I purchased a Kimber Caprivi in .458 Lott several years ago. I finally got around to shooting it at an indoor range a few weeks ago. It worked very well. Recoil was less than I had expected.
I fired four, five round groups of Hornady 500 grain solids offhand at twenty-five meters. The groups averaged between two and three inches. I was pleasantly impressed with the rifle and my ability to shoot it. I have a couple of handguns that I can shoot smaller groups with at that range, but I haven’t done any serious rifle shooting in a long time.
I was diagnosed with “diabetic retinopathy” fifteen years ago and sold all my big bores on the advice of my Physician. I had five rifles between .375 H&H and .500 A-Square. I kept my 10 pound .300 Weatherby and my shotguns. Five years ago, my “retinopathy” resolved itself, so I wanted another, milder, big bore. I didn’t need it-just wanted it.
I have read some horror stories about the Caprivi in the larger bores. Perhaps I will be lucky with this one.
