Thanks Steven, I doubt that I will ever get to Africa so dangerous game really not an issue but that aspect of the gun's non suitabiity bears consideration. Speaking of bears ( neat segway aye? ) they are the one animal that I am likely to run into but I have no interest in shooting one other than to protect myself or family. I believe that the 9.3 X 74 R with 286 grain bullet will work very well on one of them if called to do so - assuming I do my part. No the gun's main purpose would be the pursuit of big moose and perhaps eld and caribou. I have wanted a S X S rifle for this purpose for a long time. In evaluating different guns the Blaser S3 caught my attention as being fairly well thought out in design and the fit and finish seem to be very good. Thanks for your thoughts, Slate
