Guess I'm joining the Brotherhood. Thank you, Sir Ron. This is unbelievably helpful.

I will think on the barrel contour. My 375 was 10 lbs scoped and it was a bit too heavy. But maybe that's a good weight for a 458.

I'd always heard that you couldn't get a loaded 375 round to eject from an M70 1990's + long action action with a standard rear bridge, but had no personal experience with it, so it's interesting to hear that 3.60 COAL cartridges will work.