Hate to say it but my beloved 338RCM is no doubt destined for the island of misfits. The cartridge is extremely good but what really made it was the compact rifle it was chambered in, the Ruger compact rifle. Perfect dimensions and acceptable weight. Makes me sad but im still going to use it and its superior to the 338 win in handling and does the same job until the bigger 338 win starts throwing 250gr missles.
Ruger and Hornady could have pitched the 338RCM much better as an amazing compact elk, moose, and bear rifle but it arrived without much hoopla and it flopped, big belly flop. It sucks because it appears the whole lineup of middlebores fail miserably with only 338 win being mildly popular in the states. The rest 338 Fed, 338RCM, 338 Marlin, 348 win, 358 win, 350 rem mag, and 358 norma are all pretty much in the waste bin of history.
