Gary Reeder
back in '92 Kase and I were in Africa and several PH's were
Monday, April 23, 2018, 12:33

in camp. We had plans to bring out a dangerous game rifle and at dinner we asked them what they would carry for dangerous game up to Cape Buffalo and hippo (at the time Hippo wasn't included in the Big 7). Of the 4, 3 said the 416 Rigby as they didn't trust a cartridge with a belted case. After we got back we built the first of several African Classics in 416 Rigby, the first one being the gun that WB currently owns. Kase used it in Africa in '93 on several animals. With 400 grain solids or soft points at 2400, I wouldn't feel undergunned on any of the Big 7. My Cape 3 weeks ago was taken with the .458 Hornady DGX 400 grain soft point at 2000 fps. It dropped him at the shot. He struggled back up and I hit him again with the same load and he was down for the count. And the 416 Rigby 400 at 2400 has more punch than my 450 GNR. Bill Firman's elephant was taken with the 416 GNR and a 400 grain solid in an Encore handgun. So the 416 Rigby loaded up to around 2400 fps will do it all.

And WB doesn't think the 416 Rigby will give him a third eyebrow. Let him load 400 grain bullets up to 2400, put a 10X or 14X scope on there and he will see.