Best first rifle for hunting

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Yes there is. Defensive handgun rounds are designed to be deployed at a fairly close range. 7 yards is the average distance for a gunfight. Hollow point rounds work very well at creating a debilitating wound channel without over penetration.

For hunting, the shot ranges are much greater, and aside from the fact that hollow points pack less kinetic punch at those distances, the actually hollow point nose of the bullet makes it a ballistic nightmare because no two rounds act the same way when traveling down range. Not a good thing for accuracy.

Thanks for the info. I can definitely see how distance can affect performance, but I still don't understand how hp's are more "cheaply" made? All the components are basically the same, the tip of the bullet is just designed differently. How would that equate to being cheaply made?