I’ll argue that bullet drop isn’t a moot point in hunting situations. I’ve often caught an elk headed to a bedding area in the early morning or a nice buck cruising sniffing for does during the rut. Point being that animals aren’t always calmly feeding unawares and sometimes you need to take the shot when they pause for a moment or lose the opportunity as they move on through. With a flat shooting rifle and a decent guess for yardage you can make the shot before the chance is gone, the chance that you might burn trying to get a yardage with your RF instead of shooting.
Not always the case but a flat trajectory certainly isn’t a handicap.
Exactly. And not everyone wants a heavy , bulky scope designed to constantly have the dials adjusted. Besides that, the further you get out, the less energy the projectile has, and the more likely the performance of the .270 Weatherby with a 150 grain projectile will be better than a 130 in a .270 Win.
