It's about the challenge. When I am bowhunting (compound or recurve) I want them as close as I can possibly get them. When I am hunting with a handgun I want them as close as I can get them. When I am hunting with a rifle I want them as close as I can get them. However, when I have a rifle in my hands I want a weapon that I know exactly where my bullet will go when the trigger is tripped at whatever range the deer, coyote, etc may be. The challenge with the rifle for me changes from seeing how close I can get to how proficient I am at delivering an accurate round to the target.
I used to only bowhunt and that was entertaining (and still is), but I enjoy sending rounds of different calibers down range also!
