Originally Posted by
Jim Williams
The orginal post stated he wanted to Hunt not pop paper. Popping paper is also fun but with a much smaller caliber like 17, 223, 22/250etc. Try shooting all day long at prairie dogs with a 270 or larger. The cost of ammo let alone the recoil would be a big factor for me. Oh, I forgot to mention I do both I hunt and I shoot. Jim
My point was that your position that "whatever you hit want (sic) know the difference in a 1/2" group or a 2" group" only works for hunters that don't SHOOT beyond 2-300yrds.
Like Ridge Runner's pic on Page 2 shows, a 1/2 minute rifle can do things that a 2 minute rifle never could. Nearly 800yrds with a 2 MOA rifle is a 16" group, a 1/2 MOA rifle is 4". Now tell me that a deer won't notice the difference in a lung shot, or a paunch shot? Or tell me a deer won't notice the difference in a lung shot and miss?
Arguing that a 2MOA rifle is just as good as a 1/2MOA rifle is idiotic.