Crankylove owns one, and uses it as his primary rifle for Elk.
My .358 has dropped Elk and Antelooe just fine.
Not as flat, or as fast, as my .270 or '06, but it does just fine out to 250 yards or so. Most of the areas I hunt with it (mostly Utah's Wasatch/Uintah mtns) are 100-250 yard shots, so the shorter range, compared to other cartridges, has never been an issue.
I looked at the BLR several times, but went with the Ruger Hawkeye, cause, I like Rugers (a lot), and it was about $300 cheaper.
I've never shot factory ammo, cause I'm too cheap, and it isn't very common in my area. My standard load is a 250 grain Hot-Kor over 45.5 grains of W748, for about 2,225ish fps. I've loaded 200's and 225's, but not very often. If want a lighter bullet than the 250, I go to the '06 with 180's.
I wanted a large diameter, heavy bullet, without the recoil of a "magnum", and I've not regretted my choice.