Comments on: Extreme Ammo: 5000 Ft-Lbs from the .500/.416 Nitro Express

By: Marion McMillan

Marion McMillan — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:50:04 +0000

What I’d really like to know is who is your favorite orthopaedic surgeon? Shoulder replacements are all the rage now!

By: Rich Kayser

Rich Kayser — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 06:09:09 +0000

Gee, another 5000ft/lbs hunting rifle, that 98% of the owners will not be able to shoot with DGA accuracy.

Want power, ask me about my 550 Gibbs wildcat. 650gr softs/solids at 2550fps…

By: Captain Dave Funk

Captain Dave Funk — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 01:45:56 +0000

I could not agree more with the “traveling sportsman” statement in this article. The client almost never needs a high stopping power rifle, but instead needs a rifle that the client can shoot accurately. My last trip to Africa both myself and one of my hunting partners carried 416 RemMag Blaser R93 rifles. Both of us have serious neck problems, and we shot downloaded ammo in those rifles to 2150fps with 400gr A-frame and Barns Solids (the old 450/400 Africa standard). The recoil was like a 12ga pheasant load compared to a full 12ga 3.5″ magnum. My partner killed his Cape Buffalo at 180 yards with one shot, mine fell at about 80 yards to a single shot also.

By: Bo Guss

Bo Guss — Sat, 29 Jul 2017 01:38:51 +0000

It should read .416/500 N.E.

Editor: Not really. As originated by Kreighoff and labeled on the Norma Ammo box it is .500/.416 (or 500/416). We acknowledge that this is different that the way Americans usually express a necked-down cartridge, such as the 7mm-08