A friend of mine has a 1971 NRA commemorative Winchester Musket(26" barreled Winchester 94 in 30-30.) It is an heirloom from his stepfather and has remained unfired for 30 years.After doing some research, he found that it is worth today what it was purchased for new in '71. Apparently, commemorative firearms are only valuable to collectors if all original packaging and paperwork is included, so his $300 rifle is just that, a $300 rifle, new and unfired. It it really cool and has a an adjustable flip-up rear sight and full mannlicher sort of stock. He is considering firing it at 11:59 and 12:01 on New Years so it will have had one round fired in it's first 30 years. My question to all of you is this: Given that the rifle is not really worth anything more than it's value as a rifle, are there any other reasons not to enjoy this firearm. I am of the opinion that guns are made to be fired, but I might be missing something.