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Looks like it will work in gophers!
Have plans to try the 400 grain bullets?
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Fotis,
I used to own a .416 Wby, in a Euromark-stocked version. It was one of the most accurate rifles I have ever owned, shooting way-sub MOA groups with about anything I fed it.
I had plans to take it to Africa, for Cape Buff, Lion, etc., and tried working up some Rigby-velocity loads for it that I could shoot without the brake.
In spite of somewhat reduced velocities, that rifle would recoil so hard without the brake that you could feel it in your jawbone, as your teeth were slammed together! More than 10 rounds at a time was a guaranteed headache for me.
My search for a suitable DG rifle with less recoil, weight, and ammo expense led me to a Ruger Hawkeye African in .375 Ruger, which has worked admirably well on buffalo, lion, and other large plains game species.
I sent the rifle down the road, and recently sold my remaining brass and dies, but it would no doubt be an absolute killer on Cape Buffalo or Elephant.
I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....
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Life Member SCI
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell
Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
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No 400 gr. That 330 all copper should be ok
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Nice shooting for a thumper rifle and the Classic Mark is my favorite Weatherby model.
"When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred." Niccolo Machiavelli
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Pretty darn nice cartridge and “very” good shoot’n! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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I'm glad YOU were shooting it.
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It is. Will be taking that out for longer ranges soon
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Was just curious how masochistic you are is all. 
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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2 friends had ClassicMark rifles. One had a .378Wby w/no brake, the other a .416Wby with a brake. Neither were at all pleasurable to shoot.
I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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We need pics of the cartridges to do justice to this thread.
Mike
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