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Why does hunting and practice ammo need to be the same? Is subsistence hunting that precise?

And if you can use cheap ammo for practice, then I would guess the price of ammo for actual hunting wouldn't be very significant. A dollar extra per animal or something?

I don't really know, just trying to understand.

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A few dollars is make or break for the week for a lot of rural folks. When I was getting my hunting license, speaking to other people there made me realize how much of a (privileged) bubble I lived in.

different ballistic trajectories. You need to zero your rifle with one ammo type. This may be different for shotguns

Isn't that for long-range? I guess so, I just didn't know that was a major factor for typical hunters on a budget (who probably have cheap scopes anyway).

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