Hand Made vs Machine.
In 1964 I started a machinist career as an apprentice. 8 yrs later in 1972 I took a job at a new location & was employed as a ModelMaker. We built models for the space industry & I can tell you I pushed a file for a million miles or so. We used a method called straight-lining for making wings etc & used a series of templates filled in with epoxy to make a pattern which was then traced on a milling machine for fuselages etc. In or about 1975 I ran the first NC machine this company employed. Life became easier, models began to be built with greater precision & far faster.
"WHY" would anyone pick an item totally "Hand Made over precision.machining.
Vive La the American Machine made gun.
The devil in the details. Compare a Lyman Great Plains rifle to a Brant Selb made Hawken. I'm sure you would appreciate and pay for the difference. However, your point is well taken about the precision that is possible (though not always achieved) via machining. However, sometimes the hand crafting look and feel is desirable.
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