If your doing a dangerous game hunt realistically how many shots will you fire ?[not 50] probably 5 at most ,and most of the time you wont feel the recoil anyway ,just because old time hunters used Mannlicher 6.5s and 303s didnt necessarily mean they were crack shots, and either had factory solids or softs[nothing like the choice we have now] ,and no scopes ,i bet plenty of dangerous game got wounded[that they never write about] with inadequate calibres ,because they had nothing else or couldnt afford the bigger guns or they were not available for what ever reason .What is wrong with a ''Stopper'' isnt that what you want on dangerous game ? since the Question was Best Dangerous game Bolt action Rifle .Trouble being shooters want to go to the range and expect to put 50 plus shots out of their big bore ,and then say it kicks too much ,when they are not made for that ,but specialised Hunting where you are not going to be firing anywhere near that.