John - Interesting as always. I'm a wood and blue guy but I have one MRC.257 Roberts for really crappy conditions. It weighs about the same as my others but fills a need.
I wonder like so many things it's simply a cycle? Like other recreational pursuits there always seems to be a "next big thing" but a lot of times that appears to be a "big thing" from some time ago. As an example, retro-restorations in classic cars. They seem to have skipped a generation of car enthusiasts but the younger crowd loves them now.
Will coming generations come to value rifles "like Dad used" No idea.
I kind of wonder about shooting competitions too. The rage today with 3 gun and such is great that it's getting people into the shooting sports but I suspect that it will eventually be replaced by something. I really enjoy small-bore silhouette and our local competitions seem to have some new blood showing up. Perhaps all things will be new again.
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