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I took the 416 Rigby out prairie dog shooting. 400 grain solids - 2350fps.
Good penetratio. Didn't recover any bullets to check for expansion.
Quick kills though.

Beware, if you do this it's possible to developed a head ache.

My cousin wanted to try it. He refused advice on how to hold the rifle and hold it like he was shooting a 22 rim fire target rifle...


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I heard heavy recoiling rifles dislocates your jaw causing headaches. I get a headache every time I shoot my co-workers 338 Ultra mag that doesn't have a muzzle brake off the bench. I have heard to use a football mouth piece while shooting these heavy recoiling guns help keep jaw inline and cures headaches. Next time when I go out with co-worker I am going to try a football mouth piece and see it that works.


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How many rounds did you should? When I did load work with my 458 lott I limited my bench shooting to 9 rounds of full patch 500 gr loads.

350's @ 2400 were a pussycat in comparison.

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I was practicing with my 375 Ruger for my grizzly hunt this spring. I would only take about 10 to 15 shots at a session. Anything more than that I would start to flinch. Sometimes it didn't even take that many to start flinching. I killed my grizzly in June now the Hawkeye sits in the gun cabinet. Maybe a Aussie Buff hunt is in the future until then it will just collect dust. Bob

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I've used a mouthpiece for some rifles in the past, notably a .340 Weatherby Mk V in a factory wood stock. I'd shoot it 50-100 times in an outing, and often have a pretty severe headache following the shooting session. I'm confident that the mouthpiece helped in my instance, though I think that changing to a stock properly dimensioned to me made more difference.


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Great news, I need to travel to a prairie dog town and roll a few 850 grain 8 bore round balls through town like a bowling ball, bet i can knock some dogs over. grin


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Originally Posted by gunner500
Great news, I need to travel to a prairie dog town and roll a few 850 grain 8 bore round balls through town like a bowling ball, bet i can knock some dogs over. grin

If you recover any of those 8 bore balls, please record expansion. I've had issues with 375 H&H AI on PD's and expansion too. That is not getting the measurements.


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Take the aspirin before you shoot.


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Originally Posted by 458 Lott
How many rounds did you should? When I did load work with my 458 lott I limited my bench shooting to 9 rounds of full patch 500 gr loads.

350's @ 2400 were a pussycat in comparison.



I'm lucky to have a Grandson that likes to sight in my bigbores.

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I have been shooting my 416 Rem M70 a lot prepping for an upcoming hunt. I am good for 40 rounds per session with most being fired off sticks or off hand which certainly helps from a recoil perspective. I am heading out in a couple of hours to run another 20 though these will be relatively mild loads with the old 400 gr Barnes Original at 2200 fps.


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I never had problems with 500 NE, .458 WM, .404J, 340 Wby or .375 H&H full house loads.

The only headache I ever got from firing a gun was with my SP-10, 3 1/2" 10 ga. with full house turkey loads. It's a heavy gun but that load is a monster.

I shot an empty cardboard box at 60 yds. The # 6 high power load actually moved the box, lots of shot holes. Don't think a turkey or anything else could have survived that pattern.

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My gun cradle has been modified a bit to accomodate recoil. I cast some lead tubes and put that additional weight into the frame of my gun cradle. Now it is a bit like a lead sled but with the lead built right in. In addition I usually place a sand bag across the front of the cradle to add even more weight . I have a tendancy toward flinching even with light calibers so this set up helps with that. My heavy rifles are only a 300 WSM, 35 Whelen, and 375 H & H but I use the heavy cradle with even the light calibers.


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Lead sled helps from the bench, but can be hard on stocks.

A standing bench is probably the best option for big boomers.

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Originally Posted by Bugger
Originally Posted by gunner500
Great news, I need to travel to a prairie dog town and roll a few 850 grain 8 bore round balls through town like a bowling ball, bet i can knock some dogs over. grin

If you recover any of those 8 bore balls, please record expansion. I've had issues with 375 H&H AI on PD's and expansion too. That is not getting the measurements.


LOL, 10-4, I'll cast em from pure soft lead for max splattt factor ;]


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Originally Posted by Bugger
Originally Posted by gunner500
Great news, I need to travel to a prairie dog town and roll a few 850 grain 8 bore round balls through town like a bowling ball, bet i can knock some dogs over. grin

If you recover any of those 8 bore balls, please record expansion. I've had issues with 375 H&H AI on PD's and expansion too. That is not getting the measurements.


LOL, 10-4, I'll cast em from pure soft lead for max splattt factor ;]
Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer
Lead sled helps from the bench, but can be hard on stocks.

A standing bench is probably the best option for big boomers.

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Yes, standing shooting sticks! smile


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Originally Posted by EdM
I have been shooting my 416 Rem M70 a lot prepping for an upcoming hunt. I am good for 40 rounds per session with most being fired off sticks or off hand which certainly helps from a recoil perspective. I am heading out in a couple of hours to run another 20 though these will be relatively mild loads with the old 400 gr Barnes Original at 2200 fps.


Good luck on your hunt Ed, Africa?


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