Just a curious question on a lazy pre-season afternoon...

I've mentioned before that I'm rebarreling/rebuilding my first deer rifle to hopefully wring out better accuracy - a 30-06 Ruger M77MkII. I'm also in the market for another 338WM.

So then I got to thinking - why not just buy an extra barrel for my '06? Then I could change out in a matter of hours, and only have about $500 invested, instead of another ~$2000 in a rifle and optic.

I'd be leaning towards the 225-250grn pills, where past experiences with both tell me to expect 50-100fps difference, in favor of the WM.

Any suggestions? Thoughts?