@bronco22000 - I agree about that old adage about the man with one rifle.

As counter-evidence to disprove that old yarn, I offer two observations:

1) Most guys I have met who only own one rifle are a long ways from what I would consider to be skilled or knowledgeable riflemen. Most of these guys just keep “Trusty Rusty” in the back of the closet, shoot a few times each year to “make sure it’s still on,” and then go shoot a couple deer to fill the freezer, and they wouldn’t know the difference between primary extraction and parallax if it bit them in the @ss.

2) Everyone I have ever met who has been undeniably a master in their craft is immersed within it. Guitarists, riflemen, cyclists, archers, artists, photographers... any of these I have ever met with a mastery of their craft had a lot more than a casual investment into it, such they might have 3 or 4 guitars on the wall, 2 or three camera bodies and countless lenses, two or three bikes for different ride experiences, etc. If folks really care about something, they surround themselves with it, and when folks want to master a craft, immersion is required.

Refusing to admit advantages of other gear, and propping up implied ad hominem insults as straw men doesn’t actually persuade favor to your side. Putting that old BLR in 450 M in the hands of an inexperienced shooter or hunter won’t make them a better shooter or hunter. It’s silly to pretend a less precise platform, with more recoil, and with a trajectory more difficult to manage is an advantage, and it’s silly to pretend all of those real disadvantages do not exist.

Many things can and do work in the field, but this game of folks sitting around and patting themselves on their back for knowing more or having more experience, and refusing to share that information to the advancement of others following behind them is embarrassing.