Good point.
I often wonder how many REAL dramas actually occurred way back with the .458 Win mag.
Most of the so called problems centered around the writings of one man, Jack Lott, and his being tossed by a buff.
Other writers have gotten plenty of mileage out of Jack's incident, and the story seems to have changed quite a bit from the original one.
Much of the bad press comes from people who have never experienced any actual problems themselves with the cartridge.
These guys just repeat what they've read or heard or what they want to believe, and often the true story gets lost along the way.
Most people I know who have plenty of first hand experience with the .458 Win in the field, are quite happy with its performance and reliability.