ORIGINAL: Mojotex
As for me? I am old school, which should be obvious. I'll stick with my stuff ... 22 LR or 410 for small game, 308 Win. for deer/hogs,300 Win. Mag. for stuff out west, 416 Rem. for big critters thatI'll porbably never hunt, and a 12 ga. pump for birds. All old school too and all work well, though I'm still guessing on the 416 Rem. !!!
Read a book from a big game hunter out of africa.....his thoughts were that the only .416 that'll be around in 20+ years will be the .416 Rigby. Though if Ruger necks up their .375ruger to .416 I think it could easily take over this market, IMO it would be the best .416 round on the market, and for the avg guy in africa, could be the goto.
I'd buy a .375H&H or a .458 Lott before a .416 Rem, but if ruger did make a .416 I'd probably pick that. If not and I really wanted a .416 it would be a Rigby.