Basically, yes.
I should probably be a little more aggravated about the situation, but I understand stuff happens. That being said, in a short action 700 I am not sure there is any other option above a .338 Federal other than .358 Win.
As far as the .358 goes, I'm just not a fan of the cartridge. I had one years ago in a Browning BLR, and it's just not my preferred round. Plus, reasonably priced hunting bullets in .35 cal are simply unobtainable right now...whereas, I have literally over 1k .338 bullets sitting on the bench ready to load.
I get you. I want to say that old Larry needs to send you a thank you card. I imagine you helped sell a few thousand of those bullets.
