I hunted with a 338-06 Asq for about 10 years. It was a Weatherby Mark V Ultra Light weight. I sold it needing cash at the time.
I am in middle TN and never had to make a shot over 200 yards.
I did take it Caribou hunting once but that ended up being a 40 yard shot. So I can't say about long shots with it.
The round was excellent for the game I used it on.
Now I use a 30.06 and a 35 Whelen just to switch up some times.
The 30.06 kills great, the 35 kills great, but makes the shots more enjoyable watching, the impact on the animal is so much greater and that is easy to see.
