Cool or bling-bling?

[dmallind]

Haven't seen this model before - a slightly gussied up 220. At first I thought "wow - nice looking gun" but the more I looked the less pleasing it appeared. Not that it's hideous to me now, but it does seem a bit "trying too hard" perhpas in a tacticool/bling hybrid sort of way.

OTOH I see Sig is now offering a 220SAO. Since the crunchenticker trigger was always my big beef with Sigs (that and the relatively speaking high pricing) I may have to be a bit more openminded and give one of those a look one of these days...

http://www.sigarms.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=6&productid=146

 

[psychophipps]

Bling, all the way. I always have found firearms to be beautiful due to their simple lines and functional form. Anything else, with a few exceptions in obvious art weapons, tends to detract from the simple core that I find pleasing about firearms.

Mark(psycho)Phipps9 HAHAHA! )

 

[LynnMassGuy]

I vote bling. I really don't like it and I love the look of most Sigs, especially those ones with the nill grips and the melt jobs.

 

[12 Volt Man]

I vote Bling..... but it is on the cool side of Bling.

 

[Chipperman]

I say "Bling", but at least it's still functional.

 

[gunfan]

After the age of eleven...

I never had a great deal of use for "bling." In the current vernacular, the "flashy" piece came from the nomadic culture of the cowboy era, between 1865-1877.

This was a common anthropologicalas well as sociocultural root beteen the Black Reconstruction migration (from the plantations in the south, to the cities in the northeast and midwest.) and the "Cowboy Culture" (as a result of Reconstruction.)The phenomenon came into prominence after both armies discharged their veterans. Southern veterans tended to migrate west, and the Union vets returned to their homes in the northeast.

Both the migrant Black population and the cowboys relied upon an "agrarian" as well as a partially developed industrial economy, one that regularly fluctated (seasonally) between poverty and prosperity. If you "wore your wealth" you could sell the items readily during a time of economic need.

This is the reason for the "flashy" or "bling-bling" appeal for these american subcultures. They have simply mutated with time.

Scott

 

[rero360]

say wha?

nah, just messin with you, thats an extremely astute idea, I would have to agrea with you on that.

and I vote bling as well

 

[gunfan]

Since the end of Reconstruction, the natty, flashy mode of dress was relegated to the "lower" classes of both the Black and "cowboy" or "western" subcultures. This perception persists to this day. You'll notice that the "pimp" or the "nattily" dressed Black man is held in lower social esteem the a Black man dressed in a clean, well-maintained business suit.

By the same token, a white man dressed in a flashy "cowboy" costume is seen as either an entertainer, or a man starving for attention. This would be the reason behind a BBQ pistol. Remember this the nest time you see a cowboy wearing a "championship" rodeo buckle. He, no doubt, earned that buckle.

But now you know... the REST of the story!

Scott

 

[Monkeybear]

I gotta say that I find that pistol very attractive.

 

[Jamie C.]

Well, now I know what Darth Vader carries when his lightsaber is in the shop for repairs....

Honestly, it's not too bad... I've seen much worse.


J.C.

 

[Bobarino]

its better than this thing:

Bobby

 

[Monkeybear]

The first one I liked, the second "Rainbow Sig".......not so much.

 

[allen268]

I personally think its just the right amount of "bling" without going over-board.

 

[Trip20]

"Bling"? Hardly! You wouldn't know bling if it fell out of the sky, landed on your face, and started to wiggle!

All kidding aside, I think that P220 is great looking. It's not much different than a regular duo-tone model firearm in overall appearance.

 

[dmallind]

So consensus so far seems to be "blingish"

Anyone tried the SAO 220 yet? That one could be appealing, although for $800 large and heavy 8rd capcity .45ACP SAO needs I can pick any number of 1911s. Make it smaller and/or double stack and I might try one.

 

[Rockstar]

I find the use of the term, "bling" to be degrading to Western Civilization.

 

[f4t9r]

I think its Cool
i really like !!!!!!

 

[dmallind]

Yeah but it's a whole lot shorter to type than "tackily overdone decoration and embellishment using excessively ornate designs and/or an inordinate amount of polished surfaces, especially when accompanied by use of precious or semiprecious adornments"

Besides ...Western Civilization? Yeah it would be a good idea. (apologies to Mohandas K.)

 

[TMM]

i actually like it, which is rare for me with that kind of finish. but it's pretty, tactical, cool, and all that good stuff...

~tmm

 

[eastwood44mag]

Rainbow finish on guns makes my eyes

 

[rero360]

that rainbow sig makes my brain hurt. the more I look at it, the 220 is starting to grow on me

 

[dmallind]

Yes that rainbow is a touch excessive. Shame they ignored the opportunity to put it on a nickel frame with gold-trimmed mother of pearl grips like this......

Now imagine this with a rainbow finish!

 

[bulbboy]

A good bling! Mines comes in on Friday! I ordered the P229 version.

 

[thorazine]

Not bad, cool with a slight touch of bling (in reference to the first sig) -- I just don't like the grips.

 

[paul45]

I find the use of the term, "bling" to be degrading to Western Civilization.

....THANK YOU !!!! Why people desire to speak like ignorant idiots boggles my mind....