CraigC
Sixgun Nut
Picked this one up a couple weeks ago. I've long had a hankering for the big Rigby and have recently gotten the bug for the .500Jeffery. The thought here is to use the .416 as an "all-around" for plains game and later Cape buffalo. With a foray into South America or Australia somewhere in-between. At some point I'll decide if I want to keep the .416 and build a .500 on a new CZ action or convert the .416. With the hopeful result being an elephant hunt. I've already discussed the possibility with Huntington and even with a custom stock of English walnut, the project will be comparable in cost to a custom shop CZ. Here it is topped with a Leupold VX3 1.5-5x in Talley QD rings. The Bavarian style stock has some good figure in it. Hopefully it doesn't crack!
The .416 and .500Jeffery shown with the .250Savage, .270WCF and .405WCF for scale.
So far my handloads consist of a 400gr Hornady DGS over a huge dose of Hodgdon 4831 in Norma cases. I've also got some 350gr Speers to try and some 400gr cast bullets are on the way from Montana Bullet Works. Recoil is significant but not at all unmanageable. Load testing will begin shortly. (for what it's worth, the .250 and .270 are Remington factory, the .405 is a Woodleigh 300gr in a Hornady case and the .500 is a factory Kynoch 535gr)
The .416 and .500Jeffery shown with the .250Savage, .270WCF and .405WCF for scale.
So far my handloads consist of a 400gr Hornady DGS over a huge dose of Hodgdon 4831 in Norma cases. I've also got some 350gr Speers to try and some 400gr cast bullets are on the way from Montana Bullet Works. Recoil is significant but not at all unmanageable. Load testing will begin shortly. (for what it's worth, the .250 and .270 are Remington factory, the .405 is a Woodleigh 300gr in a Hornady case and the .500 is a factory Kynoch 535gr)
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