I'd have snagged that one too if the price were right. I appreciate custom and bone stock guns for what they are. A registered magnum untouched by a gunsmith other than at at the factory would leave me drooling. Same as a Clark PPC gun. Both represent history.

I spent Saturday at a local car show. An original Shelby Cobra had me in a lather. Then there was the '69 Camaro resto-mod. Nothing original except the body. Likely a better car than the original; but certainly not stock. It had me grinning too. I'd have a ball behind the wheel of both cars. People will say "it's only original once" and I'd have to agree. But customized cars and guns also have a place in my heart. They speak to times now gone. I'm a sucker for guns, cars and.... classic wooden boats. Don't let me get started on waterborne teak furniture!