I can understand AI'ing the case, but I wouldn't and won't with mine. The 348 is reported to be hard on cases due to stretching. I think the 348, as it is, may likely be much easier to feed. If you are likely to come across big bears, the need for good feeding of cases outweighs the stretching of the brass, in my opinion.
BTW: The chances of me running across big bears much lower than someone in the last frontier. The only animals around here that might hurt are occasional wolves and mountain lions, neither of which would need the power of a 348 to dispatch them, IMO. I suppose if I were elk hunting in the mountains it's possible to come across grizzlies as I did once near the Selway river and I have seen them at a distance in Colorado.
