I have been a gun dealer and shop owner for over thirty years and needless to say have owned most of the "great guns" from doubles to bolts to single-shots and have never found a bolt gun as satisfactory as the Dakota 76 Safari Magnum. In .450 Dakota it has been and still is the work horse of my dangerous game battery. I trust it completely when at close quarters, and hey, it's nice to look at also! Regards, The Poacher