Heh, just what on this green earth does he think a hunting rifle is? A hunting rifle is by design and definition a sniper's rifle. The entire concept of hunting is the sniper's art (sans the bright orange), especially when you hunt while walking. In any case, the only difference in the Savage FP (I had a 110 in 308 once) and the other hunting packages is the bull barrel and the black stock, as well as matte finish. Okay, well, not the bull barrel because of the varmint models. Okay, not the black stock because of all the synthetic stocks are black (unless you mean the pistol-gripped stock, which is also used on varmint rifles). Then the matte finish must be...but no, it isn't.
Okay, other than being too darn heavy for regular hunting, what really is the difference? Ah, I get it, a bull barrel in 308! Yeah, that makes it a man killer...
Ash