Latts...if you have a 338 ruger and it shoots well go with that and don't even think twice about it. ANytime you buy a new gun you are introducing a new set of variables and it could cause you serious grief. I have done this over and over repeatedly myself and sometimes it works out and most of the time it doesn't and you would think by now I would know better by now. I have no problem using a 338 on deer just load it up with 200 grain ballistic tips.