I HAVE DONE 10 AFRICAN SAFARIS WHERE MY PRIMARY WEAPON WAS A FREEDOM ARMS 454 LOADED WITH 454 EQUIVALENT 45 COLT LOADS OR 454 LOADS. I USED A VARIETY OF BULLETS, BUT NONE OF THE 2 YOU ASK ABOUT, HOWEVER, IF I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE 2 I WOULD CHOOSE THE SWIFT A-FRAME WITH THE BARNES XPB NOT EVEN A CLOSE SECOND. THE XPB's ARE LIGHT FOR LENGTH AND LIGHTER THAN THE SWIFTS. THEY MAY BE AN OK CHOICE ON DEER BUT PERSONALLY I WOULD NOT CHOOSE THEM FOR BIG PLAINS GAME, NOR FOR THE LONGER SHOTS YOU CONTEMPLATE.

"ADAPT OR DIE". I USE ALL CAPS, NOT BECAUSE I AM YELLING, BUT BECAUSE IT IS AN OLD HABIT FROM MY ARMY DAYS, PLUS IT IS EASIER TO TYPE AND READ.