Were older guns made better than modern ones?

[Alan]

I’ve been thinking about this lately, were older firearms really made with better craftsmanship and longevity or do today’s materials and machining actually win out?

 

[Rhino]

These days, cheap rifles can hit tiny targets right out of the box! You used to need a special gun guy to do that 50 years ago

 

[Vanguard]

Daisy..

 

[buddyb]

I was looking over a Gen 2 Ruger American.You can buy one for 5-600 dollars. 30 years ago a rifle of that quality would have been several thousand dollars. That being said, older guns like old Smiths,A-5 Brownings and American and British side by sides were the ones you can see and feel the quality and pride of workmanship in.