.416 Ruger
Rifle cartridge
| .416 Ruger | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Rifle | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Ruger | |||||||||||
| Designed | 2008 | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Parent case | .375 Ruger | |||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .416 in (10.6 mm) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | .532 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .532 in (13.5 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .050 in (1.3 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 2.572 in (65.3 mm) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 3.340 in (84.8 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case capacity | 100 gr H2O (6.5 cm3) | |||||||||||
| Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (SAAMI) | 62,000 psi (430 MPa) | |||||||||||
| Maximum pressure (CIP) | 62,366 psi (430.00 MPa) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 24 inches Source(s): [1] [2] | ||||||||||||
The .416 Ruger is a .41 caliber (10.6 x 65.5mm), rimless, bottlenecked cartridge designed as a joint venture by Hornady and Ruger in 2008.[3] It is designed to equal the performance of the .416 Rigby and .416 Remington Magnum from a standard length .30-06 length action. The .416 Ruger is suitable for the largest land animals, including dangerous game.
Description
The cartridge is based on the .375 Ruger case which was necked up to accept a .416 in (10.6 mm) bullet. It was designed as a dangerous game cartridge particularly for use in Alaska and Africa. The .416 Ruger duplicates the performance of the .416 Rigby and the .416 Remington Magnum. All three cartridge fire a 400 gr (26 g) bullet at 2,400 ft/s (730 m/s) generating 5,115 ft⋅lbf (6,935 J) of energy. However, unlike the Remington or Rigby .416s, the Ruger .416 can be chambered in a standard length action, as the cartridge has a length of 3.34 inches. The cartridge has the same diameter of belted magnum cases but without the belt. This provides the cartridge a larger propellant capacity than a standard length magnum cartridge of the same length. The rimless design allows for smoother feeding and extraction of the cartridge.
The .416 Ruger cartridge is currently available in the bolt-action Ruger M77 Hawkeye rifles with two variations listed on Ruger’s website as of 2024; the "African" and the "guide gun" rifles, additional the German gun company Krieghoff offers a bolt action rifle chambered for the round. Ruger has discontinued production of a Ruger No.1 Single Shot Rifle chambered in the .416 Ruger Cartridge, this rifle is still available on the secondary markets.
No other manufacturers are currently offering firearms chambered for the .416 Ruger cartridge, asides from aftermarket barrel conversion for the Thompson/Center Contender.
Ammunition is available from Hornady and Buffalo Bore.
See also
References
- ^ "LOAD DATA Bullet Brand: Federal Premium® 416 Cal. Weight/Type: 400gr Trophy Bonded® Bear Claw" (PDF). federalpremium.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Speer Bullets: DataFile - 416 Ruger" (PDF). speer-bullets.com. Vista Outdoor Operations LLC. 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "416 Ruger | The perfect 416 dangerous game cartridge?". 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- C.I.P. TDCC (Tables of Dimensions of Cartridges and Chambers) 416 Ruger
External links
- The .416 Ruger - "New Standard for Dangerous Game"
