Comments on: New 416 Ruger

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:53:40 +0000

Heath, thanks!

By: Heath

Heath — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:45:36 +0000

Here’s a link to a PDF from Hornady.

https://www.hornady.com/media_center/download.php?file_id=1685

By: Stump Buster

Stump Buster — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:51:06 +0000

I picked up my 416 Ruger last week and got a chance to shoot it over the weekend. I was expecting WAAAY more recoil than the rifle produced. I didn’t shoot for grouping yet, just fired a few rounds at an empty plastic soda bottle sitting about 30 yards away (both shots hit the bottle, so I think it’s pretty much sighted in from the factory). This rifle is going to be a hoot to carry and use (Hopefully on Northern Territory Buffalo). I’m happy with this rifle and like it “almost” as much as my 458 Lott (My Lott has a special place in my heart now that it’s been to Africa and provided splendid performance on Kudu, Zebra and Gemsbuck with 350gr TSX bullets loaded to 2750fps).

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:05:29 +0000

Heath, I am not sure, I have not heard anything.

By: Heath

Heath — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:23:07 +0000

So have they released this monster yet?

By: Joe mandt

Joe mandt — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:28:18 +0000

A number of years back, I remember reading about the .425 Express(?) wildcat cartridge, which basically was a necked up .338 Win Mag that duplicated .404 Jeffrey ballistics. I don’t see why you couldn’t get Rigby performance out of a blown out standard length Jeffrey based case. Dakota has been getting .375 H&H performance out of the same size case without the benefits of “heavy magnum” propellants, which, from what I have seen, will give you .300 H&H factory load performance from a 30-06. The Rigby is a pretty tame round pressure wise if you can call anything that big tame. We know from Weatherby experience that the belted version of the Rigby size case can be safely loaded to throw a 400 grain bullet at 2700fps+. I can see where ammo availability would be an issue in Africa, but that is the case with many newer rounds I suspect.

By: Baker D

Baker D — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:07:03 +0000

Despite the gun presses apparent love affair with ruger and hornady’s big game chamberings, they are still not popular with those that live and hunt in Africa. Unfortunately I am not one of those lucky few, but I have had the opportunity to talk to a couple of ph’s about these rounds and this is the scenario that has been posed to me. Suppose I go through the rigamaroll of shipping a gun and ammo to Tanzania. well if the bag with my ammo in it happens to be lost I will be showing up with a worthless gun as these ruger rounds are not readily available on the dark continent. Shopping in Africa is a bit different than in the States. That is not to say that I wouldn’t love to have one of these guns and I definitely appreciate the low price of both the rifle and the ammo.

By: Rick Casagrande

Rick Casagrande — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:13:21 +0000

I have ordered my 416 Ruger but here in Australia it takes a few months before the latest gear arrives from the states.
I hunted africa this year with a 416 Rigby and I can tell you there is nothing quite like it. We developed loads pushing 330 gs custom bullets at 3000 fps from the Rigby. The GS Custom bullets have drive bands which go to the outside bore line while the rest of the surface hugs the rifling and far less less pressure is created. Accuracy from my CZ 550 was an incredible 2.25 inches at 300 yards. Everyman should be using these South African created gems. These bullets allow modern firearms to use high level loadings without creating extra pressure.
I will use this 330gn projectile and 100 grains of ADI 2209 in my Ruger Hawkeye when it arrives as my handy bush and back up gun. I anticipate that 2600/2700 fps should be achievable easily
I just know the hogs and buffalo in Northern Australia are just going to hate the Ruger Hawkeye 416.

By: Letalis Maximus, Esq.

Letalis Maximus, Esq. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:20:29 +0000

Well, inasmuch as I already have the CZ 550 in .416 Rigby, I will go ahead and keep it. It is a great caliber and having it in a magnum rather than standard length action is no great problem.

What I have always wanted is something like what Ken Waters called the “.416 Express.” Waters used the belted .350 Remington Magnum case necked up to .416 caliber. It pushed a 300 grain Barnes X-Bullet at around 2200 – 2300 fps, IIRC. Waters put it in a short action bolt gun (a Ruger 77, to be exact), but I would like to see it in the Marlin 1895 lever action. Picture it – the .450 Marlin necked *down* to .416 caliber.

I am also a bit skeptical about the ballistic claims being made for this .416 Ruger. I suppose it is possible with modern powders and a really strong case. But I wonder if handloaders will be able to get to factory velocities with canister powders. I’d expect sort of the same performance that handloaders get with the 8mm Remington Magnum – its hard to get to factory ballistics with canister powders without starting to really worry about pressure.

By: SoonerBoomer

SoonerBoomer — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:00:12 +0000

I submitted this cartridge to AmmoGuide over a year ago, lol – great minds think alike – this will be a beauty with Hawk’s 500 gr RP bullet – SD is .413 MV 2160 ME 5179 TKO 64.18 should prove to be a hoot on Texas Rhino.

By: GunPundit

GunPundit — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:01:41 +0000

416 Ruger…

The Firearm Blog discusses this new round in Hornady’s Dangerous Game Series that will soon be available:
The round is basically a necked up .375 Ruger and offers performance comparable to the classic .416 Rigby in a standard length cartridge. Th…