OK, Ben's been making me jealous with his tales of his 450/400Ruger #1. Now, I couldn't settle for such a small caliber, so I got the Boddington 450 NE. Also bought some Hornady 480gr DGX ammo.

Shot four shots.

The bruise should go away in a week or two.

Weighed the gun - under 8 lb!

Now, other than Magnaport and mercury recoil reducers, any ideas? This thing kicks worse than my old Searcy .577. My Ruger Hawkeye 416 has a Magnaport brake and is a pleasure to shoot.

BTW: Nyati Inc. (www.nyatiinc.com) makes reduced loads for every dangerous game caliber. Ed Hammond, owner, just sent me some 300 and 350 gr ammo that crony's out at 1300 fps instead of the Hornady 2150 fps. I'll shoot some soon and report.