HiShato:

Since the wife doesn't appear to be cooking this evening, I have time to disagree...

I took a look through the Speer #13 and found:

With a 200gr bullet, the .338 burns a few more grains of powder to get about 100fps additional velocity. I know there are differences such as BC, SD etc, but I can't see how they are significant. For example, a .300 Winnie will push a 200 gr Speerspitzer at 2,843 fps with 69gr of IMR 4350. The .338 will make 2,959 fps with 73.5 gr. If you already have a rifle that you like, the differences don't seem worth the cost for a new complete rig.

If you can't live with those differences, you could go to Midway and get the Federal High Energy 200 gr partition loads, which list at 2,930 fps.

Either one is a great caliber, but they are too close in capability for a two gun rack.

Good luck,
CE

This is becoming my standard response, but I think I have all the rifle I'd want to meet your needs in my Remington 7600 in .35 Whelen.

how about the 338RUM? 8mm REM. MAG?

If you need more power than the 300 Win Mag, just get a 375 H&H and be ready for anything.

I don't have a recommendation on caliber. Performance on paper tends to far exceed most of our own performances. Have you shot some of the calibers listed? How were they? Kick okay? Particularmodels feel more comfortable to you? What are the reports from shooters re: accuracy per calibers and per brands/models of firearms (based on thier shooting, not theory)? Let us know what you decide on.