Just curious, what your favorite loads are.

Btw, shot my new RSM Rigby today (for the first time) loaded with 350gr. Speers behind 108grs. of RL-22.......killed 7 outta 7 buffs!!! They just weren't charging me.

Seriously, I did four carefully aimed shots from a sitting position (I was in the woods) at an 8" cardboard square @ 50 yards to figure out the certain sight picture for my rifle (the Ruger manual notes to hold the "bull" at the top of the bead for the RSM; but I found out different ).

Then I did THREE VERY RAPIDLY FIRED SHOTS STANDING (at around 35 yards as fast as I could, recovering after each round!!! ) into a knothole of a "marked" tree.........and the three shots were in a group slightly bigger than three inches!!! They weren't in a nice cluster like I am used to when I benchrest shoot. But it was only 1" right to the knothole, and the three shots were in a vertical string covering at most three inches. Anyway, in a non-stressed environment, I can hit Minute-of-Cape-Buffalo.

Can't wait to get to the "real" range!!!

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shot my new RSM Rigby today (for the first time) loaded with 350gr. Speers behind 108grs. of RL-22.......killed 7 outta 7 buffs!!! They just weren't charging me.

.....haven`t heard of Rigbys RSM model before
is that a new model they have come out with?

Anyway...an accurate load for a .416 Rigby:

95 grain of N160
any 400 grain bullet round nose
Fed 215
COL 3.75"
Norma brass
Shots very accurate in mine all day long

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Originally posted by jens poulsen:

.....haven`t heard of Rigbys RSM model before
is that a new model they have come out with?

Anyway...an accurate load for a .416 Rigby:

95 grain of N160
any 400 grain bullet round nose
Fed 215
COL 3.75"
Norma brass
Shots very accurate in mine all day long

Thanks for the load info. HERE'S a Ruger RSM (Ruger Safari Magnum).

I have a great load using 100 grains of H4831 and 400 grain Barnes Triple Shock bullets. See https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tp.../432104052#432104052 for photo of the group.

SBT, I use the same load. I get about 2450 fps and very accurate.

Geronimo

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Originally posted by SBT:
I have a great load using 100 grains of H4831 and 400 grain Barnes Triple Shock bullets. See https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tp.../432104052#432104052 for photo of the group.

SBT, two things: One: GREAT shooting!!! .....and TWO: I am sure glad you posted your link!!! I have a B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L stock on my RSM, and after seeing what happened to yours, I AM going to have it bedded.......I don't think I'll even shoot it again until I have it done!!! Thanks for your info! It has been most helpful.

OK, fellas, WHO is the BEST big bore smith to send a RSM in need of steel bedding to?!?

My Ruger works best with an old classic load, H4831 and a 400 Nosler. 104 grains will go a bit over 2500 fps. I recently loaded some with Northfork 370 soft points and flat nosed solids, but haven't shot them yet.

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Originally posted by ALF:
I was just wondering to myself: Where does Ruger get the "Circassian Walnut" they so proudly proclaim in their ad ?

Please realize that I am not bragging, but mine is of the finest grains that I have even seen, and rivals many of Europe's finest. I guess I got lucky!!!