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You really wanna spend some money reloading those 338 Lapuas!? ha ha. I don't see the avantage in cost vs. the 338 RUM. Definately a good round with plenty of bullet selection to shoot long and have the punch when she gets there. But if you don't like the recoil of the 300 RUM, you sure won't like the 338. The 338 Rem Mag is comparible in recoil with the 300 RUM in the same gun. I only know b/c I've had both and ended up gettin rid of the 338 for the 7 RUM.
You really don't need that kind of horsepower to kill a deer sized game out past 700 yards, but it never hurts. I've shot deer with both RUM's and rolled them over on their feet. But have seen the same feet performed with a 6.5-284.
I actually was on the 338 Lapua kick about 3 years ago, but just couldn't justify the brass and cost to reload for what horsepower I got out of it. I guess the RUM's came around at the right time. Can't beat the price in reloading for the ft pounds you get.
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