I still think he oughta get a 45-70 lever gun...
And I might end up doing that, maybe, sorta ... it could happen. I sure have enough 45-70 components on hand, just hate to load them down to lever gun pressures after decades in Ruger No 1 land.
I read where an African PH said that under duress he'd seen a few hunters carrying a Blaser, reach up and try to run a conventional bolt. Like Gomer Pyle said, surprise, surprise, surprise.
Based off my long term bolt gun use it would be somewhat awkward and fairly likely to have a lever gun in hand, and yet reach for that well known to me bolt knob : )
A .375 would make a pretty stylish elk rifle as well.
No disrespect to the lever 45-70's, they look pretty handy to me.
John
