Does anyone have experience with either of the 2 rifles Ruger offers in a .416? They offer both the M77 and the #1.

Thanks
Gene

Probably the most gun for the money on todays market...the safari grade 77....

The number 1 is a an awsome gun, but a single shot is not my idea of a dangerous game rifle..Sure it will kill them, but I cannot imagine anyone dumb enough to think it would be ideal in a charge situation, and after all that is what constitiutes a dangerous game rifle.

i have the #1 in 458 lott very well made rifle but not what I would want to be looking down at a pissed off buffalo with.
dean

Hello Gene -

A friend of mine had a # 1 in .416 Rem that I fired a few times. It was a nice rifle, but it certainly pounded the shoulder! I am a big guy (6'1" and 260lbs) and it was the only thing I have fired that left a bruise immediately. It was accurate and fun to shoot though.

Looking for a back-up for that .300 WM being built?

MIBIGHNTR

Hey Mark! How about that, didn't even take delivery of the HS yet and my attention has shifted. Got the go ahead for the new rifle. I mentioned to the wife that I've been kicking around the idea of getting a glass fronted gun cabinet and was told only if I get a quote "cool" looking big bore to go in it. That's all I needed to hear

Even though it's the wife's idea I'm still looking into just rounding out my "Ideal 3" for Africa. 1) .5"moa .300 wthby for pretty much everything in N/A and Plainsgame 2) .416 for the Big 5 and then 3) Searcy .470 double rifle.

I was going to look into getting a custom .416 made and have Bachelder's make the stock, but was really impressed by the look of the Ruger M77 Magnum.

I sure love mine. It shoots well and looks beautiful. By the way, mine is the M77

Joel Slate
Slate & Associates, LLC
www.slatesafaris.com

7mm Rem Mag Page www.slatesafaris.com/7mm.htm

GMaxon,

The Ruger 77 RSM in 416 Rigby is my favorite rifle. Put a new pad on it and touch up the trigger and you'll love them too. Mine is very accurate...yesterday I put 3 into one slightly oversize hole and a 4th to make it an inch...good stuff IMO and my rifle isn't a fluke. These things are wonderful

John

I have a M77 that was re-bored and re-chambered to 470 Mbogo. I love it.

Cheers,
Canuck

My 500 A2 is a rebored Ruger M77 Magnum 416 Rigby. I love it. The rifle has been fitted with a new recoil pad, rebored and rechambered, and glass bedded. Other than those modifications it is factory stock .

Lucs

I have both. Both are excellent rifles and are sub-MOA shooters. I could not be more pleased with either.

I just bought a new M77. Like it fine althought my FFL dealer had to return the 1st one that came in due to a cracked stock. The next one turned out fine, shoots great and I'm liking it a lot.

Got three M77 Magnums. One in .375 H&H(for the wife), one in .416 Rigby(mine) and one in .450 Rigby that I'm in the process of checkering and finishing the stock on. Solid and a bargain at the price. The .416 Rigby is a great cartridge, will almost copy the Weatherby data with less pressure. You get one and you'll not regret it. Lawdog

I owned a M77 in a 416 Rigby and it was the most accurate rifle I've ever owned.. period. One hole, three shot group, with 350gr Barnes X and Rel 22. I never had a flier with this rifle. It can be loaded to Weatherby ballistics but probably no need to do that. A friend of mine uses the 350gr barnes for his one and only load and his are loaded to 2900fps as I recall. That's his one rifle for Africa gun and load. Mine was one of the newer ones with the barrel band and his was the older model. Both shot the same.
Regards,
Terry