I was about to come to the same conclusion myself. There’s so much positive feedback on JES. I shouldn’t let one bad experience cloud my decision.
When the 338 Federal had been out for a year or so, I spoke to Mr. Ocumpaugh about converting a spare Savage 99 from 308 to 338 Fed. He told me that he had done a couple of jobs like the one that I was asking about and the guys who had had it done were getting high pressure signs with factory ammo, so he recommended against it. I think that it speaks well of him, as most people won't turn business away and will blame the user if the job doesn't work out well. I would trust Mr. Ocumpaugh's advice, since he probably has more experience in that area than most.
