Daryl_s, I agree that this is a well made rifle/st-gun combo, but like you, I find it excessive. However I do like the three barreled rifles, with double triggers and no selector switch. All three barrels the same cartridge for Bear or the cats.

I can't remember who made it, but there was one posted a couple years ago with all three barrels chambered for 450NE 3 1/4 inch. It had two triggers with the front trigger fireing both top barrels as a mechanical single trigger, and the back trigger firing only the bottom barrel. This is the only multiple barreled rifle that I would accept with a single non-selective trigger. I prefere this to a selector switch for the bottom barrel. However, My preference would be to have the front trigger fire the right barrel, and the back trigger fire the left barrel on the first pull, and the bottom barrel on the second pull. I think I'd rather have the chamberings be all 450/400NE 3" in this case though. IMO this would be a fine Lion rifle for follow-up.

I don't think the one posted here would be something I'd be interested in, but the all rifle drilling would be!

On the Brenneke slugs, I don't know about the 12 or 20 ga slugs, but I have a cape gun with a 16 ga on the left barrel, and 8X57JR on the right barrel. I've not shot a brown bear with it but have shot several 150 to 300 pound wild boar, and several Muledeer, and one Moose with both barrels on occasion. The 16 Ga Brenneke slugs were a death ray on the big hogs, but were shot at very close range, under 20 yds on the hogs and under 40 yds on the deer, and as a follow-up shot on a moose when the 196 gr 8mm bullet failed to put him down. The slug folded him up very quickly. This little cape gun will place the Brenneke right beside the rifle at 100 yds.