hat
Originally Posted by Mule Deer


Which is one reason why there aren't many general-repair gunsmiths around anymore, and specialists tend to be the ones who survive--though very few make a better than average living.


John...is the fact that not many general-repair gunsmiths around these days just a coincidence that these "throwaway" rifles, as many call them, are so prevalent today? Or is the question of liability also a cause? Or is strictly simple economics the full culprit in your opinion? Or a combination of factors?