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I asked this question on the other board and had no responses. I was just wondering if anyone has ever shot a 416 remington and could tell me first hand how bad it is shoot. I heard that most people cannot handle it and was wondering how it compared to 12 or even 10 gauge as far as kick (obviously much worse I assume though). Being 180 lbs I just wondered........
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Any one have any experience with the 416 Remingtton?

    Do not hear much about it in what I read.

    Sage 1
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    you don't hear much about it as there aren't that many cape buffalo or elephants this side of the pond, I built one for a customer once as his p.h. said it was easyest to get ammo for 'over there'. My customer never made the trip and I've heard the rifle hasn't shot a box of shells since (10 years). Lots more power (on both ends) than you need for anything on this side of the pond.
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  • swearengine
    I had an old Enfield laying around that I built into a 416 Remington. I left the barrel unturned so it is a bull configuration. That dampens much of the recoil. The rifle weighs 15 1/4 lbs. When it is loaded with 5 cartridges it weighs 16 1/4 lbs. I use it on whitetail deer occasionally. It is very pleasant to shoot but most people do not wish to carry that much weight so it is not the choice for everyone.
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  • cussedemgun
    sage,

    I have a Sako M75 big game deluxe in 416 Rem. It makes an excellent varmit rifle. Up here where I live, the varmits tend to be big & fuzzy. It's especially comforting to have when you're really-really scared or really-really mad.

    Jim

    P.S. I don't plink with it much.
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  • beachmaster73
    tremendous varmint round!!![:D][:D] One shot, no woodchuck!! Beach
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  • cussedemgun
    beach,

    We don't have woodchucks in Alaska, but we do have those pesky grizzle bears!

    There are some areas that during hunting season, a gun shot is like ringing their dinner bell. When a person is dressing an animal, doesn't hurt to have a buddy on look-out for 'varmits'.

    Jim
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  • nononsense
    Sage1,

    I have to run with Beach on this one, it's a great varmint cartridge because we rarely get to shoot it otherwise. It makes for good practice on woodchucks and prairie dogs. Near misses on prairie dogs can be just as spectacular and fatal as well!

    "Many African hunters still prefer to use the .416 Rigby because the lower pressures are less prone to developing problems such as stuck cases in the typically hot African climate."

    The .416 Remington can be loaded to lower pressure and get the same or better performance while using 20 grains less powder. Idiots that write stuff like this have no idea about real ballistics. They simply parrot what some other know-nothing stated wrongly.

    The .416 Remington suffers from an identity crisis similar to the .338 RUM and for the same reasons. Too many shooters put too much stock in the name of the .416 Rigby and the .338 Lapua rather than examining the equal performance of the less expensive Remington cartridges. It's a shame that name recognition tops value and performance.

    It's easier and less expensive to build a .416 or .338 Remington than either of the other two by a long shot. Some basic research will prove this.

    Best.
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