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Get a BLR in .325 WSM. Have it rebarreled and chambered for either the 35-325 WSM or a 375-325WSM. That will do the trick.

Savage 99 in .308. For short range you can load up 200's and knock yourself silly. For 400 yd shots, you can afford a case of fmj ammo to get the trigger time needed for 400 yd shots. Then load a good 165 gr bullet and make your 400 yard shot.

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BLR 300 win maag

Love the short action BLR's.......300 WSM or a 270 WSM would be my choice beyond 250 yards.

Didnt the ole timers kill thousands of Bison with 45-70 sharps rifles from several hundred yards out? I personally havent done it, and im sure there are better options now a days, just sayin though that where theres a will, there a way.

Although not traditional the BLR in any of the WSMs (270, 7mm. 300, 325) or std mags (7mm RM, 300WM) or std cartridges (270 Win) would do the job in some cases. Although I'm not sure of the need for a routine 400 yd. hunting rifle, esp. a lever. Seems to defeat the purpose of a lever action. YMMV.

Buy a BLR 7 RM or 300 WM and put a 375 Taylor, 375 Ruger,416 Taylor or 416 Ruger chambered barrel on it, or the 450 M, rechamber to 458 WM and shoot nice big pointy bullets and quit mucking about with the small stuff.

Browning BLR or Savage Mod.99...

I have a Savage 99F (circa 1950) that shoots the 150 gr. bullets at 2800 FPS and 180s at 2670 FPS and 200s at near 2500 FPS. It is super accurate and very capable of a 400 yard shot if your up to it, and conditions are right. It beats the socks off the 45-70 under any conditions IMO. An even better cartridge might be the .284 Win in a Sav. 99 or Browning BLR, but that will set you back some extra bucks over the .308, and it's probably not worth the extra money IMO.

There are some other new lever rounds that work, but none beat the .308 or 284 IMO..The 358 Win. is another option but 400 is a streatch for it..