I'm taking one into the Bush of Alaska and would like to build it to be sufficient for Africa also...make of action, stainless, synthetic, optics, etc?

Your thoughts on what is needed and also does any factory build a 416 Remington in stainless?

Thanks.

[This message has been edited by yukon delta (edited 03-02-2002).]

I'd get a M70 stainless in .375 H&H and get it rebarreled and then have the rails worked on. The bolt face is the same, the action length is the same, I don't see any problem. On the other hand, I think that you could get the same effect for a whole lot less money by just buying a Classic M70 in .375, have it Teflon finished and load Woodleigh 350 gr. softnose in it. I can't see that any bear that walks could tell the difference whether you hit him with that or with the .416. You might want to go to a synthetic stock or you could just send the wooden one to Wells in Tucson and have it impregnated with whatever plastic they use. The result would be a classically beautiful rifle that was absolutely weatherproof and stable.

Sarge

Don't know what your budget is but here's what I would use...

(1) McMillan MCRT or Brown action with the internals NP-3 coated by Roguard.
(2) PacNor 23" barrel with a Vais muzzle brake (all stainless of course).
(3) Basix trigger set at 3 lbs.
(4) Leupold dual dove-tailed bases and rings
(5) McMillan stock ..green with black and grey marbeling..Pachmayr Decelerator pad and flush swivel studs.
(6) Swarovski 1.5x6x42mm ProHunter scope with Battue reticle.

Oh Heck! Just get a dependable Remington BDL in .416 Rem. Put a good Leupold Scope on it with Warne Detachable rings and spend your time learning to shoot it accurately at 50 -75 yrds from all positions. Shoot it alot ! Spend your money on Woodleigh bullets. Practice alot and don't listen to the armchair Bwanas who have never hunted anything dangerous in their lives.-Rob

Champlin Arms has a Winchester Custom Shop in stainless.

www.champlinarms.com

Regards,

Terry

[This message has been edited by T.Carr (edited 03-02-2002).]

That Model 70 that Champlin is selling is nice but I would want it with a McMillan Camo stock for $2K. Considering the $2K price tag on the Champlin gun, I would Roguard a factory Win. model 70 in .416 and drop it in a McMillan. Then buy yourself a 1-4x (or better yet a 2.5x)Leupold for it and go shooting! Robgunbuilder is right, money spent on Woodleigh or Barnes Bullets for practice will be more important in the long run that dropping a bunch of cash on a "tricked out" rifle.

JMHO,

JohnTheGreek

Yukon,

I did just what you want to do.

I started with a SF Sendaro (Stainless/fluted) in 7mm Rem Mag. It also has a aftermarket Sako extracor.

We twisted the barrel off, and screwed on a 27" Stainless Sendaro Profile Pac-Nor barrel. Reamed it, and headspaced it. No modifictaions required to the bolt or feeder rails.

Dropped the barrel and receiver right back into the Sendaro stock. Topped it off with a 4.5-14x50 Vari-X III, loaded it with 350gr Speers, 85grs RL-15, and off I went.

Sub MOA, big power, lots of recoil, and a nice PA black bear.

As a metter of fact, I just picked up a 77RSML MK II 416 Rigby and the 416 barrel will be coming off of my Custom Sendaro. Interested in buying it? That Sendaro stock & receiver are going to become either a 375 Wby or a 375 H&H AI 40�.

If interested, let me know. We can do something on the $$$$s.

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Regards,

Mark