RE: Loading down the 338 win mag
There is a world of difference in the rounds guns you have indicted. 35 remand 35 whel would be either lever action or pump guns, 8mm and 358 would be custom in less your talking the 8mm mag. The 338 mag can be loaded down easy enough and is fine for deer, black bear, and hogs. I like the 338 and will get one shortly after some years, I didn't reload when I last had one and ammo was just too expensive.