I don't know I have had bouts of it come and go for the last 10-15 years starting when I was about your age but I am firmly in it's grasp now. While I like all of my 4-5 rifles I am now convinced that unless you are a hard core Africa or moose and grizzly hunter that one can pick any caliber from .243 to 8mm in a non magnum cartridge and have all they need to enjoy many good days afield . My advice to any young person starting out is to pick a really nice rifle from the following list of 308, 270 win, 30-06 top it with a nice scope use it but don't abuse it and in 35 years you will have a nicely aged really nice rifle that has a lot of great stories. Spend your $$ on hunts and adventures with your rifle and not for more rifles. I would have been much better if I had bought my remington 700 mtn rifle and stopped years ago it's topped with a var xii 3-9 and can easily handle any hunting I have done or will do in the future.
