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why is the 416 so nice?

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02 August 2010, 03:40
416Tanzan
why is the 416 so nice?
well, we can't say that the .366 is a special diameter, because some of the other 366s did poorly.


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"A well-rounded hunting battery might include:
500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" --
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02 August 2010, 11:50
eagle27
"Why is the 416 so nice"

Because it has a famous twin brother, the 404 Jeffery and like good twins they can take on anything.
02 August 2010, 12:39
416Tanzan
quote:
"Why is the 416 so nice"


Well, we can say that the 416 is close to a an ideal, or practical limit for normal, all-range hunting.

I define 'all range hunting' as up to 300 yards as normal and 300-400 as rare (1-5% of shots). Some may justly include the 450 Rigby/460 Weatherby in this all range class. However, the 416 fits in this all range class without a question mark, while the question starts to grow with this later class. Personal choice, as always, has the final say.


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"A well-rounded hunting battery might include:
500 AccRel Nyati, 416 Rigby or 416 Ruger, 375Ruger or 338WM, 308 or 270, 243, 223" --
Conserving creation, hunting the harvest.