Target bullets are for shooting targets.
Big game Hunting bullets are for killing Big game.
Varmint bullets are for killing varmints.
Since the first 7x57 went to the range or into the hunting field, real sportsmen knew the difference.
More time spent with Bell, Keith, Hunter, O'Connor and less time watching American Sniper might result in a return to hunting.
While I love long range shooting at paper and gongs, I would never insult a wonderful big game animal by taking a shot where a hundred variables over which I have no control could cripple an animal. IME, once 300 yards is passed the "cripple curve" goes up like a F22 Raptor.
Short answer: no an AMax, Match King, Berger or other target bullets are not hunting bullets regardless of the hype. You must have a bullet that will break bones, make two holes and wreck the vitals in between. There are hundreds of them from the classic partition to the latest mono metal wonder bullets.
Why take the chance ?
Probably time to get with the times.... do a bit of research. Talk to some folks that have WORKING knowledge of things and so on...
As to variables past 300, there are enough shaky folks at 100 that have no business. Max distance is where you are able to make the shot 200% of the time and that can vary from minute to minute.
I don't know about anyone else but I've shot in winds strong enough on a target range that I would not have shot at game at 200 yards....on other days 200 yards offhand is a gimme. I've shot on days at paper where the wind has snapped 2x4 carriers in half... but not at game. On calm days I've killed game first shot over 800 yards out there... and I've done it with all kinds of bullets.
In fact IMHO using some cup and core bullets that are "hunting" bullets in certain situations would be worse than using a good "target" bullet.
