To shoot or not.

[old bear]

what joy is in ownership? if you can't use it?....

Great advice. Both the M-28 & M-60 were meant to be used so use them.

 

[MoPoPo]

I would definately shoot the 28 every now and again and qualify with the model 60 as an off duty piece.

 

[Decker]

This is my 4-year-old granddaughter shooting it (click on it, it's a movie).

That grin is worth more than that gun will ever be. Shoot it.

Increased value of a Commemorative Ruger .22.... $10.

Cost of a day at a firing range.... $15.

A 4-year old, learning at that young age to keep the weapon pointed downrange while she turns her head around to give the camera a big beaming smile... priceless.

 

[Alpo]

Increased value of a Commemorative Ruger .22.... $10.

Cost of a day at a firing range.... $15.

A 4-year old, learning at that young age to keep the weapon pointed downrange while she turns her head around to give the camera a big beaming smile... priceless.

Thanks. Gotta start 'em young. 14 months, with her big sister's birthday present.

 

[tom turner]

Shoot 'em! I can tell you from personal experience that it's great to be able to shoot something special like your grandfather's guns.

Forty-five years ago my dad brought home an 1873 Winchester that he bought from a friend. The gun was already 65 years old, used but still in very nice shape, so he never shot it. Thirty years later he gave it to me, and I kept it unfired for another 15 years. Just last month I finally took the now 110-year-old rifle, plus my 80-year-old father, a brother, sister, and a couple nephews to the range, and we all finally got a chance to shoot that old classic. It was a blast--not only to shoot a gun that we'd had in our family for so long, but also to share the experience with three generations. That's a memory worth far more than any monetary value that might be lost by shooting a "collector's item".

So I say shoot them, and take the family along to shoot them with you! You won't regret it.

I hope you got some great photos of that special event! Keep a copy with the Winchester when you pass it down next time . . . and maybe have another generation take photos of that event to pass down too!

Powerful, powerful memories. How awesome!!!