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Yeah........ shoot a 250 gr Nosler Partition ....... and in brown bear country that's a "plus" for me...but Ive only killed two of them so what do I know ?

I am not one who thinks the 338 is some universe apart from a 300 magnum, but if we're playing games and picking "two" for everything I will take the 338 in brown bear country. I understand the shot placement thing.

The 7 RM handles everything else.

For over 40 years I've had a strong attachment to the 30-06 and the 338WM. It's good I spent so many years in Alaska, because the environ, makes those calibers more practical. While there I threw in the 375 H&H, and finally the 243. I don't see me getting rid of any of these calibers even when I get to the point where I don't/can't hunt anymore. Practically speaking anyone should be able to get by with a 30-06 for hunting throughout the majority of the world (as far as what most people are going to hunt).

I half thought the same but was thinking 300wm

Just one

30-06

Want to thin things out a bit, pick 2 calibers for everything in NA, Deer and larger.

.243
6.5x55
7mm Rem
30-06
300wm
338WM

At one point in most of our lives, that's the train of though we all go through. BTDT. I used the 300WM for a long time. In fact, it was my only rifle for about 5 years. I got tired of the recoil and sold it. Dropped back down to the 30-06 and kept a 338wm too. Found the recoil of the 300wm gave me more of a headache than the 338 even. BTDT, not going back down that road... Also, if you already have a 300WSM, you don't need a 300WM. By your post above, it's pretty apparent you want to scratch that itch. Go for it, it's the only way to get it out of your system. Trust me though, you'll be going back to the 30-06 and similar cartridges after you tire of getting beat up by the 300WM...

The .30-06 and .338 Win Mag.

Not on your list but; Now that I have a .300 Weatherby in a M70 I am thinking about buying a .270 Winchester. I have long thought that would be a great pairing for what you suggest.

I'd keep the Swede and either the 300 or 338. The 300 or 338 for brown bear or moose and maybe elk, and the Swede for everything else.

For over 40 years I've had a strong attachment to the 30-06 and the 338WM. It's good I spent so many years in Alaska, because the environ, makes those calibers more practical. While there I threw in the 375 H&H, and finally the 243. I don't see me getting rid of any of these calibers even when I get to the point where I don't/can't hunt anymore. Practically speaking anyone should be able to get by with a 30-06 for hunting throughout the majority of the world (as far as what most people are going to hunt).

Yeah........ shoot a 250 gr Nosler Partition ....... and in brown bear country that's a "plus" for me...but Ive only killed two of them so what do I know ?

I am not one who thinks the 338 is some universe apart from a 300 magnum, but if we're playing games and picking "two" for everything I will take the 338 in brown bear country. I understand the shot placement thing.

The 7 RM handles everything else.

I cant disagree with that. Just debating internally how often id be loading up or down going with each of them.

If you can handle the recoil a 250 from a 338 is Ballistically pretty close to a 30-06 with 180.... so anything you'd hunt with the 30-06 would die just as handily with the 338. I know it's a lot of bullet but same Partition that Bob mentioned in the 338 takes deer pretty easily. For awhile I was on a binge hunting with my 338... wouldn't both me to only have that one rifle either.

warpig: I would not load up or down in either.

In the 7 RM I'd load a dependable 160;and in the 338 I'd load a very good 225-250.

I think you would be done. That's my view anyway.

243
30-06

Yeah, I have lots of overlapping here. Problem is the the swede and the 06 are my favorite rifles, one being an 85 Finnlight and the other a M70 Featherweight classic.