OK everyone is really hung up on the hunting aspect so for MOA lets say 2-3 MOA, or do we need to go a little looser because really at most deer hunting here (Arkansas) is under 200 yards so would 3.5moa be a fair acceptable accuracy level. Understand I am proposing not driving, I feel that the OP should settle the answer on MOA.- Sgt Mike
I've been thinking about that, maybe this shouldn't be about hunting. Maybe we should pursue velocity for velocity's sake and leave it at that. Unless the distance is well over what I normally shoot velocities above about 2000fps are not necessary for my hunting loads. My personal accuracy goal is generally 1.5MOA, mainly because I'm simply not a 1MOA shooter and/or reloader. I think 3.5MOA is a reasonable goal. When accuracy begins to deteriorate at high velocities it does so in a big way. Chasing smaller groups may be a distraction.