Seems to me target shooters were setting the pace, hunters following in the wake of their progress and success.
Which I'll argue covers most facets of the custom rifle we enjoy today......actions, barrels, triggers, scopes, etc......
Yep.
Back in the days of Roy Weatherby, seems he was building rifles mostly for hunters, although LR shooters were using them, actually developed the 6.5-300 long before Wby rolled it out as a factory round. The big 7 story was similar.
Today's hot rounds are mostly from the target side of the family, adopted by hunters. With tight shooting rounds, range finders, ballistic reticles and turrets, big blasters aren't as important. They're still nice in a cross wind....
You're right about actions, triggers, scopes, etc. I see NF and target type scopes being used by hunters, especially LR hunters.
It's all good.
DF
