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<blockquote data-quote="LL" data-source="post: 85732" data-attributes="member: 95"><p>Interesting you mention the .416 Rigby, as it was the lower limit cartridge allowed in Jeff Cooper's invitational Fourth of July African simulation matches in the late 70's. (He was developing an "ultimate" thick brush/quick handling rifle, and thought a contest was the best way to see what actually works under practical conditions. The same process he used in the 50's and 60's that led to the IPSC and modern defensive pistolcraft.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I showed up with a Marlin 1895 45-70 lever gun (of modern manufacture), loaded with 53gr of 3031 under Speer's 400 grain soft point---ballistically identical to the .416---and won handily. Several times. 8) He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.</p><p></p><p>The dropped stock kicked like a bitch, but there was no beating the rapid follow-up shots afforded by the lever action + the tubular magazine's capacity for the course of fire. :twisted:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LL, post: 85732, member: 95"] Interesting you mention the .416 Rigby, as it was the lower limit cartridge allowed in Jeff Cooper's invitational Fourth of July African simulation matches in the late 70's. (He was developing an "ultimate" thick brush/quick handling rifle, and thought a contest was the best way to see what actually works under practical conditions. The same process he used in the 50's and 60's that led to the IPSC and modern defensive pistolcraft.) Anyway, I showed up with a Marlin 1895 45-70 lever gun (of modern manufacture), loaded with 53gr of 3031 under Speer's 400 grain soft point---ballistically identical to the .416---and won handily. Several times. 8) He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The dropped stock kicked like a bitch, but there was no beating the rapid follow-up shots afforded by the lever action + the tubular magazine's capacity for the course of fire. :twisted: [/QUOTE]
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