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Excellent work Sir Khulu.
Any elephant work with a .458 is going to be interesting.
Maybe I will get to do that one day, but I have a grudge to settle with a Kodiak first.
Sir Tony and Sir Bob, asante sana-sana.
Sir Bob sent this from his club house, instructive for those who think a 24" barrel is cumbersome on a .458:



Here is my latest 24" barrel:





8.0 lbs as shown without scope or ammo, 24" barrel Pac-Nor No. 5 Super Match Stainless, 1:10" twist, 8 grooves, .458"/.450".
This the next candidate for the 2024 Creedmost Match.
It will allow 2 lbs of slip-on LOP adjuster, scope and rings.
Weaver steel cross-slot bases (S46 and S45), known to work well on another FN M98, no shim required:





If Near Mfg. makes a rail for FN M98, I will switch scope bases.
There is weight-limit room to play with.
Trigger is a Timney adjusted to 3-1/4 lbs, legal !

I am going to shoot it before the Cerakote, which hopefully won't add too much weight.
Stock is B&C Medalist, 2.0 lbs.
Proper wood to cover the drop belly mag would be too heavy for this one.





Left side, cocked and not loaded: