I always value a humour "lancaster".
I understand also, that good taste it as good Calvados, Whisky, good car of,- in final analysis it as good pedigree WOMAN - we naturally must aspire to the best .
Well will say as Neil Alden Armstrong on Moon or Gagarin in space.
I understand that Your speech about good dear rifles is aspiration ....
However there is the old Russian proverb :"The old horse of furrow will not spoil" - I talk it about SKS.
I hope you agree with that every rifle is intended for the CONCRETE AIMS