If you handload there is very little downside as you can control recoil by loading down to .338-06 or even .338 Federal levels but still have full power when you want.

I run 225g AccuBonds for hunting and SSTs for the bulk of my practice. Full power recoil is around 32 foot-lbs compared to about 28 for my .300WM with 180's and 23 foot-lbs with a .30-6/165g combo.





Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!

No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.

A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.