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I have been playing with my new in March #1 Tropical .416 Rigby and must say it is a blast to shoot. Easily shoots 400gr 2500+ fps and points like a fine shot gun. Anyone else shooting one? reflex264

reflex264 wrote:I have been playing with my new in March #1 Tropical .416 Rigby and must say it is a blast to shoot.

Literally or figuratively?

In all seriousness, what does it feel like to sit behind the .416 when you touch a round off? I envision more of a hard "push" than a sharp "whack" but would love to hear some first-hand experience.

Are you headed to Africa or are you after elk in black timber?

Nice....I love No.1's too. A buddy hunts with one in .458 Win for elk here.

Hey Gents. The recoil is pretty sharp and a long recoil curve. With 400grs at 2500fps it feels noticably worse than a .458. MUCH worse than a .375. It is not to hard to control. I hope this one ends up in Africa. I also have a .416 Taylor that is under construction that I have shot at 7lbs (unfinished) and the sharp smack it gives you is like getting hit with a baseball bat. When it is finished it will weigh 9lbs and should be much tamer. It is easily the worst kicking thing I have ever shot. According to John Wooters and Chatfield Taylor in their early articles the recoil from a 9lbs .416 Taylor was barely more than a .375. reflex264

I have owned and shot a bunch of big bores and the very worst in terms of recoil is a TC Contender in 45-70 with a 16" barrell shooting 350 grain bullets worst than a 458 Lott with 500 grainers

I've always had a soft spot for the 375 H&H magnum. This one has two mercury recoil reducers and a removable muzzle brake. The sights are custom fitted Trijicon for low light target acquisition. The recoil is more of a push than a punch. If I could only own one rifle, this would be it.

The back-up is a 50 AE Desert Eagle. Before I became a .204 fan, I was a diehard magnum type person. Too many Dirty Harry movies and flashbacks to my Marine Corps days.

Nice guns guys, but I find that the older I get, I'm attracted much more to lower recoil guns. Bottom line, I'm much more into the smaller calibers to wack those pd's. Not much big game around these parts of Ga., or I probably could be persuaded.

I have to say the same thing to I used to love big bores but now I do not want any recoil in fact my 12 lb 22.250 now has a brake on it also,guess I am getting to old also.have fun

Great looking big boars, I did own a Ruger #1 in 243 it was a great handling rifle. Some times I dream of hunting with a big boar but I do like the wimpy little calibers.

Those are two handsome rifles guys But I guess they would be too much for me. Heck I put a KDF muzzle brake on my 30.06 about 8 years ago because I was flinching-became a better marksman overnight. Now ,I can still tolerate the recoil of my 6.5 x55 "as is".