Seems like a strange thing to say, luckily there are plenty of "Egotists" out there otherwise there would be nothing to read. The Mauser books by John Speed are loved by most members on this forum and he has written a lot. He must have a huge Ego. I write for a magazine and enjoy doing it very much even though it takes about forty hours to write three thousand words in an interesting and informative way while trying my very best to make sure it is accurate. All that for $200, I must really be desperate for fame and recognition. Maybe there are some people who struggle to string two words together without having to get there wife to help them and are jealous of those who write. Daryl, Kuduae, Lancaster and Nitrox all write a lot on this forum and others, maybe they have an Ego problem as well.

As to making your own cartridge, it may not be worth it but it sure as hell would be a lot of fun to design and build, especially if it works and you can take some nice trophies with it or bring meat to the table. Someone who ties their own flies for fly fishing must want their name to go down in history as you can buy thousands of ready tied flies of the shelf.

All the custom gun makers around the world must also be in the same Ego boat as they are only re-making what has been around for over a hundred years and can be bought cheaply from most big factory gun makers. They must have a huge Ego. Joel Dorleac would have to be the worst offender as he shows his creations with great detail and many photos on this forum which we all enjoy.

Maybe some people are just such worms that they can't stand anybody else going to the effort of writing an article or a book, or making something for themselves, that they feel the need to shit on those who do.

Waidmannsheil.