Pick one and get after it, don't matter to me which one you use but I have a hard time finding the 338 Fed to be the big 7's equal. But, that's just how I see it.
Dober
You are right on the money. The 7mm mag and a .338 Fed are way too different to even start to compare. What Federal left out of that marketing comparison was the "at the muzzle" part. That being said stuffing a 160 in a .338 makes about as much sense as a 120 gr in a 7 mm, you really have to ask WHY??
Now Mark, crunch the numbers on a .338 Fed with a 185 TTSX going 2750-2770 fps and you will see that its very adequate to 500 yds, and arguably the best of the bunch for big critters from a standard SA. A 7 mm Mag its not, but maybe better described as "almost a .30-06", but so is a well loaded .308 - some would argue....
