You didn't say which brand, but generally the MANUFACTURERS recommend that MATCH bullets NOT be used for hunting, because they are not designed to have the terminal performance required for clean kills. Despite this, there are a number of "experts" who do use them for hunting! Anbd swear by them! I used to use the 168-grain Sierra HPBT .308" match bullet for target ammo in an M1, and switched to the 165 grain HPBT hunting bullet when using the rifle for hunting - powder charge was unchanged.