Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
If you have an excellent original rifle that early, I wouldn't want to make a shooter out of it regardless of the debate on the brittle receivers.
What he said. Heck, I have a couple of pristine high-number Springfields, 100% safe, that I won't shoot...just because of the condition.

Some guns are meant to be shot...some are meant to be fondled and venerated.