On Concrete! Why Do People Do This?

[Rack Grade]

Rifles on concrete!!!!!

I see many, many pics in ads where the rifle is sitting directly on concrete, or a brick patio, or is leaning up against a concrete wall or some such thing.

Why do people do this? Whenever I see it it makes me immediately question the level of care taken by the owner, and I wonder if it impacts on other potential buyers' views.

Am I the only one that sees this ?????

 

[Leadhead]

It makes the gun look tougher....

I usually don't place my guns on hard rough surfaces, but if done gently it does not do much harm.

 

[Cannonball888]

It's very puzzling to me also especially with collectibles which are being advertised for sale and whose value is determined partly by their exterior condition.

 

[Duke of Doubt]

Well, they may gently have been SET there. It gets old, seeing all the guns lain out on the rear deck planks, and interior shots can reveal a lot about the owner besides his taste in guns.

 

[Mp7]

(i open beer bottles with my hightech mobile phone.....)


Everyone has his/her idea of style.

 

[CoRoMo]

Maybe there should be a law.
It's amazing how little things can cause such hysteria.

 

[Justin]

Guns are tools meant to be used. I have no problem with wear marks on them from such usage. Nor do photos that imply such usage bother me.

Who cares if someone puts an AR on concrete and takes a pic? It's not like there's any shortage of the things.

 

[jerkface11]

I understand that some people even take their guns outside! Heck it rains outside.

 

[rino451]

They don't covet them. I have three or four that I treat like they're made of glass. don't shoot them all that much and like them more for their looks or emotional attachment. Then there are my real rifles that I shoot the crap out of and are my go-to guns. They go boom and just run, but I don't have to treat it like a rose.

 

[threehorse]

I've taken pictures of guns for sale on a concrete slab--it provides a clear background, and doesn't harm the guns at all when you rest the contact points on a couple of small pieces of foam. The guns themselves never actually touch the concrete.

 

[fireman 9731]

heaven forbid somebody actually shoot one!

 

[Olympus]

I think it all boils down to what gun it is. Is someone laying a $10,000 Holland and Holland? Or is a Mosin? Is it a synethic stock or is it wood? It all comes down to what kind of a gun it is.

 

[CoRoMo]

Who in their right mind would ever put a gun on anything other than the right side of non-pill fleece fabric!!?!!
I know of a guy who carries his pistol in a leather holster.

 

[KBintheSLC]

Guns are surprisingly tough. Mine have endured cold, wet, muddy, rocky stuff and they still go bang. If the gun was not smashed to the ground with force, it should be ok.

 

[Dunkelheit]

Either they don´t think about it, or they just don´t care. My boss often drives his Mercedes G500 with oil blurred pants on.

 

[Walkalong]

It bothers me to see a real nice hand gun or long gun laying on concrete or brick....

 

[Gewehr98]

I do it all the time.

Bipod, concrete, etc. No harm whatsoever.

IOW, not everybody slams their firearms against whatever's supporting them.



I've been known to shoot some of mine prone from a concrete surface, too.

The horror...

 

[pgeleven]

guns are meant to be used, not coddled like a faberge egg. if it s a RARE collecter item that the person has no intent on shooting, or will sell one day, then fine. but your everyday EBR, Glock, Rem 700, etc... those can always be reblued if a scratch or 2 simply KILLS you

 

[Maelstrom]

interior shots can reveal a lot about the owner besides his taste in guns.

I usually prop my guns up against my bong. Sometimes I sprinkle crack rocks on the ground and use those as a makeshift backdrop.

 

[C5Cruiser]

Most arms are not made of sugar. They can take it.
Yes, take care of them but they should be able to handle a liitle rough treatment.
Unless of course you plan on making them collectors items.
JMO
But getting back to your question. Maybe the wife won't let them be photographed in the kitchen.

 

[Pulse]

i clean the barrel of my SIG550 with a steel brush, because it is faster.
i even peed down the barrel once to unfreez the action and clean the barrel after i left it outside overnight in a snowstorm. (took me almost 10 minutes to find that sucker in the firstplace.)

honestly, if i would worrie about a firearm enough to not put it on concrete, i probably would also not shoot it.

 

[Mike U.]

It all comes down to the simple fact that it is their rifle(s), they can do whatever they want with it/them. Hell, they can embed it/them in concrete if they want to.


Surely you can find something better to stress out about.
Jeez!

 

[Zak Smith]

Heaven forbid a rifle might get dirty, scratched, or even used!


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[W.E.G.]

Mo 'crete!

 

[powermad]

Concrete and mag

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