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Shooting any collector grade firearm of any kind drops the collector value by at least half.
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Bull!
This statement is simply not true. The use of "any" making it a blanket statement renders it false and invalid.
There are a lot of collector grade firearms that have been shot, there are even some that are collector pieces because they were used.
Shooting an UNFIRED collector grade firearm does reduce it's market value, and it can be by half or even more. Particularly when a significant portion of its collector interest (and hence, market value) is because it is unfired. (aside from factory proof, which isn't counted as "fired" by collectors, or sellers)
The reason unfired collector pieces are as prized as they are is their rarity. Shoot an unfired gun and it moves from rare to common, within its collector niche.
Shooting SOME collector grade firearms can drop the collector value by at least half. Shooting others, done with care, so no additional damage or finish wear is done to the gun, literally, affects nothing.