Definately a great medium bore the .338W handles almost everything. I have shot water buff, scrub bulls & various other heavy hoofed ferals with this cartridge using bullets from 200-250grains. I do however prefer to use the 9.3x62 with 250-320grain bullets on the same animals, my observation of the terminal ballistics shooting both cartridges in the same conditions on the same day is both are efficient with similar deep wound channels & quick dispatch. Muzzle blast is my key negative with the .338, splitting hairs I know....
A .318 now there is a dream!