458 Winchester cartridges in the gun in the event of dire emergency. Bullets were available to load from a level of the .45 Colt, up into the .45-70 class, and then into the heavy magnum level. In short, there is a lot going for this cartridge, especially if you reload.
there was a chance that it would become a safe princess, to look at but never hold very much.
When asked as to which gun I would go for, I did not drop a heartbeat and told him that there wasn’t in my mind any question as to what caliber to chose. The .416 had all the pizazz you would ever Next was to do an overview of the .416 Rigby cartridge. I told him that compofind in any cartridge and that every time nents for the .416 were a lot more expen- you looked at the rifle or even the carsive and cases were harder to find. Bullet tridge you would find yourself blissfully sweating under the blazing sun of a Africa selection was mostly limited to heavy weights and heavy construction. The cost long past, but still carried in your heart. Even if you never get to go there, go for of factory ammunition was in a category, where if the recoil did not limit your shoot- the .416 and you will never look back and regret the choice. ing of the gun, the expense would do it. The factory loads would limit the type of I hope this gives you some load advice hunting you would do with the piece and and my thoughts on the cartridgesadcsdc
Leo Grizzaffi is a lifelong hunter and veteran of many African safaris. Author and reloading expert, his specialty is the care and feeding of big bore double rifles, however he also dabbles with the little calibers. Leo resides in California, where being a lawyer and judge in the City of Los Angeles sometimes interferes with his busy hunting and reloading schedule.
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