Yes, bled promptly, the meat was tasty for a mature buck in the rut. I saute'ed some diced tenderloin with onions and mushrooms for my supper tonight. It was to die for, said the buck.
smallfry, you have shown excellent judgement on the .450 Rigby thread. It deserves recognition by membership in the Knights of the .458 Winchester Magnum Brotherhood. Choose your sir name please.
That thread does have some interesting material that could be quoted here, to harken back to the days when the .458 WinMag needed defending. Much has been debunked since then.
Recognizing the greatness of the .458 WinMag does not have to be a chilling effect on commerce. Sure, it may sometimes stifle the sale of a lesser known .458-caliber rifle and ammunition, but it also spurs the proliferation of rifles for the .458 WinMag and its ammunition and components. And one can still own and play with all the others too. Have your cake and eat it too. I like your idea of turning an FN/SC/Portugal M70 .338 WinMag into a .458 WinMag. Now that I have realized it only takes an unblocking of the rear of the magazine and a shortening of the bolt-stop-ejector, I will do that too, soon as the GUNSMITH gets caught up on his backlog, for I have a .500 Jeffery languishing there at the GUNSHOP & SPA FOR WAYWARD RIFLES. That one is just for fun, not a serious rifle like any .458 WinMag is. I need the GUNSMITH to re-barrel the M70 .338 to .458 WinMag. I can do the magazine unblocking and bolt-stop-ejector shortening myself if need be. Even a late model .30-06 M70 can be used by adding on the bolt face enlargement by GUNSMITH. No milling of action bridge needed for up to 3.6" COL.
Ron aka "Rip" for Riflecrank Internationale Permanente NRA Life Benefactor and Beneficiary .458 Winchester Magnum, Magnanimous in Victory THE WALKING DEAD does so remind me of Democrap voters. Donkeypox.
