I might add that I have dropped back to the .338 Winchester and passed the 340 to a nephew. The Win mag is close enough for me these days and it doesn't kick as bad. I don't really like brakes so the 338 Win and my 9.3x62 are about the max I can tolerate these days, my 45/70 is up there as well.YIKES, I break too easily to shoot either.![]()
YepAt a Colorado elk camp, I helped a guy re-zero his 338 Win Mag. He was flinching so bad he jerked the rifle off the sandbags once when he forgot to release the safety.
This was back in the days when I shot a 300Win mag for competition and hunting but the 338 was just too much.
I may be interested in it, I'd have to see a few pictures" I'm seriously considering having one of my .30-06s rebored or rebarelled in the .338-06."
I went down that path twenty years ago but then the Colorado guide I'd been hunting with lost his territory to 'live in the mountains' homes and I never hunted with it. It's for sale if you're really interested. Might take a while for me to find it. Mauser 98 with an A&B(?) barrel.