I agree. Likely most who are interested in this gun and have the cash are willing to shell out the extra $$ for a new one direct from the factory.

Maybe if you shoot it and work up a good load combo you can still sell it for close to what you want. A new model like this is not collectable so the price difference between an unfired gun and one that has been shot just to work up a load should be negligible.

In other words, shoot it!!