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Difference in 416 Rum, Dakota,Buff etc
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1632419" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>There are lot's of good 416's to chose from if you just want to buy one.</p><p></p><p>I chose the 416 Rem Mag in the beginning because the Remington custom shop was making a beautiful rifle and ammo was available at the time. After a while I found it was loaded to the max, and as you said, Texas weather was to hot at times for Remington's loading and extraction was stiff.</p><p></p><p>At this point I began thinking about a wildcat chambering to gain capacity and be able to load more slow powder to get the same or better velocity without the pressure. I looked at all the possibilities</p><p>to use the rifle I had, and only came up with one possibility for my rifle that used a magnum bolt face with more capacity. The Big RUM case seamed to be the only option because all the others had different bolt face diameters and some were to big for the 700 Remington action in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>The RUM case looked perfect for what I wanted because it should end up somewhere between the 416 Rem and the 416 Weatherby (That required a totally different action. After talking to Remington engineers and being told that they had no intention of making a 416 RUM and rendering there 416 Rem Mag obsolete I decided to do one my self, but there was another problem. I couldn't make my self change the beautiful rifle I had, so I just decided to build one.</p><p></p><p>At the time, 375 RUM brass was available and as usual I bought 300 rounds of it. there are several brands still available but you will have to look for it. I named the cartridge the 416 BUFF for the cape Buffalo. And posted on it. <a href="https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/416-buff.21003/" target="_blank">https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/416-buff.21003/</a> </p><p></p><p>I failed to post the velocities and load data at the time because it was still in the experimental stage But i will get may act together and post on it's performance. I can tell you that my powder of choice was H 4831 SC and "started" with 94 grains behind a 400 grain Barns and 96 grains behind a 350 Swift A Frame. It did reach and even exceed my velocity and accuracy goals with extreme ease. (And No Pressure). And was 200 ft/sec + faster than the 416 Rem Mag. To bad Remington Didn't do this and don't seem to care about one of the best cartridges they ever designed (The RUM's).</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1632419, member: 2736"] There are lot's of good 416's to chose from if you just want to buy one. I chose the 416 Rem Mag in the beginning because the Remington custom shop was making a beautiful rifle and ammo was available at the time. After a while I found it was loaded to the max, and as you said, Texas weather was to hot at times for Remington's loading and extraction was stiff. At this point I began thinking about a wildcat chambering to gain capacity and be able to load more slow powder to get the same or better velocity without the pressure. I looked at all the possibilities to use the rifle I had, and only came up with one possibility for my rifle that used a magnum bolt face with more capacity. The Big RUM case seamed to be the only option because all the others had different bolt face diameters and some were to big for the 700 Remington action in my opinion. The RUM case looked perfect for what I wanted because it should end up somewhere between the 416 Rem and the 416 Weatherby (That required a totally different action. After talking to Remington engineers and being told that they had no intention of making a 416 RUM and rendering there 416 Rem Mag obsolete I decided to do one my self, but there was another problem. I couldn't make my self change the beautiful rifle I had, so I just decided to build one. At the time, 375 RUM brass was available and as usual I bought 300 rounds of it. there are several brands still available but you will have to look for it. I named the cartridge the 416 BUFF for the cape Buffalo. And posted on it. [URL]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/416-buff.21003/[/URL] I failed to post the velocities and load data at the time because it was still in the experimental stage But i will get may act together and post on it's performance. I can tell you that my powder of choice was H 4831 SC and "started" with 94 grains behind a 400 grain Barns and 96 grains behind a 350 Swift A Frame. It did reach and even exceed my velocity and accuracy goals with extreme ease. (And No Pressure). And was 200 ft/sec + faster than the 416 Rem Mag. To bad Remington Didn't do this and don't seem to care about one of the best cartridges they ever designed (The RUM's). J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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