Ron, Something not covered much in this thread is cartridge feeding. Obviously, I have had opportunity to handle a few different rifles over the years but I must comment that the .458 has to be the slickest easy to feed cartridge in my safe and among the top 2 I can recall for slick feeding. A magazine full plus one is as smooth as mechanical thrust can allow.
This equates to a reliability and trustworthiness that is a positive aspect when stalking game. A dangerous game rifle is both tool and life insurance policy. The trust has to be submissive, so that it never again enters your mind. Coming from a guy who lives by "trust nothing and check everything", my .458 Model 70 is as slick as a Honeymoon d*ck. John
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