Would you shoot it?
 

Let's say you got a Bob Bowers White Super 91 in .451 cal. It is all accurized and ready to go. When you get it you find out it has Doc Whites signature engraved on the right side of the barrel and the words. "Collectors Edition" Would you shoot it or would you just keep it as part of a collection?

Shoot it. The signature will still be there. Or send it to me and I'll shoot it! :D:D:D I've got an old CVA in the closet I can trade you for it. I could get the devil to sign it and it would be priceless.

shoot it, you cant take it with you and you kids will probably sell it for something silly.

I would have to shoot it. Ive got a few semi rare guns and a i shoot them. I just make more of an effort to keep it in like new condition. I have number 39 of a gun that is no longer made and will likely never be made again. I shoot the hell out of it but i leave the "purdy" stock at home. :D

Maybe adding a plain stock just for bad weather days is an option. I saw a Super 91 stock for sale not too long ago or maybe Doc can hook you up or check with Bob Bowers directly about a less expensive take off he might have. He just sold one a few days ago. :(

it was made to shoot... shoot it and enjoy it.

Its a WHite shoot it:fighting0007:.

Shoot it, enjoy it, take care of it.

I would, carefully. It's fun to have solely as a collectors piece, but then really what good is it? When it comes down to it, it's cool to have but without any historical significance or major event to set that guns value, it probably won't be worth much above it's original value. I think the most I would do with it that I wouldn't with an average gun is find a different stock if you're ever going to take it on a very difficult hunt.

All barrels have a limmited bore life so if you don't allready have a White, Try to find another barrel for it and put the signed one away.

If you dont shoot it, why bother owning it?

Hell yes go and shoot it!

I can't imagine ever wearing out a barrel shooting lead bullets thru it at 1200 fps ever. What is different about the rifle? What makes it a collector series? Maybe it is a Super 91-II, I think White billed those as collectors didn't they? Those were just new old stock blue steel guns. Just another White, shoot it.

So its unam...unamin.....helll..everyone wants you to shoot it so go ahead. Heck, I have a Ruger #1 Tropical in 405 Win - SS and grey laminent. Only made a year or two in that configuration. And I shoot the crap out of it.
Like the man said. If ya ain't gonna shoot it, why did you buy it?
Go for it. And send us the report.

I would shot it just to have fun I have guns from back in the 20s and can not fund any more and I shot them but just to have fun with them at the range thats it i look at it this way of you have it shot it of not sale it of you can not

If you want to shoot it then I say shoot it. I have a couple "collection/valuable" pieces that I feel no need or want to shoot so I don't, but if I ever get the itch to got try them out I will.

-South

Shoot it. Guns are made to be shot. Not looked at. Now does that mean you'll shoot it every day or every week? Probably not. Most of us have more than one muzzleloader and we shoot them all. You can still enjoy the gun and not have it get beat up.