I will never hunt in Africa. I will, most probably, never hunt dangerous game. I knew this when I was a boy reading Bob Ruark's books. Nevertheless, I was infected with the romance of the big cartridges.....Harry Selby carried a .416 Rigby.
One day, browsing the LGS, there was a Ruger #1 Tropical in .416 Rigby. I bought it. That was more than 30 years ago. I shoot it regularly....standing, sitting, occasionally benched. It is great fun....and isn't that what it is all about? Shooting that rifle has taught me a lot.....learning how to hold a heavy kicker (lesser cartridges hold no mystery), learning not to flinch, learning how to stand/sit so that the recoil does not rearrange your geometry. I won't ever hunt with it but I will keep shooting it. I am 77.
BTW: The Rigby is an amazingly easy cartridge to reload.
One day, browsing the LGS, there was a Ruger #1 Tropical in .416 Rigby. I bought it. That was more than 30 years ago. I shoot it regularly....standing, sitting, occasionally benched. It is great fun....and isn't that what it is all about? Shooting that rifle has taught me a lot.....learning how to hold a heavy kicker (lesser cartridges hold no mystery), learning not to flinch, learning how to stand/sit so that the recoil does not rearrange your geometry. I won't ever hunt with it but I will keep shooting it. I am 77.
BTW: The Rigby is an amazingly easy cartridge to reload.
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