Deer loads for 416?

Glamdring · July 16, 2000, 07:09 PM

Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for deer level loads for 416 rem?

I know it is overkill. What about barnes 325 X bullet? Not looking for wimp loads but bullet/loads that make more sense on deer than a 400 swift.

JimWolford · July 16, 2000, 08:29 PM

Ifn I was to try a light load for the 416, I would go with a lead bullet.

You can push lead to 1800 fps with no problems and the cost savings would be tremendous.

I used to shoot a 458 Winchester, and used lead for most everything except elk.

Shot groundhogs, beer cans, paper targets, anything you can think of- all with lead. It worked just great and turned a blaster into a fun plinker <s>

Jim

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Lay up some blackpowder and flints
The rest we can build, if need be

Glamdring · July 17, 2000, 11:06 AM

I was thinking of a hard cast lead bullet also figure it should be easy enough to load a 400 flat tip hardcast lead bullet to ~1800 fps which would be like a 45-70 load.

But I am wondering about the 325 or 300 Barnes X bullets for deer and maybe elk...sure don't need a 400 grain bullet for those IMHO.

July 16, 2000, 07:09 PM	#1
Glamdring Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2000 Location: MN Posts: 1,388	Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for deer level loads for 416 rem? I know it is overkill. What about barnes 325 X bullet? Not looking for wimp loads but bullet/loads that make more sense on deer than a 400 swift.

July 16, 2000, 08:29 PM	#2
JimWolford Member Join Date: June 20, 2000 Posts: 63	Ifn I was to try a light load for the 416, I would go with a lead bullet. You can push lead to 1800 fps with no problems and the cost savings would be tremendous. I used to shoot a 458 Winchester, and used lead for most everything except elk. Shot groundhogs, beer cans, paper targets, anything you can think of- all with lead. It worked just great and turned a blaster into a fun plinker <s> Jim ------------------ Lay up some blackpowder and flints The rest we can build, if need be

July 17, 2000, 11:06 AM	#3
Glamdring Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2000 Location: MN Posts: 1,388	I was thinking of a hard cast lead bullet also figure it should be easy enough to load a 400 flat tip hardcast lead bullet to ~1800 fps which would be like a 45-70 load. But I am wondering about the 325 or 300 Barnes X bullets for deer and maybe elk...sure don't need a 400 grain bullet for those IMHO.