I have had one in .470 since 1999 and have shot 2 elephants, 2 charging desert leopards, and I beleive 6 buffalo with it. I love to shoot it and reload, so it has shot well over 500 rounds. I have never had a problem with it. I see it as a very tough gun.

I have it benched for a high grade Westley Drop Lock in .500 NE which I do love. While I bought this gun used from an entertainer who had it custom built, I do not beleive it had been fired since the factory. Since my first trip with it I have already had to have the loop rewelded.

The point is I love my new Westley, but it is hard to beat the Kreighoff. I have not have a problem with the cocking system or the fact that it does not have ejectors.

David McNeil