RE: Small bores for big game
Good reasons
Confidence with your rifle. Some people have alot with thiers especially with neck or head shots.
Availability. Some people like uncles of mine really don' t have the money to buy alot of guns. And want a gun that does all. These guys are drug around by thier wifes. These guys make 8 dollars an hour in a lumber mill. And have 4 kids. Buying another gun is out of the question. And some people don' t like guns as much as us. A guys sold me a used medallion that was in ment shape and shot subMOA groups. I asked him why did he sell this? He said I only need on rifle and didn' t see the purpose of two. I don' t know about you guys but when I get a shooter, I keep it for life. Hey different strokes.
I would say a huge part of it for some of these guys is bragging right. Alot of my kin are very competitive. They like to boast alot. They call me constantly during turkey season telling me every bird they bag and tell me you don' t need 3" shells to do it. Makes them fell better about thierselfs, knowing they bag more than thier bigshot cousin or nephew with 30 guns.