Thanks Slate for putting into words what all of us are thinking about our favorite firearms. I have read stories like this about a hunter's cabinet of rifles but shotguns...hey why not!!!!
A friend has a old Winchester model 70, pre 64 that he has made so many incredible shots with that he believes that rifle talks to him, "I don't know Gary pretty cold out here" or, " "Come on Gary why the hesitation you know dam well I can make that shot"
After so many years together a firearm, like an automobile, becomes more than a mechanical device!!!
All the best
