Buying guns based on how they look

[battleship]

Im guilty of this, and i wonder why i hear from a lot of guys that work at FFL dealers , when i tell them i like the way it looks they s****** and wise crack that hey, they buy a gun based on how it works in a defensive situation, i.e. defending them selfs, thats fine, it is after all a guns main purpose, but if thats the case why do all these FFL workers/dealers have more than one gun and one make. i wish they would just cough up to the fact that they to buy guns from an asthetic appeal sense, just as much as a defensive reason. sure i want the gun to be able to perform either at the range or in the field, as good as it wood in a dangerouse life threatening situation, but if it does not have a certain appeal then i will look at something else and am not afraid to admitt it. i just wish they would to. if we all thought like what they preach to me we would all just surley own glocks.

[dadoody]

Guilty.


I shelled out extra for a mossberg590 parkerized because I like the matted look and the heat shield.

[battleship]

Nothing wrong with that, sounds like you got the the 590 A1

[heycorey]

Why not? They ban them based on how they look ...

[Beelzy]

Now who would want an ugly gun??

Oh, wait I forgot about the Kalash family.

[drdanno84]

Sometimes the "ugly ones" are the best performers and function better than the "pretty ones"..... reminds me of some ugly women I have met!!

[savageevo]

Admit it, we are like women with there pursus and shoes. Guys are just into other things like cars, women and guns. Did I mention Women.

[USN CHIEF]

Looks has a lot to do with my gun purchases. I want them to look kool and also perform well. If a gun looks really kool but has a bad reputation for performing well, I will not buy it until I can give it a try for myself.. Does that make sense?

[bubbaskyjacker]

the 1911 looks great. if it was a p.o.s people would still buy it. but its not so we are ok

[Nose Nuggets]

Why not? They ban them based on how they look ...

ZING!

[Redchevyman]

I buy mine based on what they ban next. Thank Bill Clinton for getting me interested in buying guns.

[chickenfried]

Sometimes looks matter but not all the time. Otherwise I never would have bought a glock or a tikka.

[Bird of Fire]

Meh. I duracoated my pistol simply because I didn't like the factory park and preferred a 2 tone look.

[myglock]

Not sure what you meant by that...

Im guilty of this, and i wonder why i hear from a lot of guys that work at FFL dealers , when i tell them i like the way it looks they s****** and wise crack that hey, they buy a gun based on how it works in a defensive situation, i.e. defending them selfs, thats fine, it is after all a guns main purpose, but if thats the case why do all these FFL workers/dealers have more than one gun and one make. i wish they would just cough up to the fact that they to buy guns from an asthetic appeal sense, just as much as a defensive reason. sure i want the gun to be able to perform either at the range or in the field, as good as it wood in a dangerouse life threatening situation, but if it does not have a certain appeal then i will look at something else and am not afraid to admitt it. i just wish they would to. if we all thought like what they preach to me we would all just surley own glocks.

I think my glock27 is beautiful and she gets the job done. I never thought of entering her in a beauty contest but I agree if you can get the same results why not look good doin' it!

[Saigon1965]

That's how I ended up with a Spas12.