Why 416 rigby on point? You going to Africa for some hunts?
My brother has the 416 remington and just loves it. Killed everything up to elephant with it
I have always had a love of big bore rifles and handguns. 416 Rigby is not my first choice. I want a 460 Weatherby. I also want a model 70/mauser controlled round feed action. I have a 30-378 Weatherby Mark V Accu-Mark. A great rifle, which uses the same case as the 460. I'm not impressed with the extractor and have broke one on a slightly tight fitting reload. The cases on the 30-378 tend to have the brass flow towards the belt after a few reloading's. Then the cases are shot. Still, when trying cases in the gun after sizing. One can get caught with a sticking case in the gun. Let me tell you, replacing the extractor is no fun. Driving out the pin that holds in the bolt is no small feat. I don't want that in a dangerous game gun. The 460 can also be loaded down to a 45/70 or all the way up to near the top of the scale in a game stopper.
Montana Rifle has a very nice high quality PH action that was built exclusively for this large cartridge. The 338 Lapu, 416 Rigby, 460 Weatherby and the 505 Gibbs are from near the same case. The gun feeds flawless and is as reliable as the sun. That's what I want. I have some health issue that threaten to slow me down much sooner then I ever wanted. My plan is to make a trip of a lifetime before my time is gone. I have always wanted a 460 Weatherby from just a young man. If nothing else, it keeps a man alive with the hope of such a possibility of a trip like this.
My plan is to spend a month or two in Alaska in late summer, early fall. If I can find a cabin to use. In a fly in location. Fish, hunt and get out before winter sets in. Call it a dream....even my wife is OK with me doing this/. She said everybody has the right to dream. I have friends and relatives in Alaska. They have invited me in the past. If I don't get this done in the next few years. My time will have passed. Shoot a moose, catch some Arctic Char, Rainbows, Salmon. Maybe shoot a few Ptarmigan. Maybe never get out and do any of it. Most days I haven't got much get up and go but just being there will help full fill much of that dream. Wish me luck.
I sold some guns and more might go, along with other things to help move this idea along.
I'll order my rifle next week.
NEVER give up your dreams..:thumbsup::thumbsup: