I have a Savage 99F 358. Light handy and accurate. The appeal of the 358 here in the US was it's use in shorter and lighter rifles. It was designed to be a short action 35 Whelen. The Savages and the Winchester 88 made good saddle/pack guns. So to my mind it, would be good to consider the type of action you are buying in to. I fell in love with mausers, and am a dedicated 9.3x62 user. But I haven't sold the Savage. It's a great gun.