Maybe I should put this in "for sale" but I don't have anything for sale.

However, while walking through a local gun store today I saw what I thought was a really good bargain on a .458 Win Mag. and I know there are people on this particular forum that are looking for one.

This was an Interarms Mark X that has Virginia and Manchester marked on it. It has the old style Mag box. The action and box have been professionally polished and blued. There is a custom .458 Win Mag barrel on it. That has also been expertly blued and the caliber engraved on. There is also a 3 position safety installed, beautifully polished and blued. And the stock is a very nice piece of walnut. I would not say exhibition grade, abut plenty of figure. This was a custom job by somebody who knew what they were doing. The inletting is really good, and the checkering Is on par with guns I have seen costing in the thousands of dollars. Even conservatively I would guess with materials and labor this gun has had at least $2500 put into it.

And it was for sale for $900 plus tax. I don't believe in killing Elephants or I would have bought it on the spot just because it jumps out at a person as being a finely crafted firearm at a very good price.

Anyone looking for a .458?

Such a bargain, and from your previous posts, you're looking for one. Your religion regarding elephants has nothing to do with the rifle. You have my permission to purchase it.

I might be interested can you tell me where to find it? thanks Jim

where is this rifle ??

I would like to inquire about this one Kevin Erickson

For those of you asking about the rifle, I bought it and had it shipped to my local store.

Webfeet,
Please post pix when you have time.
Thanks and enjoy the rifle.

There are several of these on Gunbroker now...also a Clean Whitworth 458.....

I don't plan on or want to kill an elephant, rino, hippo, ect, ect, but I have a 458 Win mag and a couple of .375 H&H rifles just for fun. I know one guy who uses a 458 for E. Texas whitetails and wild hogs, loaded down to hotter 45-70 levels and thinks it's the thing.

The Big Bores are fun to shoot and I have shot Nutria with a 458 and of course hogs...I also have shot 2 Big Boar with my .600 Overkill! Just drilled a hole right through, not as devastating as say a 300 Mag with 150s,those literally explode the shoulder!
You will also find the 458 is usually very accurate at 100 yds..I have had many shoot well under a inch!

Id say the majority of bigbore purchases never make it to Africa. In Australia due to the number of disposable game you see quite a few 375H&H level and above cartridges used. Or guys just buying to shoot rocks and old TV's. If you like the gun, buy it.

Sounds like a good buy, Im pretty sure you could double your money a time or two on it if as is described..The .458 would make you a good Cape Buffalo gun..its a DG caliber with a decent reputation..Ive shot deer and PG with it and it actually destroys less meat than a 243, 270 or lesser magnum for that matter..usually cuts a fairly clean hole the size of a broom handle unless you hit heavy bone.

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Originally posted by jkingrph:
I don't plan on or want to kill an elephant, rino, hippo, ect, ect, but I have a 458 Win mag and a couple of .375 H&H rifles just for fun. I know one guy who uses a 458 for E. Texas whitetails and wild hogs, loaded down to hotter 45-70 levels and thinks it's the thing.

I shoot a lot of wild boar with a 470NE double rifle and like others here have said, it punches a clean hole right through with very little meat damage like the 458 win mag with full 500 gr bullet loads.


I find most bigger bore rifle do far less damage to the meat that small FAST bullets.

As far as the shooting of elephant the only reason I haven't shot one is I can't afford it! For the price of a trophy bull elephant hunt I can take two or three cape buffalo, and the trophy is less important to me than the extra hunting I can do for buffalo.

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