To the OP: it makes no difference with one of the two rifles you use to hunt moose in Alaska. I favor the .338-06 juts because I like .33-caliber bullets, and use .338's for hunting. Some of my friends kill moose with .270's, .30-06's 7mm Magnums, .375's, and so on. My .338's weight over 8 pounds unloaded. I would not even think about the weight difference unless I was climbing mountains, or walking miles and miles on the tundra.
