I've shot both quite a bit in similar rifles. I can handle about 20 rounds from each in a range session before I get sore. I still walk away bruised.
Recoil isnt mental until the physical part of it has caused the mental part.
I would say they are even. But would also say that in the 300 180's are the norm and in the 338, 225's are the norm. There is a big difference between a 180 and a 225. That there is far more different than the step from 300 to 338.
A 300 mag with 150's is quite pleasant to shoot, but that same rifle with a 200 will thump you hard.
After neer 20 years of pounding the 300 sits in the safe and the 270WSM comes out to play. I dont need to pound myself to kill an animal. They realy arent all that tuff.
