Doesn't sound like anything I want to shoot.
I'd like to keep my shoulder attached to the rest of me..
I'd like to keep my shoulder attached to the rest of me..
458 Win Mag lever gun ?
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Bought a 20" custom bolt rifle in .458 Winchester from a friend-for another friend-who was headed to Africa to hunt Cape buffalo. Loaded him some 500 gr solids. I shot a few into some mud. Hard hitting rascals! The guy going to Africa shot it into the mud one time—sold the rifle for a loss, and bought a .375 H&H mag. Wounded but never recovered his buff. Wimp! Had to pay for the buff anyway. Wimp! Offered to let him shoot my 460 Weatherby into the mud. Wimp declined the offer. I knew he would never kill a buffalo. He did get a nice kudu with a borrowed .300 Win mag. He was a big ol' fella. Grew up too wealthy to endure a little recoil. Decided a water buffalo might look just as good on his wall after all. Still took him four shots with his new 30-06. I'd have lied and said I took him with one shot from the 460.
