When I first read the OP, my first thought was no way. It's the age of "western extreme", the long range hunter, you are a looooooooser if you aren't shooting a big boomer to a 1000. Then just reading the posts, I think it just depends on which site you are reading or most loyal to, will change or bend or mold your way of thinking.

There are ebbs and flows with everything. And people age and change.

I shot a .270 my whole bleeming life, killing all kinds of crap. It wasn't until I started reading hunting forums that I found out my core-lokts were garbage and my caliber was gay.