John Taffin convinced me that life w/o a 475 Linebaugh wasn't worth living - my first custom revolver
PA Benchrest shooters made the 300 Wby a must have
Tom Gresham is currently forcing me to re-explore the quarter bore and mainly a 257 Roberts
A gun shop employee pushed me towards a 416 Wby
IHMSA made me get a 445 SuperMag and 357 Maximum
"Hondo" Taylor or another "ol time" PH writer convinced me the the 6.5 bore was the cat's meow. I'm still a 6.5 fan even though the CM almost turned me against it.