Interesting that some guys will run a $35-$40,000 truck up a mountain switchback, or run it through snow and bog holes for two weeks during hunting season, but grow faint at the notion of hunting a couple weeks with a $9k rifle.
African pro's used to sink an entire years salary into a life-saver double,and use it for decades.
Curious...
Bob, good point. But an African PH should easily be able to rationalize spending the price of a really good rifle which he will use over and over, virtually every working day of his life, and on which his very life and livelihood depends. Someone who may hunt w/ it only those years when the right tag comes up will have to do more than rationalize.
The other thing is that, in this case, taking a MINT, unfired collector's piece on a 2-week hunt could easily reduce its value by $1,000's. Where, w/ just a little care, your $40,000 used truck will still be worth $40,000, when you get home.
