I know this thread is a decade old, but I don't care. I LOVE this round. Alas, it appears to be on its way out.
So, if anybody out there has experience with it, I'd like to hear about the various, no-longer made guns chambered in it. To my knowledge, only Savage, Wilson Combat, and DPMS still chamber guns in .338 Federal. Most of what I read are old posts back when Sako, Kimber, and Ruger were making them. Surprisingly, I've read a few who felt the Sako grouped poorly.
I have a .338 Federal Savage Model 11. Good gun, but a bit heavy, non-stainless, and not bedded. I was thinking about getting another, and I'm a bit Savaged-out. Yes, I could probably get a custom, and maybe I will, but the occasional used model comes up, so if anybody has knowledge about them, please chime in.
If Savage's new High Country came in .338 Federal, I might have gone for it, but given the stated purpose of the gun, I can understand why they didn't.