DJ,
Just curious, what is the nature of the Ruger's feeding problem?
-Jon

Geronomo,



I base it upon field studies conducted on wild mice! They are much tougher than you give them credit, particularly when juiced up! You can literally blow then into two pieces and they keep coming!!! I knows I have done it!

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I have killed a Kamchatka Brown bear with this caliber and it literally knocked the bear down

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I know a guy that shot a similar Alaskan Brownie with a 30-06 and 220 gr RN with a similar effect (albeit the bear wasn't "KNOCKED DOWN" he just stood there for a few seconds and then lay down) so I guess that makes the 30-06 the equal of the 416 Rigby. Here I gave it extra credit by saying it was slightly better than a 300 Winnie.

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I promise you, that is not going to happen with a .300 mag of any sort. In fact a .300 mag may not kill a 1000lb., excited brown bear rapidly enough to keep him from killing you!

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I would REALLY love to see a 250 pound bear "KNOCKED DOWN " by any rifle, let alone a 1000 pound Brownie!



I assure you that an excited 1000 pound brownie will most likely giggle at your 416 too. There is practically ONLY ONE WAY to stop such a beast, CNS hit. Guess what a 300 Winnie will bust through the skull, believe it or not.



BFaucett,



Lovely, constructive post, keep them coming man!



ASS_CLOWN

AC, what have you shot that warrents a statement like that? I own and shoot a .416 Rigby. I've killed many animals, large and small with it. If you were confining your comparison to the smaller animals I would have to agree. You can only kill a deer or antelope so dead, the other 4000 ft/lbs. of energy is wasted on the landscape. But let me leave no doubt in your mind, as you move up in the weight scale, especially when dealing with dangerous animals the .416 Rigby starts to do it's thing. I have killed a Kamchatka Brown bear with this caliber and it literally knocked the bear down. I promise you, that is not going to happen with a .300 mag of any sort. In fact a .300 mag may not kill a 1000lb., excited brown bear rapidly enough to keep him from killing you! I have also killed 3 Cape buffalo with the same gun. I have have killed, and have seen killed, many other buffalo with larger and smaller calibers and the .416 Rigby still throws a SERIOUS punch when when compared to that elite group of .400+ cartridges. Even after 92 years it holds superstar status among African pofessional hunters and sport hunters alike, and for good reason.

Geronimo

djpaintles:

I believe you have what I refer to as the "Rugerosis Nervosa", an affliction that I too have. The symptoms are that we buy a Ruger, dislike it, sell it, and buy something else. Another symptom is that I see a Ruger that I like, look at competing models, consider the previous dissatisfaction, and then buy something else. Some people like them, others don't. I just can't own a Ruger.

This is odd because they appear very attractive, and they do have a good reputation with some people. Others say the quality is spotty, particularly when it comes to accuracy.

I would send that gun back to Ruger for repair. A gun of that type should not only be able to feed, but, do it reliably with any ammo that's dimensionally in spec.

George,



Trust me it won't compare with your 600 OK, or at least it shouldn't. I usually hunt with a 0.510" bore rifle, to say the difference in effect is significant would be a major understatement. The various 300 magnums I have used, which amounts to a 300 Weatherby and Winchester, are only slightly less effective than the 416 Rigby has turned out to be. That has been my experience anyway.



Animals - elk on up.



ASS_CLOWN