Awesome! Another 338 thread and I didn't even have to start it
I'd rather hunt with a 338 than a 300 and would rather hunt with a 30-06 than a 300 but would take a 270 over a 30-06 where I could. So just get a 270 and be done with it.
Both are great cartridges, I prefer the 338 in that I just don't see any advantages in the 300 for the type of hunting I do and enjoy my latest 338 more. On North America big game they are catagoricaly perform the same I'd say. Sometimes the 338 looks like it visibly hits harder but the game have 8-15 or so seconds of do whatever the heck of life left in them just like most any other cartridge.
