338 is my go to caliber. 210 TTSX and 225 partitions have taken moose, brown bear, and caribou. Recoil is real but not that bad for hunting with.
I picked up one for My dad in michigan, and he's loading 200 grain hot cors for whitetail. Can't imagine it won't work
Great versatile caliber, buy it and then plan a hunt out west or in Alaska with it.