Angus, the cost of feeding these guns is outrageous, .500 NE ammo is as much as $200 a box, and .460 WBY ammo is about $100 a box, I don't recommend purchasing a rifle in one of these calibers. You would be much better off with a 45-70 or .450 Marlin, the big .460 WBY, and NE calibers, should only be reserved for the person who makes a living hunting in Africa. I live in Texas, and can tell you this, there is nothing in Texas that a 45-70 can't kill. Sometimes, bigger isn't better, sometimes, bigger is just too expensive to justify owning, unless you hunt Africa.