My dad says that "steel feels"
So don't go hurting the feelings of your guns by how you speak of them. Kick the dog, so to speak.
In this vein, a hand made, hand fitted & finished gun feels & even smells to me better than a 1 year old CNC nickel plated chrome bore wonder with a synthetic stock.
If it is to sit in the gun kennel & stroke one of the pets, then the English double reciprocates more love to me.
When it is as inclement outside as at the moment, the Turkish gun is still willing to hunt. I love him for that.
The Beretta of my youth has a new home & he used to do all things but I do not pine for him.
I feel more of an affinity for old Brit doubles, & you can't argue with feelings.
Your head can work over & rationalise anything, but your heart tells you the truth.
O.M
Colonial Anglophile.