Stetsonham
AH enthusiast
Well I’m planning on buff and hopefully elephant in the next few years and have been trying to learn about big bores and different calibers. But to be honest I’m not a huge gun guy, I just love to hunt and I’ll use whatever tool it takes. I had focused in on .416 rigby as the caliber I wanted just due to its history with Africa and it being slightly larger for elephants. I’m on a budget and would love a nice double but I’d prefer to save the extra cost to put towards an actual hunt. I wasn’t planning on buying one right now but as things go I had a great friend reach out saying he was selling some guns. Just so happens he had a Ruger .416 rigby. Long story short I did a little research on the guns (no many comps for price) and bought the ruger magnum .416 rigby topped with a Leupold 1.5x5 and a Cz 375 h&h topped with a Leupold as well as 50ish rounds for both. There has been less then 100 rounds shot through both combined. Seemed like a great start for me to get into the field after DG. Purchased it all for $3,600. The 375 is going to my brother and I’m keeping the rigby. My Friend and his dad had used the guns in Africa for buff and he was happy to know I would take them and use them.
What’s everyone’s thoughts? Very much enjoyed getting to shoot a big bore for the first time.
What’s everyone’s thoughts? Very much enjoyed getting to shoot a big bore for the first time.
