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...I could care less what a mechanical device can do with my rifle.
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While there's some practical wisdom in that approach, there's also value in knowing the basic capability of the rifle/ammo combination/system so that it's possible to determine how much of the downrange inaccuracy is the shooter's responsibility. That's particularly true when one is chasing a problem or trying to improve his accuracy.
In other words, if one is practicing to improve his shooting performance and is having real problems shooting satisfactory groups from field positions, it would be instructive to shoot from a mechanical rest to eliminate all shooter error. If it turns out that the rifle won't shoot satisfactorily from a machine rest then the shooter is wasting his time and money practicing to improve his groups if the gun can't manage what he is trying to achieve.