I am getting a Remington 700 Safari model (synthetic stock and stainless steel) that was a custom shop item in the early 90's. The caliber is 416 Remington Magnum and this is a caliber I have very little experience with.

I would like to locate some factory ammunition that is not "premium" ammo for just shooting.

Can anyone give me any ideas on ammo to try and to stay away from?

I have a 375H&H that really like the Federal Premium 300 Grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claws and I used this as my hunting round.

I dicovered that this rifle will also shoot the Federal Classic 300 soft point resonably well (about 1 - 1.5 MOA) and it cost less than half of what the Federal Premium runs.

I am hoping to do the same with the .416 Remington Magnum.

Thanks

G.P. Trent

GPT,
Welcome to the forums. I have not found any factory, for less than ~80$+shipping, for the 416 rem. For the cost of 100 rounds (5 boxes), you could buy 100 pieces of brass, 100 bullets, 1 # of powder, an RCBS master reloading kit, and dies.

Jeffe

Jeffe

I am hesitant to start loading for this caliber since I am not sure that I will keep this rifle/caliber.

I am in the process of building (a bit at a time) a 458 Lott based on the left handed Montana M1999 action. I have the action on order and the Shilen barrel in the safe.

I was offered a great deal on this Remington and since it was already configured with the features I was considering for my 458 Lott took the deal figuring that if nothing else it would be a great test bed.

I had considered the .375H&H paired with the .458 Lott to be the perfect combination of rifles/calibers for the time in the future that I get to hunt Cape Buffalo.

The good news is that the deal also included two new boxes of factory ammo so I do have a starting point.

GPT

I was offered a great deal on the Remington and took the deal.

GPT,

If I'm not mistaken, I believe only Federal and Remington load for the .416 Rem. Federal has two loads (Trophy bonded soft and solid) and Remington has one load (Swift A-Frame).

Regards,

Terry

Shooting ANY factory ammo in the .416 is going to make for an expensive hobby. I highly recommend loading for it as it will, very likely, even be cheaper in the short run to just buy the dies and premium components over even the lowest grade factory ammo. I guess it all depends how much time you got on your hands.

JMHO,

JohnTheGreek

Ditto JohnTheGreek.

GPT,
2 boxes of ammo, which, in my mind, would be the MINIMUM to get familar with the round, would run you $160+ and that's if you find it cheapchaep

no, wait.. midway has it on closeout for 52.64
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=6&CategoryID=8957&CategoryString=653+***+690+***

but
20 pieces of brass
TEN BUCKS
http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe/browse?TabID=2&CategoryID=7403&CategoryString=9315+***+652+***+670+***+9013+***

lee (yuuck) dies and shellholder
21
http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/283520

box of hornady bullets, local story
24$

can of 760
22

77 bucks, total investment for shooting the 416 about 100 times.

Jeffe

Jeffe

Thanks for the lead on the Remington 416 ammo ... I got in touch with Midway and have some on order.... If I keep the rifle and or the caliber in another rifle I am going to have to reload for it! Even at about $53 per box (vs about $80 normally), it is still expensive!

I will have a total of about 140 (the rifle came with some ammo) rounds to familiarize myself with the rifle and ammo before I have to reload or buy more ammo.

If I decide to stay with this caliber I will have the brass from this ammo to start loading.

Paul