Many folks DO shoot 100+ year old guns very successfully - see The Vintagers web site or go visit one of the Side By Side major shoots and you can watch, handle and even shoot some vintage guns.
The difference is that these folks have had their guns gone over by a competent smith knowledgeable in these guns and not by some parts changer at Gander Mountain.
While safety and care are the proper watch words, just making a blanket statement that all are unsafe is simply not true
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