I have to admit I'm surprised if nothing else. When I made my first comment about 'soul' I assumed I'd just be preaching to the choir. I didn't expect the choir would tell me they had dropped the gospel in favor of Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson.
I never said new guns are lousy or won't fire shells. I just said the reason we treasure old guns is they have a character you can't buy today, and they represent a time, a good time, that is come and gone.
I also think it's fascinating to pick up a gun (or any other product) made 100 years ago and realize that despite the efforts of thousands of gunmakers over the years they've never improved on what some guy in 1900 did. A guy who had no cell phone, DVD player, college degree, ISO 9000 quality standards, or possibly even running water.
