Lloyd, I think you defined the difference between a collector and a shooter/hunter. You can play both sides of the street of course, but I know a fair number of people that collect firearms just because they find the mechanisms fascinating and appreciate the engineering, or the craftsmanship, or whatever. Many rarely or never shoot. Just something they like to collect, like I like to pick up odd, not pretty, rocks.

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