Here is the subject 338, it sports a different scope now, a 2.5X8X36 Leupold and I have an ill Zeiss 2X12x50 that is set up if I ever get to that leopard blind (it's too heavy!). As the the 338/375 issue, I'm just not seeing toting a 375 around here in this continent unless it was the big bears, and even then, a 338 will suffice and it shoots a bit flatter too.
Never hunted elk, but use a Ruger .338WM topped with a Leupold Vary-XIII 2.3-8x (same as yours) for all my hunting in Alaska where I live. After using the heavier bullets up to the 275-grain A-Frame and down to the 235-grain FS, I have settled to the 225-grain Barnes 3-Shock tipped (the one with the blue tip). I load it close to 2,800 fps at the muzzle using the online Barnes data.
This moose season I will be using a Ruger .338 WM Hawkeye African version, but with a synthetic stock to avoid scratching the walnut one. Also, it does not have a muzzle brake like the one shown below: http://www.ruger.com/products/HawkeyeAfrican/specSheets/47120.html
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