One of the problems with the .358 Winchester is that it was offered primarily in the Model 88 and the Model 70 Featherweight, both of which are ill designed to deal with recoil.

My Oberndorf Mauser .358 is a real pleasure to shoot, although, as I determined last year, the 250 grain bullets do not really open up enough on whitetails. Shooting 220 grain bullets with it is no worse recoilwise than shooting bullets of the same weight in a .308.