Under no circumstances, price even being completely irrelevant, does anyone need to use Christiansen Arms and Swarovski scopes, nor should they. Any number of rifles and scopes costing half as much make far better shooting platforms.
Hunting is as expensive as you want to make it. Using expense as an excuse, is just that — someone coming up with BS reasons to avoid the dedication it does require, which is far more important than any money spent.
$1000 bucks on a gun setup, clothes likely already in your closet, and some desire is all it takes. The naysayers probably spend more than that on bar tabs after a couple months.
That said, I guess it’s good that there is still some perceived barrier to entry left.