Originally Posted by
CalHunter
Maybe because you want one? Or 10?
I went moose and bear hunting with a buddy once. He shot a bear with his 7mm RM and we both shot moose--him with his 7mm and me with my 338WM. After looking at the terminal ballistics and performance on putting the moose down, he was seriously thinking about a 338WM. I don't disagree with anything you or RR have said but I don't see myself replacing my 338WM for elk, moose or large bears. I'll always use my 270 on deer although I'm about ready to play with the wife's .243 for deer/long range coyotes just to see how well it works.
Not a fan of ANY of the magnums out there. Even own a 300WM barrel for the PH and a couple bolters but I hate shooting them. Killed just about everything (big game wise) on the North American Continent including several Browns without using one. Never had a single one complain that I didn't use some magnum cartridge to kill it. Killed many with the little old 30/30. As far as the .308 goes, they bore me. Simple as that. As Mercy put it, the 7mm/08 is a much better cartridge in my book than the .308 and I have found with my new LR .338fed a better use for the .308 case
That bigger bore lets me get away with a shorter barrel and STILL using a little slower powder getting great velocities with bullets that have a better sectional density. Hard to beat that combination for an AR patterned rifle!
You will find that .243 works just dandy on whitetail and with the right loads it's a spectacular yote dropper Cal