Well, here I am again late to the party. I've got a .338 RCM and I hunt with it and like it a lot. BUT, I've also got .22 Hornet, .223, .22-250, .250-3000, 6.5x55, .270, .280, 7mm Rem Mag, .308, .30-06, .300 Win Mag, .303 Brit, .375 H&H and .45-70 rifles that I use at least somewhat regularly and some more not so regularly. The .338 RCM doesn't kill deer any quicker than any of the others from the .250-3000 and on up, but I really like the fact that it's lighter, more compact, handier, and easier to carry in thick cover than many of the other rifles, plus it packs the punch to easily and confidently handle elk and large hogs or bear, and I can shoot it well.

It might be a dead cartridge, but I'll probably hang onto it just because I'm a loony and sometimes like to have something a little different.

Here it is and the 330 lb northern Missouri 10 pt buck I took with it last year. The buck was 7 1/2 years old - past his prime, gray faced, pot bellied, and sway backed (same as the hunter). The scope is a Burris FF II 2x7.

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