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Thanks Rockdoc and 500Bos for your input! Based on other recommendations here, I am thinking about starting with a smaller caliber first, possibly a 450, then once I master it’s use, possibly stepping up to a larger one! .........

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Why not aquire a Ruger No1 in .458 and add a pound of weight and a decent recoil pad to the buttstock (IMO they are overall barrel heavy), then shoot it enough to make a decision. Lots of them for sale, often with “a box of 19” for sale with them. If you are unsure, or just using it as a training aid for a bigger caliber, it is lots less $$$ than popping for a .450 double.
......as mentioned above, there is simply something about a .577......a touchstone to the storied days of Africa.
- Mike

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