6.5CM vs .308 as it pertains to this forum

[Irving]

Seems to me that if you're into long range precision, then hunting with lighter projectile should be a wash since presumably your skill level would be higher.

[Sawin]

Seems to me that if you're into long range precision, then hunting with lighter projectile should be a wash since presumably your skill level would be higher.

One might hope that's the case, but when looking through a scope at game, especially big game, you're undoubtedly going to have increased shakiness from adrenaline and higher heart rate, more so than when shooting at silhouette's or paper. Then there's also the angle of your shot to consider. Most rifle ranges shoot on a pretty flat horizontal plane, but hunting scenarios can pose some pretty wide shot angles that do affect point of impact.