I had a Wells & Fargo Commerative once and I shot it. It did hurt the value some when I sold it, but I have never had a gun that did not get shot. I do not have enough money to buy them to collect and not shoot, but I do spend my money to shoot them and have fun. Funny thing is I sold that gun to guy that was going to hunt with it. He said that he liked having a pretty gun to hunt with.