silicosys4
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First off, I get that to many people the term doesn't apply, everything is meant to, and will be shot.
There are people who are also very meticulous and can shoot a gun without putting much, if any visible wear on it.
But there are those, and im admittedly in this group, who for whatever reason have guns they avoid shooting regularly, if at all. For me, I do enjoy condition as a window into the past, similar to a time capsule.
So to clarify, those of us who do have unfired or very rarely fired guns,
What are your determining factors in deciding you won't shoot a gun?
I'll say that I have only had a few "safe queens", and by that I mean I purposefully avoid shooting them, or even handling them uneccesarily.
In each case it was rarity and condition. They were in each case either low production and high condition, very old and well preserved, or just exceedingly rare to find in high condition.
I didn't fire my 99%+ Remington Rand because every shot would take it further away from what made it truly historical to me.
If it already shows wear I will usually shoot even rare guns, at least once for the experience, regularly if it's safe and sane to do so.
i shot my SS issued PPK a few times, because it wasnt high condition.
I unfortunately cannot shoot my guns regularly without the inevitable visible wear, even if slight. I have a hard enough time keeping them from getting safe dings.
I do have a lot of guns that don't get shot but they aren't true safe queens in that I don't avoid shooting them, they just don't whet my whistle like other guns.
I also have others that I avoid shooting because spare parts are nonexistent. I almost feel like i need a parts gun if i were going to shoot my Astra .44 a bunch.
So I'm curious, if you do have guns you do not shoot or only rarely, what are your reasons?
Photos welcome, of course
P.S. mechanical issues aside.
There are people who are also very meticulous and can shoot a gun without putting much, if any visible wear on it.
But there are those, and im admittedly in this group, who for whatever reason have guns they avoid shooting regularly, if at all. For me, I do enjoy condition as a window into the past, similar to a time capsule.
So to clarify, those of us who do have unfired or very rarely fired guns,
What are your determining factors in deciding you won't shoot a gun?
I'll say that I have only had a few "safe queens", and by that I mean I purposefully avoid shooting them, or even handling them uneccesarily.
In each case it was rarity and condition. They were in each case either low production and high condition, very old and well preserved, or just exceedingly rare to find in high condition.
I didn't fire my 99%+ Remington Rand because every shot would take it further away from what made it truly historical to me.
If it already shows wear I will usually shoot even rare guns, at least once for the experience, regularly if it's safe and sane to do so.
i shot my SS issued PPK a few times, because it wasnt high condition.
I unfortunately cannot shoot my guns regularly without the inevitable visible wear, even if slight. I have a hard enough time keeping them from getting safe dings.
I do have a lot of guns that don't get shot but they aren't true safe queens in that I don't avoid shooting them, they just don't whet my whistle like other guns.
I also have others that I avoid shooting because spare parts are nonexistent. I almost feel like i need a parts gun if i were going to shoot my Astra .44 a bunch.
So I'm curious, if you do have guns you do not shoot or only rarely, what are your reasons?
Photos welcome, of course
P.S. mechanical issues aside.
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