My father and I purchased this gun at Target in Wichita Falls Texas in 1979 for a hair over 400 dollars. This gun went through many a deer season and some coyote hunting in Oklahoma as well. It hasn't been shot much but it was hunted with. I believe guns can be hunted with and used and still maintain it's beautiful luster. I have been oiling this one down since 1979 about every 2 months just to make sure no rust settled in on the barrel. It still is beautiful as the day it was bought.