Recommendations on a .338 win mag and scope

Hard to find. Most are Savage or Winchester. Here's a nice Ruger

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I would look at a lightweight 300 WM in Bergara or Tikka. I'm partial to Leupold and Zeiss personally. But weight of your rig should be a priority, so maybe you can get good glass in a lighter package from someone else.

I'm a huge 300 win mag fan, if you want bigger may consider a 300 PRC which has a little more HP than a win mag but may actually be more accurate in the right hands and set up properly.

anything from a 300 win mag and up will kill anything in North American and really likely anything you want to shoot around the globe.

Optics are a whole different animal, what are your goals distance wise and what is your budget?

I have a Maple super grade in .308. It's a fantastic rifle but I am hesitant to take it hunting because of how pretty it is. Just something to consider.

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GunBroker has the most options including Sako.

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Sako 75 Stainless fluted 30-06 with Zeiss scope & Harris bipod current bid of $510. Hard to beat a stainless Sako 75 with the detach. box magazine. This will likely sell for < $1400 which is an excellent turn-key setup

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I have limited knowledge of firearms and ammunition

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Just some friendly advice, not being judgmental here.

Have you fire large calibers before? If not you need to start practicing soon. A 300 win mag (and larger) has some punch and you don't want to get to the moment of truth and not be confident. The caliber is less important than shot placement and you need to trust your setup and your ability. Good luck. Im sure its going to be a great hunt.

.300 is a good choice. I have a .338 win mag which I really like, but in hindsight I wish i had got a .300. Far better ammo availability, better long range performance, less recoil, still plenty horsepower for anything in North America. The .338 is cooler but ammo availability is a real problem these days and the recoil is a lot to deal with. It's stout. Once I get older I'll have to shoot something else.

I'd recommend getting the extreme weather ss version model 70. It has an excellent stock and even at the price, it's still a bargain for what you get. The supergrade is nice, but the the EWSS is a more practical rifle. Much better stock, lighter weight, stainless, and already threaded incase you want a brake or supressor in the future. The stock is the big selling point though, it's excellent. It makes the .338 more pleasant to shoot than a .270 with a bad stock. The recoil is what it is, it's still going to buck and spotting hits just flat out isn't going to happen with a light .338 until you're at 600+ yards, but it's a fantastic stock for an off the shelf sporting rifle.

Scope wise, SWFA 3-9 or 3-15. Bombproof reliability, good price, good enough glass. Zero retention is a non-issue with those with decent mounts.

Skip the elk and/or moose. With a 338 mag you can cut the line and go straight to Brown/Kodiak/Polar bear.

Do you have any idea how many elk have been killed by a .270?

Its about shot placement. Your regular deer rifle that you can actually shoot is plenty.

The .338 will kick the fvck out of you though, if you are into to that kind of thing.