A nice rifle, but a 450BPE is not a caliber for hunting big game! But don't say good bye your dreams! The stamps allowed the use of nitro loads for BPE! 350gr.SP bullets are marginal for buffalo hunting, but by heavy barrels and flat grooves the use of reduced 450NE loads is may be possible, and enough, for buffalos at short range!-----Proof house St-Etienne?