I am taking it out of the safe for some exersize.................... when to my horror I discovered the only rounds I have left are 10 each of the A-Square monolitic solids and 10 of the A square Lion Load - 400 grain / 2400fps

I really don't want to shoot these yet and would like to know if anyone has seen any deals on 416 Rigby ammo. Pig hunting next week in south Texas

I haven't ramped up to reload this caliber yet and I need some more brass anyway...so

Cheaper Than Dirt has several loads under $100/box.

hornady 416 ammo is cheaper than ALL other alternatives

I would use both the monolithic solid and the lion load for plinking. The monolithic 'roundnose of all roundnoses' will not give guaranteed straight-line penetration and the lion load does not hold together well. Either one will work for a pig in the US, but they are no longer recommended by most who hunt Africa. Read some on the 'terminals' thread.

Try out the CEB non-com with the newest Talon tip, 336grains, or else the Barnes 350grainTTSX. the latter has a .444BC, so it's good for longrange, too.

Here's a nice article on one man's approach to pliniking loads: http://www.theoutdoorwriter.co...ing/cast_bullets.htm

If you Google ".416 cast bullets", you will find quite a selection available, and I submit that buying brass is a good deal more economical than shooting factory loads just to get it.

I highly recommend cast bullets and reduced loads for practice with rifles of more than moderate recoil.

If you are looking for 416 Remington, I can recommend Double Tap Ammo for a good (reasonably) cheap cartridge. I've used their 416 Rem Mag loaded with the Nosler Partition bullets on a number of S. Texas nilgai and hog hunts, and they've been very accurate. Cost is about 100 bucks per box.