I love .358s of any flavor with the Whelen being my favorite. I have everything here to feed a .358 Norma and had plans to build one....Even with that being said for a dedicated elk rifle I think the .308 Norma is the better mouse trap. Better bullet selection, less recoil, better long-range ballistics, and certainly won't bounce off a Grizzly. It is a Norma so you still get some style points.