Well, think about it. If they bought it and liked it, it won't come up for sale until their heirs decide to unload it. My T/C in .270 was 'like new'. They guy was kind enough to shoot it enough to scope it in for me though.

I think another thing might be cost of ammo. If they aren't into the heavy hitters, they probably aren't reloading either. The non-mainstream ammo is 'spensive.

I used to know a guy down at the shop where I used to work. Any hand gun conversation that he heard going on he would commander with 'he has a .500 so he wins' type statement. He didn't hunt either. My guess is his gun saw way less action than his mouth.

But it is a good thing. It helps keep the cost down for us fools who buy more safes instead of selling guns.

db