I have a couple of guns that are nice and since they are extra guns I don't hunt with them. For instance one is a pre-64 M70 Featherweight in 30-06. Its quite new looking except for a mark on the stock.

The thing is that they came with an aluminum butt plate thats not only hard recoil wise but will get marked up in the field.

So there it sits. It has not been fired in a few years now. I like to own it.

Here is a Ruger Express 270 with fancy wood. I shoot it but its kind of heavy to carry and I have better guns. Its still nice to look at and own.

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