No guilt trip there Springcove. We all buy what we want. The way I look at it, I haven't missed a hunting season in a very long time and think about it even when I can't be. I've worked my entire life to be able to afford what I want when I want and can't stand the idea of missing a rare shot opportunity because I've economized on part of my hunting kit. I'm reminded of the story a guy a work told me about being able to see a buck in the brush with his normal eyesight, but not being able to pick it out through his economy scope because the brown hide of the deer blended too much with the color of the brown brush it was standing in.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
