Opinions On Gold Guns?

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Gold Guns

I have a Taurus PT100 with gold controls, Hammer, trigger, slide release, safety,magazine release, take down lever with rosewood grips and a stainless slide . Shoots like a dream and I think it's a beautiful firearm to look at. I'm not a pimp,drug lord etc.. just a collector that can appreciate many different firearms.
 
are you a pimp?
Arab dictator?
Mexican drug lord?

answer is no?

then do not get a gold plated gun.
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This.

On certain firearms, gold accents or inlay, done conservatively, can be a nice touch. Gold plated slides, frames or entire guns? Hideous no matter what type.
 
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If the gun has real gold plating it will wear off quickly if you plan to actually shoot it. There are guns that have gold colored parts that are titanium nitride which is durable. For example you can buy TiN bolt carriers for AR rifles.
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That would be my biggest worry, as I don't like guns I can't shoot. I have an Iver Johnson 22 with gold scroll work that was passed down to me, but I wouldn't have paid for it.

Now, that gold AK on Lord of War.....for some reason I find that one cool.
 
I could see gold plating as part of a special commemorative or limited edition gun. But like that found sometimes on certain Taurus revolvers and semi-autos; no thanks. Just looks really gaudy and tacky to me and I don't want it on my gun.
 
I dont like them but IMO, the Desert Eagles are the only ones that are ok with gold or the gold with the tiger stripes because they are an already over the top kind of gun. Why not pile it on?
 
My opinion? Oh hell no. I'd have to get a diamond inset in one of my front teeth and that isn't happening either. :)

Now, if you like it then that's your opinion and you should get what you want.
 
I like a chrome, nickel, or stainless pistol with gold accents. I think it looks nice. I had a Taurus PT940 in stainless with rosewood grips and gold accents, but sold it and I regret it. I have been thinking about replacing it with a Taurus PT92 with gold accents, if I can find one. This is the only pic I have of it.

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Other then that an all gold gun's finish will wear easily, thats why Magnum Research does not warranty their gold eagles
 

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Gold accents? Maybe. I'm a huge Sig fan, but even this pushes the boundaries of taste ... then again maybe because of the shade of blue more than the gold accents ...

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>>> Now, OTOH, green with gold accents would make a fine St. Patricks day BBQ gun.
 
Gold plating on guns doesn't interest me at all , I shoot and carry my guns so gold wouldn't be durable enough.
 
I have duel gold and silver duracoat cz52's with anarchy grips. And not motivated by the tv show. They are not everyday shooters. But for a bbq gun or show piece. They are pretty sexy
 
Gold guns and gold teeth. Or something. The only gold-anything gun I've ever wanted was a...

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It was $1350 the same day I bought my Colt WWI Repro for $999.

So buy what you like.

John
 
The golden gun should be a single shot that is assembled by connecting a gold pen, gold cigarette lighter and gold cigarette case.
 
I think they're great ...

... to laugh at
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HAHAH you just made me think of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Except he wouldn't be so kind and only laugh. I agree with the others here.

The thing about it, is that it really points out the shooter as an amateur. Really high end, very expensive guns still come with finishes, surface treatments that are practical. In the context of guns, practical mostly means abrasion resistant, corrosion resistant, and impervious to gun cleaners. There are other things that can factor in, but those are really the things that people look for and that are the selling points of finishes on even the high end guns. Gold really doesn't have those qualities. It is JUST looks without the durability to back it up.

It's kind of like when someone takes a Honda Civic and puts on a shiny grill, polished chrome rims, glass-packed muffler and neon lights, but makes no mechanical changes. All-show-no-go. A 'sheep in wolf's clothing' if you will.

I'll leave the comments about drug lords, pimps, to everyone else. My opinion is based on my perception of practicality, and that of those who actually have 'fancy' guns rather than just wanting to look like they do.
 
The only guns I have with any gold are two Browning-made weapons;
1.) A 12 gauge Browning Auto-5 with a gold plated trigger.
2.) A Browning B-92 lever-action .44magnum carbine, again with gold plated trigger.

I'm not hot on the triggers .... don't really care one way or another, really.
As for ornate gold plated guns with paisleys swirls and dumplings .... forget it.
I like my guns plain jane.
 
Gold accents (i.e. screw heads, mag catches, slide release...etc) look good on a larger gun. A gold plated slide on a pocket pistol looks nice (to me). A large gun (e.g. 1911) with a gold slide or completely plated in gold looks like a pimp's gun. Just too dang gaudy for my taste.
 
First off, a "pimp" gun needs only mother of pearl grips.

Gold plated guns are for, as somebody already mentioned, cartel CEOs, third world dictators, usually Arabs and video games.

Though gold is pretty corrosion resistant.

I would take Saddams gold AK. Or any gold gun that belonged to anyone of noteriety for that matter.

I certainly wouldn't get a custom gold gun though.
 
Gold accents or inlay can be tastefully done, but generally gold-plated parts or overall gold plating seems gaudy to me. Well, I suppose gold-plated grip pins on a blued 1911 with nice wood grips wouldn't be excessive.

I think gold accents look best on deep royal bluing, but I have also seem some nice engraving/inlay work on high-polish stainless revolvers.

This is mostly a barbeque gun thing, so it seems most at home on dressed-up revolvers, whether Colt or Smith and Wesson, or on traditional steel semiautos like a 1911 or a Browning Hi-Power. I would raise an eyebrow at a 'barbeque' Glock or even a SIG, but as they say, there's no accounting for taste.
 
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