If you are just looking to add another rifle to your gun safe, then go for it, I love the 7mm Mag. But Federal offers a 180 grain Accubond offering in the .338 Win Mag that looks like a slick round for what your trying to accomplish. It leaves the barrel at about 3100 fps. Normally 7 win mags and .338 win mags are setup in similar barrel lengths and general configurations. Just looking at the rifles, they look and feel quite similar until you look at the opening at the end of the barrel. I don't know what your mountains are like there, but here in Idaho, the various WSM's are becoming quite popular for getting up into the higher elevations. Just nice tocarry as little a weight as possible, and the shorter barrel is just a little more pleasant to pack around.