I'm going for a 416 Rigby

[oscar1975]

Good morning, I'm going to start saving up for a .416 Rigby, and I'll probably look for a used Brno or Cz. It'll take a while, but I'll get it. It's all a whim; I already have a .375 Holland and a .458 Lott. I'll probably try to sell the .243 WSSM Browning. Sorry for sharing.

Oscar1975

 

[Tintin]

That would be a great trio.

You could use the WSSM for a 458JCE project

Thread 'New from Sunshine Coast Queensland'

Nov 3, 2021

Hi everyone, My mate GeoffB recommended AH to me and I'm glad to be here. I've hunted South Africa in the Northern Transvaal in 2006 and built a 458 Lott on my return to Australia with the intention of going back. But I got divorced instead and life got in the way. I look forward to hunting Africa vicariously through this forum. Thanks for having me.

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[Creigh]

Good morning, I'm going to start saving up for a .416 Rigby, and I'll probably look for a used Brno or Cz. It'll take a while, but I'll get it. It's all a whim; I already have a .375 Holland and a .458 Lott. I'll probably try to sell the .243 WSSM Browning. Sorry for sharing.

Oscar1975

I mean, I could as well. I could sell my .243 as well. Is God trying to tell me something?

 

[oscar1975]

Ese sería un gran trío.

Podría usar el WSSM para un proyecto 458JCE :astuto:

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En España, todo lo relacionado con las armas es tabú, prácticamente sacrílego. Cualquier reemplazo de una parte sustancial de un arma debe ser manejado por el Estado, y esto implica una gran cantidad de burocracia y una cantidad considerable de dinero.

 

[oscar1975]

I mean, I could as well. I could sell my .243 as well. Is God trying to tell me something?

Go for a big bore. They're showing you the way.

 

[Tintin]

En España, todo lo relacionado con las armas es tabú, prácticamente sacrílego. Cualquier reemplazo de una parte sustancial de un arma debe ser manejado por el Estado, y esto implica una gran cantidad de burocracia y una cantidad considerable de dinero.

So the 458JCE might not take off in Spain ;-(

 

[CoElkHunter]

Maybe Townsend @Bob Nelson 35Whelen would be interested in your Browning .243WSSM? PM him. I know he doesn’t have one YET. LOL

 

[MontanaGrant]

Fine choice. I like the .416 Rigby. Haven’t used it on anything yet as I just got both of mine since last hunting season.

More punch than a .375 but more versatile than the .458 in my opinion. I won’t pet with my .375s but I don’t see myself buying another .458. Ill maybe go double rifle but not .458

 

[BC Tal]

Good morning, I'm going to start saving up for a .416 Rigby, and I'll probably look for a used Brno or Cz. It'll take a while, but I'll get it. It's all a whim; I already have a .375 Holland and a .458 Lott. I'll probably try to sell the .243 WSSM Browning. Sorry for sharing.

Oscar1975

416 Rigby is awesome! Keep the 243 and sell the 375... apparently it is next to useless anyway

 

[Doug3006]

Don’t be sorry for sharing your plans around here! Your desire for a 416 Rigby is entirely understandable. I am about to take my CZ 500 in 416 Rigby to a custom stock maker to restock in a pretty piece of Walnut. Then, at some point is the near future, I hope to kill a Dagga Boy with it. Dreams are what separate us from the rest of humanity. All men dream, but not equally. Copy and paste that last sentence into Google and read what T.E. Lawrence had to say.

 

[oscar1975]

Así que el 458JCE podría no despegar en España ;-(

It is not possible, legislation is too strict.

 

[oscar1975]

Maybe Townsend @Bob Nelson 35Whelen would be interested in your Browning .243WSSM? PM him. I know he doesn’t have one YET. LOL

It would be very complicated to sell a rifle that's in Spain; there's a lot of bureaucracy, a lot of obstacles. Neither guns nor hunting are well-regarded in Spain. It's a country of sheep.

 

[oscar1975]

416 Rigby is awesome! Keep the 243 and sell the 375... apparently it is next to useless anyway

I like my 375 much more than the 243 WSSM. Another option is to take your time and save for the long term. But my gun cabinet is overflowing, and here they won't let you document a new rifle if you don't have room in your cabinet. If I didn't sell the 243 WSSM, I'd have to buy another gun cabinet.

 

[oscar1975]

¡No te arrepientas de compartir tus planes por aquí! Su deseo de un 416 Rigby es completamente comprensible. Estoy a punto de llevar mi CZ 500 en 416 Rigby a un fabricante de existencias personalizado para reabastecerme de un bonito trozo de nogal. Entonces, en algún momento es el futuro cercano, espero matar a un Dagga Boy con él. Los sueños son los que nos separan del resto de la humanidad. Todos los hombres sueñan, pero no por igual. Copie y pegue esa última oración en Google y lea lo que T.E. Lawrence tenía que decir.

Muchas gracias por sus amables palabras. Me animan a ahorrar dinero y ser paciente.

 

[littlebear]

I love my CZ 550 Magnum in .416 Rigby

 

[Killo]

Muchas gracias por sus amables palabras. Me animan a ahorrar dinero y ser paciente.

Ánimo

 

[HWL]

If I didn't sell the 243 WSSM, I'd have to buy another gun cabinet.

You can't do anything better....

HWL

 

[generalzip]

I have a 375 Ruger Hawkeye FTW 22" with a 3.5-10 power scope and red dot on top (piggy back) and primarily use Barnes 270gr LRX bullets which are amazing between 75-300 yards where I take most my shots with this rifle. I also have CEB 275 and 300 grain bullets I've used on Eland and DG. I use a silencerco Hybrid suppressor

I also have 19.5" Winchester M70 .458 WM with Silencerco Hybrid. I use 420 grain CEB Raptors at 2380 and 450 solids at 2330fps. It has a Holosun 509T red dot mounted and pointed very fast and nice even with the suppressor.

I too long for a .416 Rigby or similar cartridge. I don't see the point in a .500 as I'm not a PH backing up clients. The 416 would be a great rifle for dangerous game with a 1-6 power scope.

I feel as though it is too close to my other calibers. The way I see it you bring generally 2 guns to Africa. For recoil sensitive shooters something like a 30-06 or .300WM and a 416 lets you hunt anything. It bridges long range plains game ability with short range stopping power for DG. For those with more practice and meat on their bones a 375Ruger/H&H AND 458 wim accomplishes the same task albeit with a bit more authority and less chance for animals to run very far if a shot isn't perfect. That said, a 375 will kill anything and without a doubt is the caliber to pick. Last trip, hippo, large eland, and cape buffalo were all taken with a 375 ruger and 275 grain CEB raptors with a single shot each. Hippo at about 50-60 yards head shot and buffalo at 170 yards neck shot. Eland was around 120 yards frontal shot into the neck.

After my recent trip to Limpopo I realized with my style of stop and stalk hunting there are many longer shots that present themselves. When I return next year hopefully I've decided the 2 rifles I'm bringing are a 300 norma magnum (230 grain berger) for long range plains game, and my 458 win mag with red dot specifically for buffalo.

I will loan my 375 Ruger to a friend to bring so I'll actually have 3 rifles there technically.

One thing that shocked me when I went was basically every rifle my 5 PHs had wore a suppressor. I'm glad I fit in and had suppressors on both the rifles I brought.

Just wanted to share my experience and thoughts with you to help you on your decision journey.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

Good morning, I'm going to start saving up for a .416 Rigby, and I'll probably look for a used Brno or Cz. It'll take a while, but I'll get it. It's all a whim; I already have a .375 Holland and a .458 Lott. I'll probably try to sell the .243 WSSM Browning. Sorry for sharing.

Oscar1975

I appreciate your honesty re the whim. Personally, I've never been much of a whimsical kind of guy. But a smart man knows himself.

I certainly don't see the need for all three of those big bores but if you're bound to get another, don't hesitate to unload the 243. Not a great caliber for Africa ... or much of anything else. I presume you already have something 30-06-ish? Cannot imagine a lot of range time with only those three recoil abusive and very expensive to shoot thumper calibers.