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I actually went the other way 338-06 to 338 Fed. Never have shot anything with the -06. The Fed seems to put 338 bullets through critters big and small though.

One thing on the plus side of the ledger for the Fed is that it is Federal's cartridge. If any non-mainstream cartridge is going to have ammo produced it's the 338 Federal.

Edit: mine is definitely not a long range package at well under 6lbs. But I wouldn't hesitate to shoot to 500 when elk/deer hunting at high elevation. I'm the limiting factor. For a true long range setup I'd definitely go with a heavier rifle and with better LR bullets in 7mm or 30 cal.