Quote Originally Posted by Marine24 View Post
Any particular need for either the 416 or 458?

Your 45-70 w/Garrett's 540gr Hammerhead bullets is more than capable of taking the largest bull elephant.

Winchester's Safari models are great looking rifles though.
I've read some of the articles on the 45/70 in africa, and there was plenty of critics on the attack too. I like the looks of the M70 Safari action, and you can get a fair amount more power with them, with only a molderate increase in recoil, due to the 2lbs of extra metal over an 1895 marlin. I have alot of fun blasting with the 375 in a moderate weight mauser, so its only natural to want to step up a notch. Kinda leaning to the 416. Though factory ammo is pricey and hard to find, brass is easy to make, and get. Reloading makes it a nominal price to shoot.