Match bullets are appropriate for shooting rifle matches. If you want to shoot a 600 in an F Class match, you better use match bullets. If you are hunting, you don't get sighter's, you don't have wind flags, and you don't have a re settable electronic target. And, I really, really doubt, whatever additiion intrinisic accuracy of a match bullet is going to make the slightest difference in a hunting situation. Unless you are one of those using bench rest rifles, shooting them off concrete benches, and shooting at animals at ranges beyond any reasonable ethical limits. There are guys who do that, they have rests at locations where they shoot across valleys. At those super long distance shots all the cool kids brag about, the bullets are not expanding. They are moving too slowly to expand. And, it is unethical because I bet these long range types gut shoot about 20 animals for every one they collect.
Lets say you are shoot out to 300 yards, hunting bullets will do nicely.
Core Lokts on a windy day:
All of these targets were before CMP Talladega put rings in the black. All I had to shoot is some huge black dot, and the best I could do is quarter the thing. With rings, I could hold off on a ring when I notice the wind blowing a bit harder.
I don't have the scope adjustment in this 6.5 Swede for 600 yard shooting. Opps!
Hunting bullets
this is a great rifle.
Core Lokt's again
cracked case necks made a larger error than Core Lokt's
not only hunting bullets, pulled hunting bullets
pulled hunting bullets
I think the wide shots were bullets that were tumbling. You have to shoot the things to find out if the bullets tumble at distance.
clearly tumbling at distance. Match bullets also tumble.
pulled hunting bullets
same bullets, different powder charge
Can you do better with a hunting rifle at 600 yards? Mind you, I had sighting shots.
Today's good hunting bullets are more accurate than the old match bullets of yore. Stamping technology and process control are producing the best bullets we ever have had.
Use the bullets that are designed to expand, shoot them at distances where they still have the velocity to expand. And don't shoot them at distances where you can't keep them all on a dinner plate.