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If you can handle the recoil...
Posted by Paul H on May 16 2005
...the 416 is always the better choice. I look at it this way, with proper shot placement, the 375 is enough gun 90-95% of the time, the 416 is always enough gun, and the 45 and bigger is just in case.
I also think most anyhone can handle a 375's recoil, the 416 has enough recoil to make it too much for some folks, and it is only the most dedicated of big bore shooters that can handle the 45's and larger. I have both a 458 lott and 500 jeffrey, and neither of them have muzzle brakes. Unless you build the rifle extremely light, or have shoulder/neck problems, a brake isn't needed. Also the double recoil pulse of a brake is more likely to destroy your scope then a non-braked gun.
If your comfortable shooting a 338, and don't mind a 375, I don't think you'll have a problem with a 416. You can always load the 416 with a 350 gr barnes X at 2500 fps for a bit less recoil, and no real sacrifice in terminal performance.
I've honestly not found rifle recoil objectionable until I got my 458 Lott. While I never flinched with it, it never hurt me, and I could shot 1 1/2" to 2" groups at 100 yds with iron sights, the concentration necessary to shoot it with full patch loads are an order of magnitued greater then shooting lesser guns. I could deal with the recoil, I just couldn't drop into any shooting position and ignore it. I find for me a 416's recoil is the threshold at which I can shoot from any position and ignore the recoil, at least for say a box of shells.
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