as of right now the .338-06 is a handloading only prospect , i' m unaware of any factory produced cartridges for her, the .338-06 is similar to my 8mm-06 , in that they are excellent for use on deer/bear size game . however beings that it' s a handloaded only cartridge , the .338 has more bullet styles and wieghts available to them than the 8mm does but , the .35 whelen will do everything either of those two will , and the whelen is factory loaded

if the weatherby rifle is a mark 5 , then depending on the age of the rifle , the price is possibly a little high beings that it' s used , if it' s a newer weatherby though , then the price sounds pretty good as the new weatherby rifles are fetching 1500.00 dollars for she standard deluxe grade mark 5