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I personally had a related incident quite a few years ago that I never forgot. I was out in a location known by people as a good clear place to sight in your rifle prior to hunting season. I had a WWII .303 Lee Enfield that had been sportorized and had used it for many years. Some guy drove up with a friend of his and waited until I was finished at which time we started chatting and he asked what rifle I had. When I told him he chuckled out loud and so his friend could hear, asked if I didn't have any pride. When I asked what he was talking about he started on about my rifle being an old .303. I asked if he was a lawyer or engineer and he asked why. I said "because you think money buys pride". He didn't say word so I knew I'd hit close to home. I turned and walked down-range to get my target and stand and as he was walking down to put up his target he kept it up jabbering at his obviously newbee buddy about the cost of his rifle. When we got down to the end his buddy looked at my target and said "WOW". Mr big man shut his mouth and didn't say a word the whole walk back. The point is, as with any tool, the skill in use comes from the craftsman wielding the tool. I don't care if it's a cabinetmaker, jeweler, carpenter, welder, photographer, whatever...you need the skill to get the most out of the tool. Yes there are times when superior skill warrants superior quality tools but only those at the top can truely consistently benefit from the capabilities of their tools. The rest of us buy the best quality we can at the time and hope we gain the skill to use them. While some of us have different needs for what the tools can do, very few of us have skills that surpass the capabilities of those tools.
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