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Whats the worse rifle or gun you ever bought ? I hsve several tied
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<blockquote data-quote="Taj" data-source="post: 3093159" data-attributes="member: 98000"><p>Had much rather buy older quality used guns, than some of the junk that is out there today. You just have to know what to look for and buy older stuff with a good rep. Pre64 Model 70s, older S&W revolvers and early series 70 1911's. (some later series 70's had some real issues) I call them "guns of lasting fame". I'd rather have a machined steel old Winchester model 69 or Remington 512or 513 .22LR than a new dead soft cast aluminum receiver 10/22. In the old days guns were meant to be handed down to future generations of family members. Today guns require very little hand fitting and there is something to be said for that, however most of the older guns were put together with a little more pride of craftsmanship than they are today. I think everyone of those old guns had just a little bit of the makers soul in them and they took great pride in their finished products. A rifle that has painstakingly been rust blued and hand checkered has a lot more feeling and depth to it than one that came out of a plastic mold. When I first went to work for S&W the "fitters" on the revolver line were an extremely talented bunch of guys. Only the more experienced guys worked on the "Cadillac" guns like the Model 27s and 29s. It was an honor to be chosen for that line and guys worked hard to gain the skills and talent to get there. All of the new "Gucci" guns with all the fancy CNC cuts on the slides and fancy paint jobs, can't hold a candle to any hand polished blued gun adorned with a some hand rubbed walnut.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Taj, post: 3093159, member: 98000"] Had much rather buy older quality used guns, than some of the junk that is out there today. You just have to know what to look for and buy older stuff with a good rep. Pre64 Model 70s, older S&W revolvers and early series 70 1911's. (some later series 70's had some real issues) I call them "guns of lasting fame". I'd rather have a machined steel old Winchester model 69 or Remington 512or 513 .22LR than a new dead soft cast aluminum receiver 10/22. In the old days guns were meant to be handed down to future generations of family members. Today guns require very little hand fitting and there is something to be said for that, however most of the older guns were put together with a little more pride of craftsmanship than they are today. I think everyone of those old guns had just a little bit of the makers soul in them and they took great pride in their finished products. A rifle that has painstakingly been rust blued and hand checkered has a lot more feeling and depth to it than one that came out of a plastic mold. When I first went to work for S&W the "fitters" on the revolver line were an extremely talented bunch of guys. Only the more experienced guys worked on the "Cadillac" guns like the Model 27s and 29s. It was an honor to be chosen for that line and guys worked hard to gain the skills and talent to get there. All of the new "Gucci" guns with all the fancy CNC cuts on the slides and fancy paint jobs, can't hold a candle to any hand polished blued gun adorned with a some hand rubbed walnut. [/QUOTE]
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