Anybody have any loads for thr .416 Remington and 370 gr. Northforks. Also info on velocity??? < !--color-->

Not really but you might start with the same loads as the 350 grain bullet and work your way up from there..
go out and buy a Hodgdon date manual ( reloading book )

Pottsy

M.D.,

Sorry, I only have loads for that bullet for my .416 Rigby, but I assure you that you have one of the best bullets that you can find.

Check with Mike @ N.F. He usually has load info that will help you. PH# (307) 436-2726

All the best,

Sam

I used the 370gr w/79 to 81grns of RL15. Mike Brady suggests higher velocities for this bullet, stating that it opens up quickly and penetration will be increased as velocity rises. I made and use a powder drop tube per Mike's suggestion. 81grns is at/about 2480fps, and performed extremely well on buffalo (side shoulder, located just under the skin on the far side), leopard, hyena and antelope including a frontal 200-yard shot on a Roan. It's a very nice load. Bill

Thank you guys !!! Anybody else?
Maddog

HI,

Maddog, I like saying that, I happen to have had the same question as regards to the NF 416. I am having a 416 Rigby being made right now by MR. Brockman and I was told by E-mail from NF in a Rigby I should be able to load a 370 around 2700fps, this is out of a 25 inch barrel, but this sounds like this load could be used for anything out to 300 yards. I hope to my 416 soon and then I can try to load some up.I have never use a 416 ever, but I have listen to many here who say these NF are very good bullets so I am going to take the advice. Kev

HI,

Also Maddog you might want to ask MR. Atkinson, I know he has used them and likes them a great deal, he may have some reloading data for you. Kev

I have shot a number of Buffalo with the 370 gr. 416 Rem, in fact I tested the photo types in Africa for Mike Brady..

My load was a mild 78 grs. of RL-15 for a tad over 2400 FPS across the chronograph...What you can expect is massive internal damage, huge expansion with a absolutly perfect mushroom every single time, no exceptions and the bullet will come to rest on the off side skin..I have a box of recovered Northforks, all clone the other.....

When used in combination with a good solid like the Bridger flat nose solid, it would be hard to better...I got my one and only instant Buffalo kill with that bullet using a heart lung shot..Not counting brain and spine shots which are always instant.

Still I prefer two holes with a soft and the only soft nose bullets I know that will do that is the 400 gr. 416 Nosler...and about 80% of the time the 450 gr. woodleigh RN, and I believe the 450 gr. Woodleigh PP would give you about 99% full penitration on Buffalo....

MADDOG ----- I shoot them with my .416 Rem and Rigby and consider them by far my best soft nose bullet. Their consistency, accuracy, and toughness are why I shoot them. I will check my charts and get back with a later post on the speeds. I started to shoot them after Ray Atkinson commented about them some three years ago. If your rifle does not shoot them well, I would be supprised. Good shooting.

Ray,

How many cape buffalo have you taken over the years?

You say the NorthFork bullets came to rest under the skin on the far side. Were all shots broadside chest shots?

What was the penetration on follow up shots (if any)?

Thanks,

HI,

I thought MR. Atkinson had pics once of NF he recovered, maybe he will post some again for us. Kev

Gents,

I'm not Ray (way too handsome for him ) and these are from two different 7 foot bears, not Cape Buf, but here's my 370gr NF pictures...




I like my bottom picture. It's looks like an ad.

BW...I'm assuming those were loaded in your Taylor? If so, what was your load? I'm thinking of NF 370 as an all-round load for my Taylor.

I have posted or rather got Nick to post them on here several times..I am computer ig and have no clue how to post them...but at any rate they all look alike.

Just a heads up.

NorthFork has been out of 416/370gr for a while. He is doing a run next week. So order them now if interested.

He is also doing a relatively rare run of a bullet he does not advertise - a matching 370 grain FN solid. These will cost a few dollars less than the softs. He says they tend to impact in line with but 1 inch below the softs at 100 yards when fired with teh same load.

MADDOG ----- I promised you speeds with the 370 North Fork .416 bullets. My rifle is a Model 70 Safari Express in .416 Rem, those loads follow with Fed 215M primers. 78 gr Rl-15 gets 2427 fps, 79 gr gets 2445 fps, 80 gr gets 2479 fps, 81 gr gets 2484 fps, 82 gr gets 2526 fps. My most accurate load is 80 grains RL-15. I have also shot Imr 4064 with 78 grains and got 2394 fps. ----- My Rigby is a Ruger # 1 Tropical and loads are 98 gr of RL-22 at 2525 fps. 104 gr H-4831 at 2546 fps. Both loads are equally accurate. I hope this helps. Good luck and good shooting.

My Taylor load is 70-72grs of RL-15 or H4895. My rifle prefers the H49895 these days. I always thought that the slow velocities from the Taylor were the cause of my bullets not exiting, but it maybe more common that I had realized.

HI,

I have seen mnay pics of the NF and everyone of them look like BW's, they seen to open up real nice. I just E-mailed MR Brockman about my 416 as soon as I know when it is ready, I sure am going to order some 370NF, Kev

BW, I assume those were black bear? How low are your velocities? I have loaded some of these up per Mike's direction, but haven't had a chance to shoot them over the chronograph yet. Was planning on this load for brown and black bear this spring, but was hoping for full penetration. It sounds like I may have difficulty getting that based on others' experiences.

Phurley <<>> Thanks for the load info..... Maddog

Since I bought several of Mike's 370-grainers for my .416 Remington, this thread is nice to come across. I'll be going out today and picking up new manuals. Per Mike Brady's advice to me today, I'll use 400-grain load data; he's also sending me some of his own data for me to reference, which is very generous of him. Certainly, the man would know his own wares!



Now, if anyone has any loads for the Cast Performance 525-grain, .511" bullet, for a .500 Linebaugh... well, you'll have my attention. I'm using the bullet for it's whopping .433 sectional density; I'm not necessarily interested in driving it at Warp 10. I figure I'll just fill what's left of the case (after figuring seating depth) with H110 and go from there. However, the North Forks are my primary slugs for my upcoming brownie trip. I figure on looking at BL(C)-2, RL-15, and maybe a few others. Picked up some Norma powders recently, too. Something will shine above all the others -- it always does.



Russ

HI,

RUSSELL, I also have a 500L, I had my done by MR. Clements I also ask about the 525 and they are from Cast Performance. I have alot of them as these are the same bullets I load in my 50-110. At the time a year age no one was really going that heavy, I have been using the 475 grains with 27 grains of H110 and that gets me close to 1200fps from a 5.5 barrel.I will look around and see if I can get any information on the 525,Kev

Thank you, Kevin. My revolver has a 7.5-inch barrel.

Russ