Inanimate Pleasures Of The Confirmed *Gun Crank*
• 'Dry' Firing (As if there was such a thing − LOL)
• Leather (*NO* comment − ROFL)
• . . .
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'Just in case'
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Well . . .
* Hoppe's #9
* Just-fired paper shotshell on a crisp morning
* Wet Lab at your feet (I know you said "inanimate" but . . .)
Inanimate Pleasures Of The Confirmed *Gun Crank*
Lyman 48 rear sights...
Lyman #1 rear sights...
MVA tang sights...
Wittek/Vaver rear sights...
Externally adjustable scopes & mounts, like on Lyman Targetspots or ...
The curve of a well finished stock...
even/especially with your eyes closed.
In the same vein, the warmth of walnut.
In the same vein, "balance". When you find it, it's amazing.
In the same vein, the 'seamless' mating of wood and steel.
The detail of timed screws.
The incredible precision from a 'non-CNC' world.
For my engineer's heart, the endless, intricate mechanisms. The boundless plain of imagination to accomplish any given task.