Recent content by t165

I just received my latest edition of Shooting Times and Joseph Von Benedikt stated he obtained a velocity of nearly 2440 fps in his 416 Ruger Hawkeye African with Hornady DGX and DGS 400 grain factory ammunition. Pretty impressive. I have a Ruger Alaskan 416. I have a chrony. I need to see...

Mine looks exactly the same. For some reason, I thought the WIN. MAG. was crossed out. They say memory is the second thing to go!

@CoElkHunter I have no practical use for these bigger bores. I've dreamed about Africa but never made it over there. I purchased them because I have loved guns since I was a young boy. I've had more fun shooting and hunting with my rimfires and air rifles over the last decade than all my...

I ordered a NIB CZ American 458 Lott over a decade ago. When it arrived the 458 win was crossed out and lott was added above the win. I guess the factory reamed them out. Unfortunately, my stock did split. The split was on the bottom running from the recoil lug through the magazine well. I...

Here is a size comparison image between the 20' barrel 416 Ruger Alaskan....the 375 23' barrel Ruger Alaskan Laminate. The top rifle is a CZ 485 Lott with a 25' barrel.

I own both a 416 Ruger Alaskan and a 375 Ruger Alaskan. The 416 Alaskan seems easier to shoot than the 375 Ruger. The 416 is a 20' barrel Hogue stocked rifle with a decent recoil pad. The 375 Alaskan is a 23' barrel laminate stocked barrel with a thin recoil pad. I really need to add a better...