This might not be what many would opt for, but here’s what I had built for my .416... I went with a .416 Hoffman, because Remington had not yet announced their 416 when I had mine built by Champlin Firearms.
It’s a Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 with 22” Shilen stainless barrel. Brown Precision fiberglass stock, barrel band front swivel stud to protect hand on forearm, German claw mounts for quick on/off scope with fixed open sights. Scope is a Leupold 1.5-5x. Weight about 9 1/2 pounds, IIRC.
The load I shot has been 81.0 grains of RL-15, pushing 400 grain Trophy Bonded Bullets at 2,510 FPS. I’m getting ready for an October hunt with 3 buffalo on license and going to be testing a variety of other Bullets since Bearclaws are tough to find these days. For solids, I have Trophy Bonded Sledgehammers, Cutting Edge Safari Solids and Woodleigh Breakaway Solids, all in 400 grain. For expanding, so far I have 370 grain Cutting Edge Raptors and 350 grain Barnes TTSXs. Still waiting on some 400 grain Barnes TSX, Swift A-Frame and Nosler Partitions. Load development is going to be interesting, and I’ll work from my current load downward till I find what shoots best between 2,400-2,500.
Last edited by CAelknuts; 03/14/21.
