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Rifle finishes in the past and now
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1823557" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I spent the majority of my 50+ years of hunting appreciating and desiring nicely finished rifles of blue steel and walnut. It wasn't necessary for them to be exorbitantly priced custom model, as the common examples from the top makers were quite nicely finished. I too have succumbed to the synthetic stocks and bland metal finishes for utilitarian and performace purposes, but must admit, I have never thought any of them to possess any the emotion or visual appeal that the classics once did as a satisfying component of the hunting experience. Any scars they achieved in the process were part of the memories of the hunt and the added character personalized and appreciated. Very few, if any of these rifles have been sold. I haven't succumbed to the contemporary dynamic with my upland birds guns, bows, or muzzleloaders.... which fill that void quite nicely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1823557, member: 10291"] I spent the majority of my 50+ years of hunting appreciating and desiring nicely finished rifles of blue steel and walnut. It wasn’t necessary for them to be exorbitantly priced custom model, as the common examples from the top makers were quite nicely finished. I too have succumbed to the synthetic stocks and bland metal finishes for utilitarian and performace purposes, but must admit, I have never thought any of them to possess any the emotion or visual appeal that the classics once did as a satisfying component of the hunting experience. Any scars they achieved in the process were part of the memories of the hunt and the added character personalized and appreciated. Very few, if any of these rifles have been sold. I haven’t succumbed to the contemporary dynamic with my upland birds guns, bows, or muzzleloaders.... which fill that void quite nicely. [/QUOTE]
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