Maybe the 50s and 60s will be become known as the golden age of the rifle.
Seriously ??
Where have you guys been this year ?
Jerry
In this day and age, everyone chases accuracy and ultra light weight to the exclusion of everything else. Those rifles like JOCs are not just rifles - they're works of art. They were more than accurate enough for the intended purpose which was hunting game but they had an appeal like a finely crafted musical instrument. Even if one never hunted or cared to shoot, one would be delighted to own something like that and show it off to friends.
Modern rifles seem to lack that. They're accuracy machines for sure but they don't have the aesthetic appeal that came with early rifles IMHO.
