Allen: My uncle used a 270/458 Win combo in Mozambique & Angola in the late 60s & early 70s with great success. Matter of fact, he used the 270 with old fashioned Sivertips to take his lion. He also used it to take zebra, sable, imapala etc with the 270 and I never heard him complain. With today's better bullets, I don't see an issue although (gasp!) I've never been a 270 fan and I still think a 300 is a better round for this application, but for a gent like you that is fortunate enough to go often, the combo you are considering would be perfectly adequate. jorge

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”