Same is true of heavy kicking rifles.
Not sure of the heart or motives of why they buy them in the first place, but the results are the same.
Picked up a "used" beautiful LH model 700 300 RUM rifle recently for under $300 at a auction of all things-Looks brand new.
I actually own a 300 RUM, that is BY FAR my favorite rifle. She has been to Africa with me, and has taken game out to 425yrds. I wouldn't give her up for anything.
The thing that got this whole thing started, was a 500 Linebaugh, that's on an auction website right now. The gun looks like it was hardly ever shot, if it was shot at all. There is hardly even a shadow of a mark on the cylinder, where there's usually a defined line from working the action.
