it' s a shame that this cartridge isn' t more readily available and that it isn' t chambered in standard off the shelf rifles. i know that weatherby chambers the Ultra Lightweight and the Super Big GameMaster rifles in it but they are a bit pricey for me. i know people will say that it it isn' t needed and that this cartridge and that cartridge will do this and that better but i can list a dozen cartidges off the top of my head that are not needed when you get down to the nitty gritty. if i looked through my loading manuals i could probably name two dozen cartridges that aren' t needed. i' ve had a fondness for this cartridge for some time now and i keep hoping that this cartridge will catch on and become a standard chambering by the major manufacturers, but with the surgence of all of these super duper wonder mags the more practical cartidges get over shadowed because they' re not part of the in thing and they won' t sell. i hope that one of these days i' ll find an old ' 06 for a cheap price that needs some TLC that i can get rebarreled for the 338-06, just a little project that won' t cost me an arm and a leg. it' s not like i need another rifle, i just want another rifle chambered for some thing different. this may be a pointless post but i just wanted to vent a little.