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11-01-2015, 06:23 PM | #23 | ||||||
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It's important not to over-analyze 'soul'. It's simply one of those things that if you have to have it explained to you, you wouldn't understand.
It's like trying to analyze why there is a marked difference between Rodie O'Donnell and Andie McDowell when in chronological, scientific, and socioeconomic terms there is very little difference in the two. |
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11-01-2015, 06:44 PM | #24 | ||||||
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Great question. Plenty of elements go into it but there is no way to quantify it or define it objectively. All I can say is that I know it when I see it.
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11-01-2015, 08:38 PM | #25 | ||||||
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With guns.....It starts with quality built gun, proceeds to being associated with a known and respected brand, has a dominant history to the gun maker, was a practical gun when made, looks used but not abused, bonus points if it has family history.
This is why colt revolvers and 1911s appeal to me while non colt 1911s do not. I have a colt AR15 that is fun to shoot, but it has as much soul to me as my trash can, it is a largely impractical gun. My winchester M70 supergrade does have a lot of soul. Branding also plays a role, that's why I like colts and not Rugers of any kind. I like shooting Rugers but they don't bond with me. All else fails, the gun just speaks to me.
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11-01-2015, 08:38 PM | #26 | ||||||
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The K32s soul comes from the 80 year old Cuban-American trapshooter from Miami who ordered it in 1971 from Hal DuPont and took excellent care of it for 40+ years before I got it. He got too old to shoot and like all of us, had to unencumber himself of some "stuff".
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11-01-2015, 08:42 PM | #27 | |||||||
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To answer your question, I have a honest worn, non abused Trojan that just looks like it was taken care of and used well. Running my hands over the gun it oozes soul out of every pore.
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11-01-2015, 09:37 PM | #28 | ||||||
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There are guns that just seem to have an attractive quality that goes beyond, "That's a nice looking gun". Guns with soul reveal themselves at the first encounter. They stir an emotional connection that makes you want to hold them, point them, feel the wood and metal. Their ability to do this has nothing to do with who owned them or the experiences they survived. The sum of their parts create a harmonic vibration with kindred spirits that that makes them want to bond. A couple years ago my good friend Jim DiSpagno sent me a set of 20 gauge Damascus barrels to be evaluated at a testing facility. When I removed them from the package and held them in my hand I knew immediately I had to have the rest of that gun. I didn't care what it cost, what issues it might have or where it had been. I called Jim and told him how I felt and he agreed to sell it to me at a fair price. Now it's my gun. I can look at it or shoot whenever I like. And every time I do I get that same feeling in my soul all over again. What's that worth?
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11-01-2015, 10:35 PM | #29 | ||||||
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Guns don't have "soul." The question is what "imbues" a gun with soul. The answer is what we do, with feelings we attach to the gun.
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11-02-2015, 08:52 AM | #30 | ||||||
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Soul is in the eye of the beholder. To me.
High quality hand work Soul Shiny No Soul Improper refinishing, improper repairs and poorly maintained No Soul Honest wear on a properly maintained gun Soul Proper balance and lively in the hands Soul Poorly balanced No Soul Japanese No soul Your milage may very |
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