Bought this in my youth, probably late 70s I'd guess.

Its been a safe queen all these years and the silver sides are tarnished by now, Its been loaded, but never fired....

I have about given up on safe queens and almost used it on a deer this year but never got time to shoot it to verify zero....

I"m guessing this gun will never have a lot of value, so whats the consensus?? Shoot it and be done with it, or keep it unfired?

Thanks, Jeff

Well, if it were mine, there would powder residue issues....

Shoot it. The Winchester commemoratives aren't worth much more than a standard rifle. I pick up a new Legendary Frontiersman 38-55 last year and am enjoying shooting it.

Good advice. Had just seen a John Wayne one in Cabelas for almost 2000... given that I paid maybe 375 for mine....

Will use it this fall on a deer then.

Jeff

Mine is a Wells Fargo, and it was bought to be used. I bought my son Cody a Buffalo Bill (W.F. Cody) commemorative before he was 2 years old, it had been used and I think I paid $125 for it. He's 22 now and killed his first deer with it.