Quote Originally Posted by Hammer

Would you trust it on a dangerous game rifle ?
I have always read that dangerous game rifles were something that you just staked your life on. A rifle that just would not fail under any type of circumstance.

That's why the African hunters used double's as their primary choice of rifle. There were no "actions" to fail. Only triggers and sears to go "click."

Today you have the $2,500 + Custom Weatherby's and the $5,000 + Blazer straight pull actions to rely on for shooting something that will eat you. There are also some custom shops that will re-work some big bore Marlin Lever's to some exact standards for shooting 500+gr. bullets at animals intent on stomping you into the ground. I believe these retro-fittings cost upwards of $3,000....not including the price of the Marlin.

So, IMHO, if your looking at an under $1,000 bolt action gun to save your life after misplacing your first shot, then I think you need to look at either taking up a safer sport, or shooting at something that won't look at you as a mid-day snack.

Dave