A 75 year old, still in the box gun is like a 75 year old virgin. Of very little interest to me and if you use it you just have a 75 year old used gun on high condition. Wow, what a thing.

I went through my Winchester Model 70 collecting phase. It became too large. By the time I liquidated my collection I had lost all real interest in them. The profits did pay for my next house so I made out well from a money point. So now I don't collect as much as accumulate. What I buy I either use or buy because I like them for some feature or design aspect.