Since acquiring my 7x57, I find my .308 a little boring and redundant. Been toying with the idea of a rebarrel on that action for a while, but couldn't figure out what to go with. I have a 7.62x39 Savage model 10 that covers me on the low end, the 7x57 for most intermediate uses, and now I'm toying with the idea of converting my model 11 in .308 to a .338 Federal for a "heavy" gun in the hopes I may use it on elk someday.

Looking at the ballistics of the .338 Federal, they compare very favorably for a short action cartridge based on the .308 case, without going the WSM route on a small shank action.

Has anyone done this build? Thoughts, results?

Thanks.