Mark has the leg up on me... I've only recently converted over. Took it on one hunt and didn't see anything... so I haven't hit flesh with one yet.

But one of the reasons I went that direction is the testimonials of a very trusted, very experienced friend that has dumped a lot of African plains game with the .338-06.

The way I see it, I'm getting 92-95% of the speed of the .338 win mag using about 20% less powder and to top it all off, I don't have to deal with the belt (bore alignment, feeding, case life). The practical result - I'm shooting 225 grain bullets at the same speed I was shooting 180's in .30-06 ( although my .338-06 does have 2 more inches of barrel).