Recoil? Not a plinking caliber!
I have and mainly shoot the .300 WinMag. I had a Sako .338. Wonderful gun. Excellent caliber. BUT! When I'd go to the range, I'd start with say the .300WM. Pop a few off and the typical recoil/rifle kick/slide back a bit response.
The .338 however, would lift up off of the rest as it recoiled, and come slamin' down on the rest. The other guys in the shack would turn and say, "What the hell was that?! . . . Give a guy some warning next time."
I got rid of it. .30 cal is plenty big enough for large, thick skinned game like elk / moose. Especially with the powder behind the WinMag. Which I understand is a necked down .338.
If you HAD to have a .338, Get a muzzle break, hunt with ear protection, get the thickest, softest gel-filled recoil pad made, and hunt well enough so you only pull the trigger once!
Other than that . . . great round.