416 Rigby owner - The Firearms Forum

dragman · 02-25-2011, 02:07 PM

Just looking for the 416 rigby owners out there.

zfk55 · 02-25-2011, 04:13 PM

My sister owns one. Its Magna-ported and has a pair of 12 guage buffers in the buttstock. She doesn't weigh much so its all necessary. Its not easy for her to shoot offhand so she doesn't have a lot of time in that position before it becomes a problem, but there's always a tree or a fence around.
On the range she bags it.

Should have mentioned that its a CZ550 African Safari.

Latigo

dragman · 02-25-2011, 04:16 PM

do you know what she is paying for ammo??? I got a deal and I am trying to decide if it was a good enough deal to buy the gun or if I should just flip the ammo.

zfk55 · 02-25-2011, 04:37 PM

She hasn't bought ammo except for one box since she got it. She reloads.

Latigo

JLA · 02-25-2011, 07:46 PM

dangit ZFK, I was gonna say to the OP, "good luck, too much recoil..." but since a GIRL owns and shoots one, Guess I gotta go get me a .577 TREX so my manhood remains intact... My shoulder hates you right now...

zfk55 · 02-26-2011, 03:53 AM

Don't feel bad. Her only real problem is the weight in relation to her body size. The buffers and porting and with a Pachmayer Decellerator takes most of the bite out of it. It ends up being more like a .308. The buffers add some weight to it, and that's not really a good thing for hauling it around. Don't ask who does most of the" hauling" when she uses it.

I'm a sucker for my sister, most of the time.

dragman · 02-26-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JLA

dangit ZFK, I was gonna say to the OP, "good luck, too much recoil..." but since a GIRL owns and shoots one, Guess I gotta go get me a .577 TREX so my manhood remains intact... My shoulder hates you right now...

Recoil is no biggie for me I am still young and dumb

and I am a big guy.

JLA · 02-26-2011, 12:27 PM

me too drag, im only 26. But dangit i hate gettn whopped by a hard recoiling rifle. Its hard to maintain trigger control and proper shooting form when you know the shot is gonna hurt...

firelegs22 · 02-26-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JLA

me too drag, im only 26. But dangit i hate gettn whopped by a hard recoiling rifle. Its hard to maintain trigger control and proper shooting form when you know the shot is gonna hurt...

I used to say the same thing JLA, but when I was 16 my uncle put me through an "anti-flinching exerscise". I held his m44 nagant and I was blindfolded. He would pull the trigger without me knowing when it would happen. I had to stop after 12 rounds because I was so shaken up, but I have NEVER had issues with heave recoil or recoil-anticipation agian. Looking back, I am glad he did that to me. I am also glad that he didnt use his 45/70 lever gun.

dragman · 02-26-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JLA

me too drag, im only 26. But dangit i hate gettn whopped by a hard recoiling rifle. Its hard to maintain trigger control and proper shooting form when you know the shot is gonna hurt...

27 here. I shoot alot for my job so I don't mind the recoil. once you shoot so many different types of guns and calibers it all becomes kinda robotic weather your shooting a .22 or a 460 weatherby mag.

reynolds357 · 10-24-2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dragman

Just looking for the 416 rigby owners out there.

I have a Ruger # 1 in .416 Rigby.

reynolds357 · 10-24-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dragman

Recoil is no biggie for me I am still young and dumb

and I am a big guy.

I am big as well, 6-6 and 275 lbs. Unfortunately, smaller people handle recoil much better than us big folks. I have a muzzle brake on my 7mm 08. I have a muzzle brake on about everything except my benchrest rifles. The only reason they dont have them is the rule book wont let me.

jack404 · 10-24-2011, 09:54 PM

i'm a skinny rake nowdays , but shoot my ruger no 1 in .416 rigby and my mac in .416 che tac

02-25-2011, 02:07 PM	#1
dragman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PA Posts: 201	416 Rigby owner Just looking for the 416 rigby owners out there. -->

02-25-2011, 04:13 PM	#2
zfk55 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lost Prairie Montana Posts: 237	Re: 416 Rigby owner My sister owns one. Its Magna-ported and has a pair of 12 guage buffers in the buttstock. She doesn't weigh much so its all necessary. Its not easy for her to shoot offhand so she doesn't have a lot of time in that position before it becomes a problem, but there's always a tree or a fence around. On the range she bags it. Should have mentioned that its a CZ550 African Safari. Latigo __________________ Latigo A Montanan and an actual American with a real American Birth Certificate. Last edited by zfk55; 02-25-2011 at 04:19 PM..

02-25-2011, 04:16 PM	#3
dragman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PA Posts: 201	Re: 416 Rigby owner do you know what she is paying for ammo??? I got a deal and I am trying to decide if it was a good enough deal to buy the gun or if I should just flip the ammo.

02-25-2011, 04:37 PM	#4
zfk55 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lost Prairie Montana Posts: 237	Re: 416 Rigby owner She hasn't bought ammo except for one box since she got it. She reloads. Latigo __________________ Latigo A Montanan and an actual American with a real American Birth Certificate.

02-25-2011, 07:46 PM	#5
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,319	Re: 416 Rigby owner dangit ZFK, I was gonna say to the OP, "good luck, too much recoil..." but since a GIRL owns and shoots one, Guess I gotta go get me a .577 TREX so my manhood remains intact... My shoulder hates you right now... __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

02-26-2011, 03:53 AM	#6
zfk55 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lost Prairie Montana Posts: 237	Re: 416 Rigby owner Don't feel bad. Her only real problem is the weight in relation to her body size. The buffers and porting and with a Pachmayer Decellerator takes most of the bite out of it. It ends up being more like a .308. The buffers add some weight to it, and that's not really a good thing for hauling it around. Don't ask who does most of the" hauling" when she uses it. I'm a sucker for my sister, most of the time. __________________ Latigo A Montanan and an actual American with a real American Birth Certificate.

02-26-2011, 12:27 PM	#8
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,319	Re: 416 Rigby owner me too drag, im only 26. But dangit i hate gettn whopped by a hard recoiling rifle. Its hard to maintain trigger control and proper shooting form when you know the shot is gonna hurt... __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

10-24-2011, 09:54 PM	#13
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: 416 Rigby owner i'm a skinny rake nowdays , but shoot my ruger no 1 in .416 rigby and my mac in .416 che tac