RE: 338 bullit cost?
Plus, you can use the 30-06 for the " fun gun" (lots of rounds) and use the 338 as the " get down to tough business" gun. If both rifles are fitted similarly and have the triggers worked similar (pull distance and weight), sighted in the same (say zero at 200 yards) then for all practical purposes it will be easy to " fly the bullets down the same string" with either one, especially under hunting conditions.
Never Go Undergunned, Always Check The Sight In, Perform At Showtime,
EKM