23 October 2005, 05:25
woodsracer.416 Rigby Elk Sniping????
I was just wondering if anyone besides me use the venerable Rigby for long range Elk sniping and if so, what are your experiences? I shoot a .416 CZ550 Safari Mag bedded in a McMillian synthetic stock, scoped with a Leupold Vari-X III 4.5x14x50mm. The load is the 325gr Barnes X pushed by 110gr. of RL-22 and chronies right at 2900 fps. Balistically, it shoots very close to as flat as a .300 Win with the energy of a .30-06 at 600 yards! My only dilemma is that I haven't connected with my bull yet.
Good shooting.
). My pop's biggest rifle was his .30-06 BAR, so he asked me if he could hunt with my .35 Whelen, which I built myself from a VZ-24 Mauser, so I was left shooting the "elephant rifle." It was really funny as our hunting group was getting aquainted with our steeds, and were requested to leave our rifles leaning up against the corral on the opposite side from where we were. From around the corner, walks one of the guides toting my Rigby saying "Who brought the F'n CANNON!!!" With a brazen red face, I noted that "I did." Then the guides and I spent five minutes talking about the canyon cannon and its ballistics. 
On the fourth day we were hunting in blizzard-like conditions. We got back to camp, wiped ALL the rifles off with a silicon cloth, then ate and went to bed (ahem, COT. 
). The next morning, my CZ was COVERED IN SURFACE RUST!!!!! 
Mind you, there were five rifles in the same conditions: one Weatherby, one Remington, a Winchester, my custom Whelen, and lastly the CZ. NONE of the other four had rust! 