I was looking into the cost of ammo for some of the older rifles like 450NE 450/400 450#2 475#2 465NE, 470NE, ... , etc. in case I ever wanted one. The situation seems pretty dire as the cases are mega $$$$ if even available. I was seeing prices like $100.00 for 20 and most were "out of stock, no backorder" 470 cases were available, but still $$$$.

This begged the question: why not chamber new guns in cases like 45-120 or 50-120 as they are readly available due to the huge popularity of cowboy shooting? Also isn't the 50-120 the same as the 500NE anyhow? I would much prefer a 500NE over a 470 as the bullet sellect in .50 is much wider. Why not a 458 lott?