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Someone PM'd me about this thread asking what I thought....well I guess I'm late to the party haha

I had JES rebore my 338-06 and cut the barrel back to 21" about 8 years ago I believe. I've used it to kill a couple caribou, moose, and grizzly bears. Since then I had it cut back to 16" and threaded it so I can shoot it suppressed in my backyard. Its a short handy lightweight setup that packs a punch. 210 Swift Sciroccos at 2700 fps or 230 ELDX at 2600 fps both pack a punch even from the shorty 16" barrel.

Certainly my go to rifle the last several years.

At 7.25 pounds with a 20 oz SWFA scope and a 16 oz suppressor on it, its quite civil to shoot, joy to carry, and settles nicely enough for me on target.