I've seen Chantilly's from 198(whatever) that have never been fired, or breather on hard, so yes, it is believable. Some folks just resist that little voice better than we do.
My brother from a different mother! Dude, as previously offered, feel free to borrow my disclaimer that appears on my signature.I think you'll find that most people barely shoot. Some because of money.......
Some are just casual in their ownership/use of guns (buy it and generally ignore it except for once a year range visit).....
Most, because they're buying the gun to fill some void in their life through material possession. They might talk a lot, but they aren't actually interested in shooting. They just like having the gun, and usually have a pretty weird borderline love-affair with their guns. They'll most likely deny this, and some will even vehemently defend their materialism by calling themselves "collectors" even though they're buying mass-produced service pistols (sorry, don't care what you say, that USP or P-series isn't a collectible, get a life). This is the majority of people you'll find on most gun forums, IMO. If I see them in person, I'll take sand paper to my P2000 and throw it on the ground just to break their hearts and make their head'a'splode....but thankfully they don't actually get to the range often, and if they do I generally ignore them because they're either:
1) dressed up in tactical gear for their range outing
2) otherwise acting like an assclown
3) Most commonly, they are just really lacking people skills, hence their seeking happiness though materials in the first place.
This is the defintion of a skeptic! I love it! I have several guns that I've fired maybe 100 to 150 times over the last 30 years and now thay rest, peacefully in the safe, to be brought out some time in the future for showing or perhaps after I die!...Who knows...but for now they sit, waiting.I just assume everyone is lying to me when they claim a low round count. I'll usually keep it to myself though. I guess I'm a skeptic. I also have never bought a used gun because of that though, lol. My next HK is going to be a stainless compact so I imagine I'm going to have to get over it. :0)P