I have used my .340 on several elk,a whitetail buck and an antelope... It is a sure killer.. The recoil is not bad, but I have a 26 " number 5 on mine, but that is my std. barrel for all my rifles.. If I ever go for brown bear that will be my rifle.. Hagel love it with a 210 Nosler.. Bob was way ahead of his time, as far as I am concerned... Plus he was a hunter.. Except in Alaska where he was required to have a guide, he hunted on his own.. Many or most of the famous gun writers used guides most of the time. A bad shot, or an animal that runs too far is the guides problem, not theirs..
