Seems that the super self-esteem building and participation trophy crowd has trouble with debate re: that which is fundamentally true, but is not part of their sound-bite programing.
Standard hunting cartridges and ranges, and field marksmanship.
Huh.
GR
So, your woodsmanship skills won't allow you to get closer, where you don't need all your "white feather" gadgets to kill game.
And, therefore, don't need field marksmanship skills either.
Huh.
GR
Oh, you mean hunting.
Yes, pursuing animals and killing them.
So you've figured it out.
The .270 Winchester is a hunting cartridge, and the 6.5 PRC brings nothing in the way of field improvements, at the expense of its detriments.
GR
The 6.5 PRC Kool-aid concession must be lucrative here.
At the bottom of each cup, there is an explanation for what the 6.5 PRC does better out to 300 yds, or even inside of 400 yds, to offset all the negatives it brings.
GR
Again...
3 MOA is also 1-1/2" at 50 yards.
Spend 20 minutes shooting golf balls at that range with a .22 LR rifle, aperture sights or low-power optic, and then add the Five(5) second standing to field position.
Best $7 you will ever spend on field marksmanship.
GR
This takes into account the 3-4 MOA precision of the M1 rifle and ball ammo.
On the other hand, 3 MOA is also 1-1/2" at 50 yards.
Spend 20 minutes shooting golf balls at that range with a .22 LR rifle, aperture sights or low-power optic, and then add the Five(5) second standing to field...
3 MOA with an LPO, or 4 MOA with apertures, is just basic marksmanship.
Building a solid shooting position in Five seconds is no great feat either.
Hunting - that includes basic field marksmanship - just requires a different skill-set and equipment.
And all the bench-rest "white feather"...
Very correct on the analysis.
When taking a field shooting position in Five(5) seconds, and making a 3 MOA hit with a rifle on a game animal is hunting - the bench shooting dogmas and gear requirements fade pretty quick.
And that is Jeff Cooper's definition of field marksmanship, not mine.
GR
Now that your panties are in a bunch, little one?
Waiting for your explanation of what the 6.5 PRC does out to 300 yds, or even inside of 400 yds, better, to offset all the negatives it brings.
New hunters - can hunt with hunting cartridges as well.
Calm down first.
GR
One can also use Impulse.
This is a good reference for all three, under the Recoil tab.
ShootersCalculator.com
Primarily use energy, but note velocity as well.
Find what's comfortable to shoot all day w/o flinching, and what is not.
Then build Your envelope.
GR