Here's some articles on guns, cartridges, etc. for dangerous game hunting...
http://www.african-hunter.com/archives.htmBear, please take a minut & have a look at this article on the link below:
http://www.african-hunter.com/it's_all_in_the_claw.htmThe Model 70 Classic has the right kind of action (extractor & ejector) for dangerous game - not the post '64 versions that have proven to be a bad choice for the past 40 years. The failures are documented. IF you are not hunting dangerous game or in BEAR Country, the lower cost rifles might do OK - especially if you can use it slowly like a single shot rifle while you manually control the feed from the magazine.
Here's part of the article from the link above...
It's All In the Claw"Ganyana ~The hunter fired his first shot at the buffalo, resting his arm against the right hand side of a mopane tree for steadiness. At the shot the buffalo took off and the hunter took a quick pace to the left to keep the buff in view, swinging his rifle around the tree. He brought the rifle hurriedly to his shoulder again as the buff changed his mind about flight, and wheeled to charge. The hunter took his time, made sure of his shot and CLICK!!~
A shot from a fellow hunter felled the already mortally wounded buff, but the young hunter was left gazing at his rifle and babbling to his co-hunter about the misfeed, (for there was no round in the breech) which had caused his acute adrenaline rush. The older hunter said nothing, but walked over to where the youngster was standing and picked up a live round from the dirt near his feet. With a patronising smile the old hunter commented "I saw the round fall out as you were reloading. You were watching the buff like you should have been, but your rifle has one of those new fangled actions. I told you to buy a Mauser". Standing further back I laughed at the expression on the young man's face as he stared at the round his mentor was proffering him. "
There's also three articles on the links below that might help you under stand more fully, why some rifles are a good choice while others are not so good...
http://www.african-hunter.com/Rifle_Choice_4_Dangerous_Game.htmhttp://www.african-hunter.com/a_guide_to_rifle_choice_-_part_ii.htmhttp://www.african-hunter.com/a_guide_to_rifle_choice_-_part_iii.htmGOOD LUCK!