(Sort of a side note, but) I would argue that guns are designed to fire a projectile. That’s it, nothing more. The other stuff comes in externally: What are you firing at, and why?That is what determines if you’re hunting, target shooting, competing, murdering, self defensing, etc.
If you’re firing a projectile at an animal for food? Hunting. At paper for practice? Target shooting. At paper for a good score compared to others? Competing. At people who aren’t trying to kill you? Murdering. At people who are? Self defense. All depends on how you’re using it.
Most calibers in use today were designed for military use, and their primary purpose was to be fired at a human. It just turns out they work well on animals too.
There’s only a few that were designed for use on animals, most as a pest control round.
(Sort of a side note, but) I would argue that guns are designed to fire a projectile. That’s it, nothing more. The other stuff comes in externally: What are you firing at, and why? That is what determines if you’re hunting, target shooting, competing, murdering, self defensing, etc.
If you’re firing a projectile at an animal for food? Hunting. At paper for practice? Target shooting. At paper for a good score compared to others? Competing. At people who aren’t trying to kill you? Murdering. At people who are? Self defense. All depends on how you’re using it.
Most calibers in use today were designed for military use, and their primary purpose was to be fired at a human. It just turns out they work well on animals too.
There’s only a few that were designed for use on animals, most as a pest control round.