Where I'd get a woody for a 338F would be in a very compact rifle for sneaking around in the jungle trying to shoot stuff at relatively close range. Like my .358. This plays to it's strengths.
Again inferring from .358 experience I think I could get a good 338F perking to at least 400 yds, but it'd be way down the list of cartridges I'd choose for a 400-yd shot. Things get wonky (by definition) out towards the margins of a cartridge's capabilities.
Then again a 7-mag at close range is not ideal either.
You are right on and my DPMS 338 F is just that 7.9 lbs, 39" long flat top and came with a 4 rnd and 19 rnd mag plus you can use the 308 mag's in it holding as many rounds as you want to pack.
