While I agree wholeheartedly that the average field gun of today can not hold a candle to the classic guns of yesteryear, many other things can and do. Back in the 50s it would have been very uncommon to have a car survive for 100,000 miles. Today, that is commonplace. Batteries for autos were usually shot after a couple of years. Now, 10 years is easy. Tires in the 50 and 60 usually maxed out at 20,000 miles if you were lucky. Today, 50,000 miles easy. The television you bought in the 50s for todays equivalent of $5,000 would not stop rolling and had more snow than the Donner party ever saw. Today's TVs give perfect pictures and audio for the 50s equivalent $20 at most. I could go on and on. Things are different today. In some ways better; in some, worse. The classic guns will live on and the new, plastic and rubber aerodynamic weapons will probably never become collector's items--thank heavens.
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