Deckard
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Just looked it up. It looks like it clocked him in the head after it flew out of his hands.
recoil on the .416 Rigby
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Maverick223
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First let me just say that my experience with this round is very limited (maybe half a box total), but I have shot a great many rifle rounds so I can give it a decent baseline. I have shot several dangerous game rifles (including but not limited to .375H&H Mag., .416 Rigby, and .458WM) and find the Rigby to be a fine rifle in all aspects. It has great ballistics for the largest of game and the recoil is very manageable. I would definitely run short of cash before the recoil became unbearable. I find that the recoil is between a .338RUM and .458WM, I find it to be a much faster recoil impulse than that of a shotgun and the stock typically is much more comfortable so I can't really compare it to a 12Ga.
The only thing that I see wrong is the cost of ammunition for the beast. It is about the most costly standard dangerous game load that I know of. Expect to pay in the neighborhood of $200.00-$250.00USD for a box of 20 factory loaded solids. Even if you reload expect to pay about $3-4 per cartridge.
The only thing that I see wrong is the cost of ammunition for the beast. It is about the most costly standard dangerous game load that I know of. Expect to pay in the neighborhood of $200.00-$250.00USD for a box of 20 factory loaded solids. Even if you reload expect to pay about $3-4 per cartridge.
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