I hunt with my benchmark guns. Otherwise, they would not be be good investments. Not using benchmark guns would seem to me as hoarding and preserving in a vault. What or who would I be saving them for? Only one person in my very extended family has an interest in guns---and he'll get them when I'm done. I bought those guns for my pleasure. Swinging on birds with a near-mint double classic is a pleasure of a lifetime for me. What's a better investment than that? With that off my chest, I defer to the wisdom of the posts above. Thanks.