I would view it more as taking a piece of a pie they'd otherwise never have a slice of. Lots of money to be made in quality precision ammo these days, stuff ain't cheap
Amazing how people (including a lot of hunters) have gone full circle on this one. 150 years ago people wouldn't be caught dead without some sort of a weapon, and now you're better off without a high powered pistol?
I've listened to a lot of these stories too, and I'm pretty sure most of them...
It'd be fun to have on the coffee table to play bugle tunes around the house, show off, host bugling competitions with buddies etc... Necessary? No. Cool? I think it is. I can appreciate something hand made that works better than what most of us can justify for hunting.
Gatorade bottles...