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Winter has arrived at the Mason Dixon Line, zero-degree-F wind chill last night.
Drove me to reading the latest GUN DIGEST, 76th ed. of 2022.

Hooray ! We are winning.
In all accounts found in that book there are no lies about the .458 WinMag.
Even Terry Wieland has shut up about the .458 WM versus Lott Big Lie.

Joe Coogan's article "Guns of the African Professionals" shows that over the last 125 years, the top picks are the .458 WinMag and the .470 NE.
More than 25% of the PHs loved that .458 WinMag.
The list started with Finn Aagaard and ended 160 names later with Dougie Wright.
Both first and last on the alphabetical listing preferred the .458 Win. Mag.

There is a nice piece by Phil Shoemaker, "HANDGUNS AND BEAR PROTECTION: A Master Guides' Opinion"
in which he mentions longing for Old Ugly the .458 WinMag above all other artillery.

Patrick Sweeney article "How to Tune Your AR-15" reminds me of the great difference a throat can make.
5.56 Nato chamber digests loads that can be dangerous in the short and tight throat of a .223 Rem.

Just like a perfectly safe .458 WM+ load can be dangerous in a SAAMI .458 Lott.