yep , i would agree .
i cant help but wonder though if maybe there is a rub in all this .
What im getting at is , on one hand, folks just want to make a rifle . But then on the other hand some folks want to know how to make a rifle .
Myself , I fall into the later .
See I want to know the hows of the old way . Now that doesn’t mean I always use them . However , I know how to use them .
Do you by chance remember the song about the farmer that grew a field of pot . I forget how it went but the DEA found his field .
The song goes on to say that they came and burned and dug and dug and burned and destroyed his little field . But he just smiled and waved a as they left , ,,, sitting on that sack of seeds .
The point is I think that while they can take away what we have . it’s a complete different story to take away knowledge .
So while its a simple mater to , in most cases to simply buy something , the knowledge of how to make that item in the end serves you more .
I truly believ that its our responsibility to pass this knowledge on . They day will come when we are no longer here , just as our ancestors are no longer here . But if we preserve that base information while we are here . If we pass that info along to new people and younger folks like Eric here . Then when the day comes when they can no longer find these items , for what ever reason. Then they to can sit and smile on a sack of seeds .
They will have the knowledge needed to make everything themselves . Every last part and piece . Sure it will take longer and it will be a harder road . But it can still be done and done correctly .
I guess that’s really the base reason for doing what I do . I want to know these things . I want to be able to say ; fine take all this away , leave me with nothing . I don’t need what you have anyway . But know full well that because of the seed of knowledge , what has been taken away will grow right back even without modern conveniences.
I guess that’s kinda corny , but it’s the way I was brought up .
Anyway , this has been a fun topic , I have enjoyed it greatly . I hope it continues to stay somewhat on track , even though I seem to have lead it all over the place LOL
