Mmmm.... Boys will be boys and always argue about the size and value of their toys.

In avocational shooting, there's room for aesthetics and absolute accuracy. If your gig is competition, no problem - go for the rocket rifle and its greater accuracy. They do have their own cache'. If you like furniture and how a classic rifle "groks"*, go for another era.

We are allowed differences in taste and emphasis. We are not the Borg.

Bob

* grok: to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with