Posted January 6, 2017 1:30 am by Comments

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.416 Rigby Magnum

By David Tong
David gives AmmoLand readers a short history and review of the .416 Rigby Magnum cartridge.

.416 Rigby Magnum
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USA – ” is a long out of print classic. That said, others including our own Jack O’Connor, the famous American author also used the caliber during his trips to the Dark Continent while after buffalo and the large pachyderm.

I had the opportunity to own and shoot one for about six years. There is nothing about it that is small. Its powder consumption per round has already been mentioned. Bullets are expensive, I always used Federal 215 large rifle magnum primers, and IMR-4350 Powder. Each reloaded round probably cost close to $2.50.

That may sound excessive. However, a box of Federal Premium ammunition at the time ran the princely sum of $135 for 20, and that was over fifteen years ago.

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