Quality Round 'tween .300ish and .50 caliber?

hardworker,

more of an engineering curiosity than anything else, so thank you considerably for your response.

only after initial post did i realize that, for NA game, .300ish caliber should be more than sufficient---- thus the smaller proportions of such rounds being produced, perhaps. . . .

Thanks again,
- MN
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FrankenMauser,

Thank you for the reply. Not at all long winded, and definitely reasonable. . . .

I choose not to argue and instead aquiesce to you and your .416 Rigby. . . . :)

Does your rifle have a straight stock?

Best Regards,
- MN
:)
 
I don't own a .416 Rigby. It's too expensive to shoot, and not enjoyable to develop loads for. I reload for everything I own, and getting punished at the bench by a .416 Rigby is not at the top of my list of "things I enjoy".
My father owns the .416. ;)
His is a CZ 550 Safari, with the "hog-back" stock.

Oh... I had to edit my previous post. I did not intend to say "I'll beat you up." I meant to say, "It'll beat you up." Sorry. That single, omitted character makes a big difference.

In the world of big-bore cartridges, in shoulder-fired rifles*, the .416 Rigby stands out as one of the flattest shooting. (*I don't consider things like .50 BMG rifles to be shoulder-fired. Most people can't even hold the rifle steady at their waste, let alone shoulder it at all.)

If you're really considering a big bore rifle, you need to do a lot of research into ammunition availability, legality (some cartridges are banned in certain countries), performance, standard loadings for each cartridge, and the designed use. Big bore chamberings are a world away from standard chamberings like the 7.62x54R and .30-06.
 
I was just curious as there seemed to me to be a gap in common calibers when looking through hunting magazines, catalogues, etc. This obviously is not the case if one looks closely enough.
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Pick yourself up a copy of Cartridges Of The World. There's a wealth of info on current or obsolete cartridges in that book. Well worth the money if you're interested in the subject.

Stu
 
I was going to go on and on about the 50 BMG for hunting and all the misconceptions that have already been posted here. People can and do use them for hunting, the meat loss and entry exit wounds are minimal....

It's just one of those things that you need to do your own homework on to find out the facts from the guys that are doing it for real. It's no different from any caliber out there, it will kill animals dead with the proper shot placement.
 
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