If it's an investment gun leave it in the safe. If it ain't use it for what it was intented...shoot stuff with it. My favorite 16ga hammer gun with knock out wood now has a big fat scratch in the pristine finish from a bent T-post hidden just below the switch grass. I walked right into it and the gun probably saved me from a good shot in the pills; every time I pick up the gun I remember the day it happened. Well worth the loss in condition and $$ IMO. I'm off to tote an obscenely valuable parker around the slick and rocky draws of the missouri breaks for some huns. Wish me (and the gun) luck.
Good Hunting
Michael
