One reason I did not pick the 338 RPM to rechamber to in my 338/06 A-Square Mark V ( I went with the Ackley Improved, just for the small increase in speed and the niftiness of shape!) is that it IS too close to the Win Mag. I like to hit game hard, but I find I don't care anymore for the whole boot n bellow and the extra weight of a rifle in 338 Mag. I like this Mark V because it is slim and light, yet its muzzlebrake tames the recoil quite well. Noise? What noise? I wear Electric Muffs at the range. If everyone stands or gets behind me (where they belong!) it won't bother any of us out in the field for a shot or two on game.
I can see where the 338 RPM is a good cartridge, probably more useful in the USA than the Win Mag, but hey, to each his own.
