I have seen it go both ways.Some people also look down on anyone using magnums and accuse them of wanting more power because they can't shoot accurately.If everyone would judge others on their abilities and not on their choice of equipment we would all get along better.
Well....Yeah! That was my point. We are a minority in this world, being gunsports folk, we need to learn to be more non-prejudicial in the way we treat each other and speak to each other. I try very hard not be critical of anyone else who, like I am, is into firearms. Better to inquire about what they are doing, then to throw stones, whether it is just a casual conversation at the range, on an airplane or in a hunting camp.
Last year, on a hunt in Durango, a hunter had a rifle chambered for 30-378. I was in awe at the size of the cartridge. I have no desire to own a rifle chambered for that caliber, but we had some good times, discussing why people like different rifles and calibers for elk hunting. He loved his big rifle, but he respected my desire to use something not as big.