.416 Rigby Ammunition

tarbe · Jul 28, 2017

If you shoot a Rigby and don't handload, you might want to check out Corbon.

They had 12 boxes of Rigby with 350gr TSX for about the cost of brass and bullet.

Tim

sierraone · Jul 28, 2017

tarbe said:
If you shoot a Rigby and don't handload, you might want to check out Corbon.

They had 12 boxes of Rigby with 350gr TSX for about the cost of brass and bullet.

Tim

Tim, not familiar with the ammo but looked at the web site. Is the 350 grain bullet and this load ok for buffalo?

tarbe · Jul 28, 2017

I am not the expert on 416 loads for Buffalo....but I would not use a 350gr on Buff (even X bullet) unless I was getting charged and that was what was in my rifle.

Will it work? Probably just fine most of the time. But I would stick with a good 400gr for Buffalo.

These would be great for Eland and such...or practice, at that price.

My $0.02

Hopefully some guys who've actually killed multiple buff with the 416 will chime in.

sierraone · Jul 28, 2017

tarbe said:
I am not the expert on 416 loads for Buffalo....but I would not use a 350gr on Buff (even X bullet) unless I was getting charged and that was what was in my rifle.

Will it work? Probably just fine most of the time. But I would stick with a good 400gr for Buffalo.

These would be great for Eland and such...or practice, at that price.

My $0.02

Hopefully some guys who've actually killed multiple buff with the 416 will chime in.

Just wondering. I shoot Hornady at the range because it's cheaper. But I have both Nosler and Barnes solids and softs if I ever to start to ramp up for buffalo.

Same with my .404, Hornady for the cheap stuff and Nosler for the good stuff.

poprivit · Jul 29, 2017

I've got a few boxes of Kynoch 410-grain softs and solids that I want to sell. These are new production - 5 to a box. $46 per box.
20 boxes of soft point and 7 boxes of solids.

matt85 · Jul 29, 2017

the 350gr .416" TSX would be the ideal Barnes expander for hunting buffalo with your 416. these type of mono-metal bullets are usually more effective when a little light for caliber. a 400gr TSX will do less damage and increase the chance of a second animal being wounded by accident. having said that, be very careful as the 350gr TSX will still very likely pass threw a buffalo on a broad side shot.

I would absolutely feel comfortable hunting buffalo with a 416 using 350gr TSX bullets.

-matt

Ironhorse375 · Aug 8, 2017

Tarbe,
I saw that and grabbed a box should be here tomorrow.
And just in time, I pick up my new to me,RSM same day. Can't wait to get them together

CTDolan · Aug 8, 2017

matt85 said:
the 350gr .416" TSX would be the ideal Barnes expander for hunting buffalo with your 416. these type of mono-metal bullets are usually more effective when a little light for caliber. a 400gr TSX will do less damage and increase the chance of a second animal being wounded by accident. having said that, be very careful as the 350gr TSX will still very likely pass threw a buffalo on a broad side shot.

I would absolutely feel comfortable hunting buffalo with a 416 using 350gr TSX bullets.

-matt

Agreed. It'd be wicked good.

.416 Rigby Ammunition

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