I love my 340 wby,
If the 338 win mag were a 338-300win mag, I think would've made it close to perfect or much closer to the 340wby.
I think the 340 is pretty close to perfect, or maybe a full H&H length 338-375 Ruger would be perfect, but someone got there first...
I think the win mag is kind of a 210gr 338 round, sure you can load it higher, but the 340 is more of everything I like about the 338, and if not a handloader ammo is reasonably available, vs most of the others.
Personally something about the 338 win mag being shorter than the 300 win mag, just bothers me.
But we must all pick and choose what's best for what we want.
Also I don't think the 338 win mag offers one that much more than what a 300 win mag can do, where the 340 I think does, but also at that point a 375 H&H might be a better idea.
I say get both! ha.
Originally Posted by
younggun308
Jeepkid, how heavy is your Dakota? I assume you handload? This article below practically banished the thought of ever buying any .338 that is not the Win Mag, for me. But, unlike you, I have no experience shooting either cartridge, so I'm curious what your thoughts are about what Gary Zinn writes, here.
The TL;DR version is that performance comes at too great a cost in recoil, monetary cost of rifle, monetary cost of ammunition, and overall efficiency given the increased components necessary to get the difference in downrange performance.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/338win_vs_super_mags.html