I should have mentioned that I am using 83.5 grains of reloader 15 behind Barnes 350 Tripple Shocks which have been lubed to reduce pressure. Velocity has been measure at 2630pfs from my 20 inch barrel hawkeye and 2675fps from my re-barreled Browning BLR.
I have a ruger Alaskan in 416 and have been lucky with many days hunting and no problems. I have now fitted it with an adjustable trigger and it shoots a dream with groups more often than not less than calibre in size.
I have fallen in love with the cartridge so much that I rebarrelled a...