Have thought about the .338 Fed before. I'm mainly a northeastern hunter these days, don't need the ballistics of a .338, don't want the recoil thru that narrow steel butt plate. If I take a trip farther north or out west for bigger stuff I have a .350 REM Mag to take along. Yes, a .358 will also add recoil, unless loaded a little lighter to around 35 REM levels.
You .308 guys are right, it will do pretty much anything I want in a 99. So would a 300 Savage, but couldn't find a nice one for sane $$ when I was looking. The down side is I wouldn't get to try a .358!
Guess I am leaning towards putting on the .308 barrel, that's why I bought it to begin with.
