I have always felt the Ruger MKII in 338 is THE 338 to own. Controlled feed, and built like a tank. I have one in stainless, wearing the boat paddle stock. Just had the barrel wacked to 22" to make it more handy in the timber/aspens. Only bang-flop I have ever had on elk was with that gun.
PS, like posted prior, they don't kick as much as they take you for a ride when you touch one off.
