Roamin, you don't need to convince me on the PRC - I already put my money where my mouth is. But A-Tips to factory 338LM is apples and oranges since you have to handload A-Tips. In my AX, the factory 338 barrel is 27" and my PRC is 30" and the two were within a couple of mils at 2400 yards (factory Berger 300s in the 338 and factory 225s in the PRC). The big difference to me is that the recoil on the PRC is mellow and it's easy to stay on target, which is not to say the 338 is all that bad, but there is a difference. Part of that could be that the PRC has a Area 419 Sidewinder and the 338 is AI factory. It will be interesting to try the 338 A-Tips.