Shooting Old Airpistols?

[Mobiasstrip]

I try to use all my airpistols (just plinking in garden/shed). Even the quite precious ones.

Interested to know the hive thinking re best practice on this? Most of mine are pre war so generally fantastically (over)engineered. In my opinion using them is far better than them seizing up in a drawer

Steve

[wickerman]

it is what they were made for .....use them and enjoy

[DrGunn]

I try to use most of mine for the purpose they were intended, including the older and less common ones. However I acquire most of them in less than perfect condition and fix them up so I’m generally not worried about having to fix them if something wears or breaks.

[Biker_Bob]

Not pre-war but I shoot my Webley Premier E series in pistol HFT competitions and it loves it!

[isobar]

each to their own but much of the enjoyment comes from seeing how well they shoot,mine are not too precious but if i had a rare minter that would need shooting,curiosity would get the better of me.

[guitardan]

I definitely fall into the use themrather than just vollectvthem.
Mind, none of mine are minters, just plinkers.
ATB
Dan

[laverdabru]

None of my pistols or rifles are absolutely 'mint', although some are close. Not as close as they used to be - bought virtually unused boxed Hurricane/Tempest Webleys & used them.
A mate of mine, into classic motorbikes, used to say something like 'owning one, & not using it, is like not having sex with your wife/girlfriend, to keep her OK for the next bloke'.

Bru

[harvey_s]

Spot on... What's the point if you're not going to shoot them?