In fairness to New Guy I must say I agree in principle with his thesis. I believe he is saying that one should not reject the configuration of this DR out of hand simply because the standard dogma promoted by "experts" who may or may not have expertise, would go against it.

I understand the ideal. Rimmed cartridge, low pressure, SxS. I agree that's ideal. I don't agree that this ideal excludes all else in every situation.

On other threads I have made the statement that quite functional, desirable, and acceptable DR's are made for rimless or belted rimless cartridges operating at higher pressure levels than traditional British nitro cartridges. Most recently we discussed this on .375 H&H in a double rifle.

My comments were more toward the .375 H&H Mag. and smaller rimless cartridges such as .30-06, etc.

On that thread DUGABOY1 made a compelling argument that in the hunt of dangerous game in Africa one should not compromise from the ideal configuration. That may very well be sound advice. I would give it thoughtful consideration. Maybe he will post further comments here.

Having owned one, I know the difficulty of loading for a .458 Mag. Often it's difficult to seat a bullet on a powder charge taken straight from the loading tables. I suspect chamber pressures mount quickly as powder charges are increased.

Having neither experienced Africa nor dangerous game, I have nothing to add there. I understand DUGABOY1 has substantial experience to retell.

I do think I would prefer a DR in .450 NE over one in .458 Win Mag, all other factors being equal. But all other factors are never equal, so one must weigh the decision based on all available information. The PH may or may not have something to add (which was the only point to my last post).

In closing, I'll say again that we would like to see a pic. It sounds like a dandy.

Best to all,
Curl