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So nice to see guns the way they used to be made. Compare this to the plasticky, stamped sheet metal and el-cheapo cast iron guns being made today.
I must admit that 1911 is sweet. Most of this stuff is pretty ridiculous though, who would do all that to a hunting rifle? I wouldn’t want to take something like that out in the field. And if you’re not planning on using them, then what’s the point at all? Form follows function.