Originally Posted by
Blackelk
...No the worst trend out there today is not the caliber choice it's the simple fact that not that many hunters use a caliber enough to know the trajectories or the personal feel of the rifle, trigger and useage of the optics. That is the bad trend not the caliber size.
Although I agree, I'd be inclined to suggest that the trend doesn't stop there. It often results in a propensity to use money to switch the equipment, rather than use time and patience to address the lack of familiarity on the part of the shooter.
Originally Posted by
Blackelk
...That's a whole other world and equipment set up.
It certainly is. However, the fundamentals of marksmanship (and that sane "familiarity") remain no less a requirement, in fact moreso.