Thread: Simple practice shooting question

I'm just getting back into shooting with the aim of hunting, and wondering about range practice. This probably has a very intuitive simple answer, but I want to check I'm not being daft.

If I'm shooting a rimfire .22 on the range, and shooting a higher calibre on a hunt, I'm still going to benefit from range practice with a .22 right? I know handling and recoil are different, but cost of shooting tens of .22 vs anything centrefire is so much less which is why I'm considering this. Of course I'd shoot with centrefire at range too, but likely 80/20 split to save some $.

So is it worth me using a .22 for practice, or should I just bite the bullet so to speak, and shoot centrefire at distance on range repeatedly?

New to hunting so I'm all ears to any advice and opinions.