I don't know why that is either.
People hold on to their prejudices with firearms for no logical reason.
Then they claim that one type is superior over another.
The Push-feed rifles are an example.
The big bore lever guns are another.
A friend of mine had a first safari about 10 years ago. He had a very nice my70 in 300 Winchester that shot like a million bucks. He had a great Leupold LPS on it (remember those?), and it was a super shooter.
The inter webs convinced him that he needed a new rifle for his first safari, and he ordered a new R8 luxus in 300 Winchester, and bought a Swarovski 6 series to top it.
His old M70 was a great shooter.
But he was convinced he could not do this safari without a new rifle and the R8 was it. I think he had $6500 in the combo. I have quite a few R8's and I have owned quite a few others. They are not worth the expense over a standard rife.
This isn't a guy that has a ton of money, and $6500 toward trophy fees would have made a hell of a difference. He shot 5 or 6 animals. Didn't have the cash to keep shooting, and came home.
Any quality rifle can do anything.