Stopped by the LGS yesterday and noticed a couple of old cartons of 416 Rigby shells on the counter. After years of reading about hunting in Africa, I know that the 416 Rigby has a lot of history behind it. Knowing that history, I would have like to have picked them up just for the history of them until I noticed the price. One was at $265 and the other was was $285. Sure wasn't plinking ammo so I left it on the counter.
416 Rigby Shells
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I actually just did a search on .416 Rigby on Ammoseek.com. Amazingly there were 50 or more vendors selling the round. The best price was here ($85 for 20 rounds):
Dangerous Game Series .416 Rigby Hornady 8265
I suspect these would well thump any critter walking the earth 6 days a week and twice on Sunday!
Dangerous Game Series .416 Rigby Hornady 8265
I suspect these would well thump any critter walking the earth 6 days a week and twice on Sunday!
Valmet
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Assuming it wasn’t pre-WW1 era packaged Kynoch ammo, your LGS has their Rigby ammo priced out of this world.
They will also thump the shooter. A friend has a single shot Ruger in that caliber and I shot it once standing and once from the bench and I wouldn't pull the trigger again for love or money. Saying the recoil is brutal is a gross understatement. Larry
The Ruger single shots are known for their recoil on large caliber chamberings because of the stock design. You're not the first to complain about it.
PH Harry Selby made excellent use of this round. From what I can conclude from research and reading he kind of pioneered the use of the round and a Bolt Action weapon in Africa where the Double Rifle ruled. I've fired a modern rifle in .416 Rugby and it was, for me anyhow a shove as opposed to a sharp jab. It hits very hard on the business end as well.
ParadiseRoad
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...I acquired a TC Encore with a 416 Rigby barrel a while back...
...barrel has an integral muzzle brake...
...I haven't fired it yet...video below shows it being done...
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3T-itpTNM[/ame]
...a couple more...
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOpxwcwnhE[/ame]
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVYfnGNFzvo[/ame]
...barrel has an integral muzzle brake...
...I haven't fired it yet...video below shows it being done...
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3T-itpTNM[/ame]
...a couple more...
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOpxwcwnhE[/ame]
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVYfnGNFzvo[/ame]
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I am thinking that it was Kynoch ammo but my impression of the cartons lead me to think maybe from the 50 or 60's.
