ok sorry if i cause any confusion i was just not sure that it was the correct name,if you are hunting bigger game(elk and moose)...it is the gun for you. If you reload you can also reload some nice loads that would work for deer!, well considering the fact that i am only 15 i kinda changed my mind on what gun i want from the 7 mag to the 338 i will be using it for deer -big bears, and the reason i wanted the 338 u wanted a gun i could grow into as an adult and so that it could be used in alaska for big bears! And another reason since i am coming up with the money for this gun i want my money to be "well used" and a gun that i will probally have doubts with.(And if the recoil is to high i will get me an after recoil pad) But i hope i made a right decision to the game i chosen to hunt!