Let me throw a stick in the works here. I looked at the Whelen and the 338-06 and ended purchasing a .350 rem mag instead. The .350 is virtually equal to the Whelen and the 338-06 is extremely close also but the model 7 remington weighing 5 7/8 lbs is what sold me. A week walking around the bush with the little 7 is far more enjoyable than lugging a full sized bolt rifle. And that .350 pretty well crushes game, what more can one ask for