What hunting loads do you use in your big bores? I am trying to conduct a census so I can figure out which is everyones favorite and go from there for mine Please include what type of bullet it is , velocity, etc

550 express - 700gr Alaska bullet works at 2130
500 AR 600gr at 2150
500 jeffe 535 gr at 2350
470 ar, 400gr at 2500 or 500gr at 2350
458 ar 500gr at 2300-2400
416 at 400 gr at 2400 or 350gr at 2500
375 (which ever) 225 gr at 2800 or 300gr at 2400

.416 Rem. Mod. 70 80 grs. Rel.15 400 Interbond
.416 Rigby CZ 106 grs. Rel 22 350 TSX
Haven't shot anything with either yet but the Rigby's going Mulie hunting this week.

I shoot the 500 and the 550 gr bullet. The 500 go 2280 FPS and the 550 go 2210 same load for both of them. I own a CZ 550 American Safari lott.

In my rifles I choose not to achieve maximum velocities, but the adequate velocities at which the rifles perform well.

9,3x62 286 gr Nosler Partition at 2425 fps
.375 H&H 300 gr Barnes TSX at 2600 fps
.416 Rigby 350 gr Barnes X at 2700 fps
.458 AR 425 gr Rhino at 2350 fps
.470 NE 500 gr Woodleigh at 2150-2250 fps

In addition I hope to get 2250-2300 fps with .416 Aagaard and 350 gr Speer Mag-Tips.

375HH - DoubleTap 350gr Woodleigh
416 Taylor - DoubleTap 450gr. Woodleigh
458 Lott - 500gr. Woodleigh handload.

458wm:
500 grain Woodleigh solid at 2135fps.
450 Grain North Fork flat nose solid at 2190fps.

375H&H:
300 grain Speer Torphy Bonded Bearclaw, Federal Factory Cape Shock, std velocity and not the extra velocity version.
300 grain Woodleigh solid at 2500fps.

These ar what I hunt with.

JPK

1326 S&H

3500 Grain Solid 700 Grains FFG

Velocity - Unknown, Recoil - Unknown, Completion Date of Rifle - Unknown
Why I let the Boyz talk me into building them - unknown.

Mine is a 404jeffery w/ 380grNFs @ 2250fps. Managable but kills very well.

I shoot a .416 Rem and use the 370 grain North Fork soft and flat nose solid. 80 grains of RL-15 and Federal 215M primer, it does 2450 fps. I also shoot a 416 Rigby with a North 370 grain North Fork soft and flat nose solid and put behind it 98 grains RL-22 and Federal 215M primer, it does 2450 fps. Both do one holers when I am capable. I do a lot of plinking with 400 grain Hornady Round Nose, but when an animal is involved it is North Forks all the way. Good shooting.

500 Jeffery Improved - 570gr Woodleigh at 2440 fps
500 A^2 - 535gr Woodleigh at 2330 fps
458 Win mag - 500 gr Hornady at 2090 fps
416 Taylor - 325 NF at 2570 fps or 340 gr Woodleigh at 2500 fps
405 Win - 400 gr Woodleigh at 2085 fps
9.3X74R - 286gr Woodleigh at 2370 fps(may not be a big bore)

550 Gibbs, 600gr JSP at 2400fps...7700ft/lbs ME
That will be revised upward tomorrow after I go shoot it again.

Rich
DRSS
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375 H&H - 260 grain Partition and 300 grain TSX