I agree that the .458 Lott is a better round than the win mag..However new ammo has not made the win mag the Lott's equal but the win mag is better than it was in the old days. I feel that if you are shooting buff at less than 50 yards you will do fine with either. I do disagree on the subject of recoil I have never found there to be a great difference in recoil, except I feel the win mag may have a sharper kick, maybe I'm just not right!My final word is go with the Lott,It always managed to get Jack off.