The Ruger is a good gun and the 416Ruger is a good calibre.

I can't imagine a better choice for your upcoming Buffalo hunt. My favorite .416 Bullet is the GS Customs cup point in any .416..but lots of choices of good bullets out there today.
As to the Ruger mod. 77 Hawkeye African, Its just the best thing to come along since whitebread..It has all the style and lines we been begging for since 1942!

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
I can't imagine a better choice for your upcoming Buffalo hunt. My favorite .416 Bullet is the GS Customs cup point in any .416..but lots of choices of good bullets out there today.
As to the Ruger mod. 77 Hawkeye African, Its just the best thing to come along since whitebread..It has all the style and lines we been begging for since 1942!

+1

However, a straighter bolt lever would be nice.
I've had to train myself not to get whacked on the trigger finger when using a 500AccRel built on a Ruger Hawkeye. Other than that learning curve, I really like these Rugers.

I haven't needed a longer magazine, thought 3.4" leaves me right up against the wall with a 2.65" case.

I have a .416 Ruger in the Alaskan version, and I'm about to buy the African version as well. My Alaskan had rough feeding this summer when I first tried it, which was rather disappointing to me. Yesterday I lubed it up thoroughly with RemOil and cycled the bolt firmly for 80 cycles. Then I loaded it full (3+1) and cycled every round through the action. Repeated this a couple times, and no jams or no scratched brass. I'll clean it well and repeat this whole process a couple times before I shoot it again, but overall I'm pretty pleased with it.

Choosing the right parents, I was blessed with a fast nervous system, which has served me well in several athletic activities.

I have owned DG rifles that fed perfectly well in slow motion, as well as 'regular' speed (speed is relative). When ran at my top speed, they jammed. I hand the rifle(s) to my wife and ask her to run it as fast as she can, and she experiences no jams or problems, so as I said, speed is relative.

My only rule for myself, wife, friends, etc. is to bolt the rifle as fast as their nervous systems allow, and if the rifle feeds, then all is well. I remind myself that that does not mean it will feed well for me or others.

A DG rifle that feeds perfectly with no problems at slow/regular speed is really of no service if it jams at top speed. And remember, when adrenaline pumps in, your 'fastest' speed will increase even further.