Both - Long range target practice and long range hunting if the circumstances are right at the time. So with the capability of the rifle I want to shoot farther and better.
And you will. You will find that you will shoot more consistently well with the 338 at the longer distances than you do with smaller cartridges.
The key word being (consistent), but not necessarily (better), as in better ability to shoot smaller groups.
But, and it is also a key word, shooting at targets, and shooting while hunting, aren't really comparable. And the reason for that is (conditions) which are the controlling factor, and not the gun we choose to use.
We can choose to go or not when target shooting based upon the conditions being favorable or not. But not so when hunting due to seasons.
Location also plays a large roll as in East vs West as for conditions due to air quality.
By and large, at least in the east, the larger cartridges dont play much of a roll in how far we hunt.
Beyond that, in PA at least we need to count points on bucks.
As for the G7, ive only had one experience with one. On a nice sunny day we were shooting at steel targets at a friends place and he had his G7 on a tripod. I tried to range a 2'x4' yellow steel target at 1600 yds and it wouldn't do it with repeated attempts. The owner tried and he couldn't either, but said he had done so on other occaissions.
I did range other targets at closer distances with it.
Ive also had my Leica 1600 B fail to read a rock at 800 on a sunny day, and my friends Bushnell wouldn't read it either. But they both read a different rock about 20' away from it.
