Thanks guys. I made up my mind and worked a deal with my gunsmith friend. He likes magnums and I had called him to discuss what rifles he had to trade. All he had was the old JC Higgins (FN Mauser) Mod 50 .270 I had traded to him last year! ha Its been pillar bedded, Timney trigger, and is a solid rifle so I traded him the 338WM for it. I can always borrow the 338 from him if Iever get a hunt up in grizzly country or Alaska. In the meantime, I have two .270s! I am satisfied, and the Mauser is the best candidate for a foul weather rifle as it too is sealed and used to hard use.
