Yeah, I am originally from Tidewater, and we consider ourselves southern, since we were occupied by the Yankees for awhile (eg Fort Monroe), and my namesake served in the Surry Light Artillery... but Northern Virginia where I live now sure has a bunch of Yankee sympathizers runnin' around...
When you go into the local gun shops and mention 7mm, if it ain't the 7mm Remington Magnum, or 7mm Weatherby, their eyes will glaze over... i dare not mention 7mm Mashburn Super...
