Well Rolf, I got to be good with a handgun from shooting rabbit and chucks when I was a kid. I killed LOTS of them with 44 magnums. So I think using the 454 for chucks is a good idea. It builds skill.

If possible, please post some pictures of these 2 rifles. We'd all love to see them.

I made a 6.5X54 for myself last year. I think it will be a wonderful little deer gun for hunting in the brush down below my house on the river. I have hunted with it a little so far. more in the future.
Here is what it looks like.