Mathman, I've taken elk with the 250gr. sierra gk at 2,600 fps in my Ruger M77 mkII and it works awesome!! My shoulder doesn't suffer that way either
. I can practice quite a bit with that load as well: I remember shooting 50 rounds one day with the old Ruger 77. My Alaskan doesn't seem to recoil as much as the Ruger did, so I can see stepping up the charge wt and increasing velocity as long as accuracy is still good. I've since dropped down to the 225gr. pills in the 338 since it seems like a good compromise for the 338. Kutenay is probably right though, the 338 is probably at it's best with the 250gr. pills...
