If I'm totally honest, I'd say it's a damn good question.
If I could afford a 'top' gun to play with, I'd have my butler dry and clean it when I got home after a good day shooting in poor weather.
Unfortunately I'm not too well off and although I enjoy stripping, cleaning and checking guns there are times after coming home cold and wet with nothing in the bag that I'd just like a hot shower and maybe a cool beer or two so gun maintainance is one of the last things on my mind. Saying that, I'd still be gutted if my old Belgian went rusty because I'd forgot/couldn't be bothered to dry and oil it properly.
I think that guns were made to be used though. If you look after them, they'll look after you. It'd be nice to have a best and a knock about gun but that's only 2 guns. Not nearly enough in my mind.
