Originally Posted by AussieGunWriter
Originally Posted by jwp475


He used that rifle as a professional hunter for decades. The most interesting part of that article to me was the part where Harry stated that he intended fro the 416 to simply be a stop gap measure until he could acquire another 470. After using the 416 and experiencing its performance he never felt the need to get another 470


Yest but he story gets more interesting when you consider he used a model 70 push feed .458 for a stop gap when the .416 was bei8ng rebarreled and like it so much he sold the .416 and kept using the .458.

It is ok to be happy where you are but that doesn't mean you are as satisfied as you can be. When you start backtracking your preferences, that is when you are on the mark. Ultimately, as a seasoned professional, Harry could use what ever he wanted and in the end, the .458 was it.

JW



Harry never claimed the 458 to be better than his 416, but the money offered for the 416 was to good to pass up and I would have done the same same

Harry has PM'd a friend of his on AR to post the story of his 416 when a question about it arose. Harry said that the 416 had all of the stopping power one could ever need and was flat enough for 300 yards shots on fleeing game wounded by clients

No fly's on the 416 at all


Originally Posted by Harry Shelby



I estimate that over a fifty five year career I have used .470s for four
years and a .458 for maybe six to eight years.
The Rigby .416 was always my weapon of choice and if I was to start
a hunting career all over again the first rifle I would acquire would be a
Rigby .416.




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Last edited by jwp475; 12/19/10.

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