Is it ok to get a $2000 Luger... then shoot it often?

[hansfischer007]

For years I have read time after time....some guy will pop up and say.".after looking for 8 or 10 years...finally found my.........(fill in the blank)...and Ive been wanting this pistol for so long....I carefully wiped it down....and now its going into the safe...to be my SAFE QUEEN"........Great...Go ahead and do it....something you have wanted for years...you get it....you lock it up.....10-15 years down the road....God forbid ...you drop dead of a heart attack.....after couple of weeks...safe gets opened.....and guns get handed out....some will be kept..some shot...and some just plain head to the pawn shop....My take on it is.....life is short....enjoy it.....and if you find the ultimate luger youve been wanting....shoot it..!!!...dont just let it stay locked up until you pass on......take it out...show the grand kids what was carried over 100 years ago.....show them how it works.....and I say this from experience....years ago when I lived in Memphis....worked with a guy that was a Colt .45 WW1 Collector....and all his pistols were "Safe Queens"...never shot them.....and I dont remember him ever saying he took them out.........and he had a heart attack......safe was opened....relatives fought over the guns....and within 6 months....they had all been sold...traded...or just plain lost......so think twice about your "Safe Queens".....