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In my youth once or twice I looked down my nose at some guy with a Fudd rig, or rather his rig and choice of chambering made me think he was a real Fudd, but soon learned the error of that.

Still have some reactions to two kinds of folks.

1. Disdain for those whose cartridge choice exceeds their ability to shoot it. Won't name names and it was almost 20 years ago anyway, but hunted with a guy who had a .300 Win. Mag that he had no business shooting since it made him flinch like an abused dog. Watched him blow multiple non-lethal holes around the periphery of animals, broke both front legs of one, just miserable shooting that made for miserable kills.

2. Amusement at those who try to buy skill instead of learning and earning it, I see them at sight in days every year. But hey, it keeps the gun stores profitable.