wife said yes

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When you mention dangerous game what are you expecting to hunt?

Also where are you planning to hunt?

Many countries have minimum calibers for lion, buffalo and elephant. The 45-70 may not be legal. If you are hunting leopard the .30-06 may be legal. Are you planning on hunting the larger antelope like eland?

You will often hear that African animals are harder to kill and need to step up the caliber of the rifle and the quality of the bullets used.

You may want to stop by the local gun stores and look over their used rifles to see if there is a big bore rifle that has been collecting dust. You may find a bargain. One thing you will have to make sure of is the action of the rifle is smooth and does not bind. I handled a CZ in a .458 and it liked to bind when cycling the action while on your shoulder. That is the last thing you need to worry about when the cape buffalo is grazing on your shoe laces.