416: 416 Caliber Cartridges With Terry Wieland

416: 416 Caliber Cartridges With Terry Wieland

Author: John McAdams March 26, 2026 Duration: 1:46:24

Gunwriter Terry Wieland joins me on the show as we discuss his thoughts on the various .416 caliber cartridges: the 416 Rigby, the 416 Remington Magnum the 416 Weatherby Magnum, the 416 Ruger, and even the 416 Hoffman and the 416 Taylor. We talk about the pros and cons of those different rounds, which 416 he prefers over the others out of that bunch, how those 416s stack up against the various 375s and 458s for use on buffalo, why the 404 Jeffery was vastly more popular than the 416 Rigby for a long time, and why that eventually changed. We even discuss the development of the Ruger Safari Magnum rifle, the Trophy Bonded Bear Claw and several other things that massively changed the safari hunting industry during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Other Episodes Referenced In The Podcast

Ep 381: A Cape Buffalo Hunt 30 Years In the Making With Jimmy Epperson

Ep 385: North Fork Bullets: Africa's Premier Hunting Bullets?

Ep 404: The 404 Jeffery With Phil Massaro

Ep 414: Leopard Maulings & Hunting Bongo In Sudan With Robin Hurt


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