I find it hard to understand the reluctance to use the 405 on dangerous game. In a Ruger No.1 450/400 ballistics can easily be duplicated. Everyone seems to think the 450/400 was /is adequate. You can't duplicate the ballistics in a 95 Win but only because the magazine is too short to hold the 400 gr bullets necessary. I have both a 95 and a No.1 in 405 and would not be reluctant to use either gun on Lion and Buffalo.