All firearms have souls if we allow it.we are only caretakers of a piece of wood and metal.like paintings or furniture some fine some not.40 yrs from now someone handling grandpas stainless ruger with the plastic stock that he used to kill a big bull moose shows its soul.not the fact that he bought it on sale a WalMart after work one night. What's the life expectancy of a firearm? Three four hundred years.i have several good shooters well over a hundred. And my dads brown bess is closing in on 225