Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Express Rifles and Big Bores Only Thinking of sizing up from 375 to 416

Thank god you came to your senses by the end of your own post . That 375 cartridge will do anything that you could ever want for the animals you listed. Best of all it is built around a standard length action, controlled round feeding, accurate, all weather rifle.

My 375 Alaskan is my primary hunting rifle (my moose season starts in 34 days), I also have one in 416 and have used it on everything from tree squirrels and bunny rabbits to cape buffalo but the recoil is pretty stiff and its trajectory really starts to suffer past 200yds.

Bottom line is, shot placement will determine the outcome every time!

P.S. "if I'm not satisfied with how 375 can perform, it's a ME problem, platform issue, or I should go all the way up to a 458." The .458 is only halfway there, .577 nitro (3inch, 750gr) or .600 nitro is all the way.

I am sure that if you shot 100 moose or bears you MIGHT be able to see a difference between the 375 and the 416 but in my experience if you want to see ( rather than imagine) any discernable difference on game you need to make a significant step up in size and power.
What little you might gain in "stopping power" with the 416 you will loose in trajectory and versatility.

I have been shooting the 416 REM mag for 17 years .My favorite load is the speer 350 gr mag tip bullet at 2400 fps .It expands awesome and will flatten any moose out to 250 yards .I shot it all the time in my model 70 Winchester.It kicks like a 20 GA .I lucked up and night 416s when they were $600 each .I bought a bunch .They will flatten any bear around too!