I sometimes wonder about their utility
Utility?
Utility? Bah, we don't need no stinkin' utility! Surely you haven't forgotten that more is always better and that excess has always been the great American tradition? (BG)
Of course, when you really think about it, a single-shot J.C.Higgins 12 ga and another single-shot J.C.Higgins bolt-action 22LR are actually all that we really NEED for any of our hunting and everything else is just
lagniappe, mere icing on the cake of our attempts at aesthetics!
But don't forget that the aesthetics are quite important to us, the personalization, attention to detail and resulting beauty of our individualized possessions are some of our chief enjoyments in life! Plus the pursuit of aesthetics & ergonomics, even sometimes to the point of excess, is still relatively harmless & healthy and it tends to keep us off the streets & out of trouble. Most of the time anyway...
Regards, Joe
