The .416 Rigby

The American Rifleman ^ | 2002 | Joe Coogan

[Dead Dog]

They aren't any big deal off hand, mine is a rem 700 bdl and is a mule off the bench. It's worse than the .45-70 and .300 Win Mag, even a .375 HH didn't seem the same.

[Charles Martel]

Has anyone made a pistol or revolver for it yet ?

Magnum Research had their big rotary-breech "Lone Eagle" single-shot pistol chambered in .458 Win Mag, which is in the same blast and recoil department as the big Rigby. I don't think the pistol is still in production, but they're out there. It should come with a crate of Advil.

[tictoc]

[americanbychoice]

nice to see you back, missed you.

[yarddog]

Recoil affects different people differently.

I am 6'3" and weigh 320 pounds. Once I was out shooting with a friend who is about 5'8" and about 150. He had just bought a new Winchester commemorative model 94 which had a curved brass butt plate.

The rifle didn't bother him at all but hurt me every time I fired it. On the other hand, we were also shooting a 54 caliber muzzle loader with 60 grains of pyrodex and one of the cast bullets made for that caliber. It seemed to me to be nothing but a gentle push while he said it kicked the dickens out of him.

I don't consider myself recoil sensitive, but I don't particularly like it either.

[SJSAMPLE]

With the PT908, I did experience considerable feeding problems with the longer OAL 9mm cartridges like the 147gr Black Talon. The long, narrow taper to the bullet put the OAL out there at the edge of the cartridge, and caused numerous FTFs when the tip of the bullet lodged against the feed ramp and locked up. Slightly shorter loads, like the Federal HS and Remington GS did not have this problem. I'm not sure about the .45, though, and I know that's what you're interested in.