I think practice with any rifle will make you a better marksman, I don't think most guys can shoot more than a box of any .300+ mags at a time without pushing the discomfort barrier.

It's really not hard to figure out how a rifle works, and how to shoot one well. Once you have that figured out, it doesn't take much work to get on target and stay on target. Competition shooting is another story.

Am I missing something? sight in your rifle for a 300yd shot, put the crosshairs on the target, pull the trigger, gun goes boom, bullet hits crosshairs.How many rounds do you need to send down range? If I want to shoot downrange all day long, I'll shoot my .270 or something lighter/easier to shoot all day long. and cheaper ammo to boot!

I've just yet to find ammo costs a deterrance in figuring out which rifle to buy next, with few exceptions....