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I do not bench rest any more so high accuracy is not practical for hunting or killing cannibalistic dirt clogs with their paper allies.

Hunting for elk, a gallon milk jug at 600M. A .338 Win Mag has about 2,000 ft pounds of energy at 600M. Good Elk Medicene

For Cowboy Action shooting, sufficient to hit the target.

IMHO, it depends on the needs of the shooter.

I use hand loads, IMHO more accurate than commercial loads.

My Ruger Mk II .308 on basic hand loads clover leafed at 100M.

I hate bi pods, either off hand, kneeling for hunting. Chicken wing works.

I do not measure ogive, I set bullet seating, where I have 0.030 free bore left, for long distant hunting.

I also use a Chrono to check bullet speed and chamber pressures. I prefer powder that burn a little slower with same bullet speed as one that burns a little faster.

I do fiddle with my main shooters for accuracy. My Mod 70 .338 Win Mag, is bedded (thought not needed for hunting), I recrown as needed. I like a trigger with a crisp release at about 2.5 pounds.

Furthers shoots off the bag with iron sights, 1000M. Hunting I am a lot more conservative. I am not into wound animals.

Focal plane............ I use two settings, for Mil dot 200M for others cone of accuracy where my POA/POI will be within the kill zone. Does not really answer your question. I rarely change magnification. Where I live there are not many long shots. So I adjust for those shots. At higher magnification I will, range my rifle before going hunting. (Range, adj POA/POI to the distance that I think I will be shooting, and use Kentucky windage to adjust as needed.)