Absolutely one of the best. Can it be beat? Well the 338 RUM and 338/378 Weatherby do beat it. For me the 338 Winchester is sort of a recoil threshold but I enjoy shooting an 8lb. 375 H&H. For shooting medium game around the world the 340 has few pears. The mediums below the 340 don't do much in my hands that a 300 mag. can't. If the 340 were legal across Africa it would be all you would need until Elephants became the main quarry. A 300 mag. and a 375 cover it well for me but the 340 does both duties. The exceptions are where not legal in Africa and for Big game as reckoned in Africa.
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