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Gm54-120
MMP Short black or Harvester Red Crushribs if you want to shoot .451-.452 bullets and the Harvester Black Crushrib with .458 bullets should give the best fit in a .502 bore. Those are the ones most commonly used in Savages with loose bores.
Using .458 bullet in a loose bore makes good sense. Something like the Barnes 45-70 bullet may be very good for elk. The 300g TSX Barnes and a black crush rib sabot, fit the loose barrel Knight Extreme, i own, about perfectly. In my opinion the TSX would make an excellent elk bullet.