You are missing the point. I readily concede modern technology can produce a mechanically equal or superior gun to the old ones. However, the machines lack what is most appealing to me: heart and soul. Perhaps it's a bit of a romantic notion in this day and age of sameness but I am drawn to the workmanship and art of the craftsman who applied his skill to create the gun. When I look on these guns I can only stand in awe at what perfection human hands can create without using the crutches of mechanical robots. Beautiful art can be produced by machinery but it can never attain the level of a master's touch, such as the Mona Lisa by da Vinci. A gun to me is way more than just a tool, it is a unique thing of beauty and function that I never tire of admiring in the many months between seasons. One mass produced can never have that level of attraction for me. In fact, I recently cancelled my order for a CSMC Inverness, not because it won't be a wonderful shooter but I knew I'd never have an emotional attachment with it. It is a machine made gun that will just be one of hundreds identical to each other and the skills of a workman have all but been eliminated.
