If you can, try and shoot both of them. Then you will have more information to base your decision on. As you know I like the Lott, but I also like most all of the big bore rifles! All the rifles you have mentioned are capable of taking any game on the planet. When I comes to stopping big nasty animals that are coming to kill me, more is better, as long as you can shoot it well. I happen to have chosen the .458 lott.