James, you're not common. I know lots of guys with magnumitis who believe bigger gauge bigger man. They brag about using 3-inch and more to get the job done. I don't know if it derives from notions of masculinity or knowing better or having the money to buy consumerism's latest gimmick. I do know they look down on smaller gauges in a duck blind. There's as much ignorance afield as anywhere else.
LOL Maybe it's a Maritime thing. Actually King, I would be more impressed by a guy who gets the job done in an effective and humane way BY USING A SMALLER GAUGE. More skill required, in theory. And I'm not too impressed by the trend to 3 1/2" 12 gauge. Seems to me to be a version of blaming your equipment. But that's me. When everyone is doing one thing, I look very closely at doing the opposite. A little contrapuntal by nature.
I think many of us here are that way. Hell, we all use SxS.
