Well, I must be the only one here who has taken an animal with the .458 Lott. So far, a 40 inch Cape Buffalo, a giraffe, a wart hog (w/a solid), and all I can say is I won't go back to anything else. My Ruger .416 will probably go up for sale. My .458 Lott is a Ruger #1 and I love it.