Iv got 3 hunting guns I shoot regularly from non bench/prone positions.
11lb 3006, shooting 185s at 2770
9lb 6.5 cm
9lb 223
All suppressed.
In a prone, or bench built position I can easily spot my shots with all three.
From field positions, tripod, off a gamechanger or shooting sticks I almost never spot them with the 3006, some of the time with the 6.5 if I’m on my game and almost always with the 223.
Follow ups are obviously faster with the 223. The last few animals I shot, I had a round in the chamber as I watched them do a death run through the scope. I see this as a big deal as well, growing up not shooting much and shooting larger rounds there was often seconds after the shot where my senses were in a blender from the recoil and blast.
All the above rifles currently wear manners eh1. Iv gotten to shoot with a few other stocks and can say that depending on design, I might not even spot positional shots with the creedmoor.
Recoil enhances problems caused by the shooter and their position from what Iv found. I also think the Kraft drill can easily show this.
This day and age I believe it’s ignorant to think that a few shots on a bench or prone is going to do similar as an expediently built position in the field. However that seems to be the norm with hunters.
Side note I’m still waiting to see more than one persons lightweight magnum Kraft drills!
Ease of shooting is likely why the next barrel on the 6.5 will be a 6 or 22cm.