting. The load was a 185 Nosler traveling 1250 from the 6" barrel. I will go back and look up the powder charge. reflex264
Not exactly new but finally finished after several changes. .416 Taylor. It will shoot under an inch with 400gr partitions or 300gr TSX bullet. Shoots flatter than a .375 H&H with the 300grs launched 2800fps. reflex264
I forgot to get back on this one. She was hit with a quartering shot entering at the front edge of the liver and hitting the back edge of the left lung it ripped the right lung apart. The bullet stopped under the skin. reflex264
The barrel is made by Storm Lake. Very good craftsmanship.
Shot a nice fat doe this evening with the 21SF .45. She was 20 yards from my tree. She traveled 10 yards and piled up. The load was a 185gr Nosler at 1200fpr from the 6" Storm Lake barrel. Fun Hunt!!! reflex264
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I am going to carry this one to kill a whitetail. Glock 21SF .45 ACP. It is shooting 185grs 1200fps from the 6" barrel. It has a trigger job and a 3.5 connector so it doesn't feel so much like a cap gun. Capible of shooting under 1" at 25 yards. We shot it side by side into the ballistic buff...
I am loading them with 67.0grs Magnum lit by a CCI 250. Barrel stays cool and no pressure signs at all. Groups are staying .375 and under. Glad you boys liked him. I am going to try to set up for a 600 yard kill with the old rifle this season. reflex264
I am loading them with 67.0grs Magnum lit by a CCI 250. Barrel stays cool and no pressure signs at all. Groups are staying .375 and under. Glad you boys liked him. I am going to try to set up for a 600 yard kill with the old rifle this season. reflex264
I too am very curious about the construction of the new bullet. I appoligize for worrying the Noslers to death but I sincerely hope it did some good. If the new bullet does indeed have a partition I can see that it would be very useful. I still want the old one back though. reflex264
Rifle season open here in a couple of weeks and I have several good bucks and one great one.This is a terrible pic of the booner. He was running flat out 300 yards away right at dark. All I had time to do was stick the camera up and snap. Then I had to use the computer to clean it up. Very...
I have been sifting through some of my field test data with the .458 300gr PP bullet and have some more that you might get a kick out of. This was a brief overview from a hunter that carried my loaner rifle and ammo to Canada after trophy black bears. I will start with some of the posts leading...