Here is a question that will, doubtless, stimulate some interesting responses: what criteria do collectors, here, use when developing their collection?

My collection is modest, compared with many. I tend to look for - in no particular order - accuracy, reliability, reputation of the manufacturer and the model itself, balance of the rifle, the availability of open sights, power over 10ft/lb, British manufacture (albeit not in all cases), rarity value, trigger function, antiquity, condition. Not all of these factors are available in each instance. A BSA Standard, for example, has considerable antiquity value while an FWB 127 has less and is not British but I now have one in my collection.

I am wondering what factors other collectors consider when they purchase a new second hand rifle and do they expect to use them, either in the field or on targets?