No idea why anyone would do this when 338-06 allows better bullets (and wider selection) to be flung.
Already have one, Weatherby Ultralight. Like I said before, there is no logic involved in the project. It's just to scratch an itch. I am a big fan of medium bores between 8mm - 9.3mm. I have an 8x57, 8mm Rem Mag, two .325 WSMs, various .33s, a whole slew of .35s and 9.3s. This 8mm-06 will be set up as an "all weather" gun, so that's my justification to myself, for what it's worth.
