416 ruger African or guide gun like i need another 416

[dgr416]

I am getting the 416 bug again .My 416 rem mags all 4 are awesome but i think these rugers are a good investments .I hate to get another caliber but i was going to have a old ruger 77 tang safety my favorite safety fast as a doublle barrel built .My 416s have become too valuable to be boat guns and i wanted a 416 ruger so which rifle would you choose for investment and Alaska hunting ? The ammo for 416 tem mag is finally made again glad to see that ..I keep thinking of a fiberglsss stock for my winchester model 70 416 also .

 

[odonata]

...i wanted a 416 ruger so which rifle would you choose for investment and Alaska hunting ?

I never buy rifles for investment since I shoot them all (no safe queens!). A couple of years ago Lipsey's made a special edition of a 416 Ruger for the Alaska Professional Hunters Association (APHA). All of the extra rifles were being sold out of Arctic Ammo in Wasilla, AK. It would have been an intriguing guide gun to me if the bolt had been on the other side. I think I liked this one because it doesn't have that ugly butt stock that their other guide guns are afflicted with.

 

[Safari Dave]

I like the stainless/synthetic, if I were around salt water.

Maybe one will pop up on gunbroker.


I'm a .416 Rigby fan, but I've never seen a stainless/synthetic option in .416 Rigby.


I picked up a stainless/synthetic Weatherby .340 WBY Mag at a gun show a few weeks ago. She will be my Kodiak bear rifle, if she shoots...

 

[Andrew NOLA]

I have both the African and the Alaskan in 416 ruger

I put a Bell and Carlson stock on the Alaskan as I did not like the hogue stock that it came with

I like the shorter Alaskan better than the African

 

[Cowboy777]

The Ruger guide gun I feel is the best of the 416 rugers. As others have pointed out you can take it anywhere and it will not rust up. It’s short, light, easy to pack, and easy to suppress. I picked up a new one for $900 with dies.

 

[ldmay375]

I am getting the 416 bug again .My 416 rem mags all 4 are awesome but i think these rugers are a good investments .I hate to get another caliber but i was going to have a old ruger 77 tang safety my favorite safety fast as a doublle barrel built .My 416s have become too valuable to be boat guns and i wanted a 416 ruger so which rifle would you choose for investment and Alaska hunting ? The ammo for 416 tem mag is finally made again glad to see that ..I keep thinking of a fiberglsss stock for my winchester model 70 416 also .

I am a fan of the 20" stainless. My most used moose rifle is an older Alaskan 416 Ruger. Years ago, I replaced the stock on it with a McMillan fiberglass. I have another with an H-S Precision. Also have one of the APHA run that is still in the Hogue stock. It may get a Bell & Carlson stock, or not. My view of them as an investment, is only as a handy hunting and shooting tool. The 20" stainless 416 and 375 versions do that well for me. I like both cartridges a lot.

 

[meigsbucks]

I have one of the original Ruger Alaskan .416’s (sans muzzle brake). It is handy and weatherproof. One of my favorite rifles. The buff in my avatar was taken with it as well as seven Jean of PG.
I just had it at the range a week ago, practicing off sticks.

 

[Hunt anything]

I was going to suggest the Alaskan model, I have it in .375 Ruger. It’s a definitely a rugged rifle. Mine goes in the truck on the Saturday before Thanksgiving and comes out on 10 February, our deer season . We have land on Bon Secour Bay and I deer hunt there so it’s exposed to saltwater and the stainless barrel and Hogue stock come in pretty handy.
This rifle is accurate with a VX6 1-6x 24, bought it in 2013.
I would think the .416 Ruger would be the same.