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I had one, now I have 2 scars on the web of my hand exactly the width of a slide. The slide WILL come back and get you. A friend of mine was also shooting his but cut his hand so bad he had to leave the range. People got tired of stepping in his blood. We were all getting them as backup guns at one time. I can't think of a single officer I work with that will carry them now. Though a couple of their wives will.
Appearance always has been factor when I've bought a gun. Some are so ugly that they're beautiful, like the Spas 12, which in the end turned out to be unshootable. My Remington 700 PSS isn't exactly a "looker" either, but somehow it's appealing.
My main SD gun, a Kimber Pro Carry, is about as plain as they get, but it still has appeal. My "pimp" gun is a nickle Python.
....absolutely, the Luger is a good example. It's not the number one choice for CCW....but few would dispute that it's one of the most beautiful handguns ever built.
Well, also.... I picked a Remington 870 Wingmaster over the 870 express based on looks too, so yeah... I make sure the guns I purchase has FUNCTION and FORM.
First a quick aside... I once had a job at the headquarters of an high-class cosmetic company. The lobby was spectacular - marble, leather - the receptionists were all young, female, glamorous and ravishingly beautiful. Once they found out that I was hired help rather than a customer, I was lead through the tradesman's entrance. Behind the lobby was cheap and old - like the back of any department store or supermarket. The employees weren't so well groomed or good looking. I was quite surprised at the difference but I realized that their company was in the image business. Literally they were all about presenting a beautiful facade to the world. One employee boasted to me that they sourced their ingredients from the cheapest places in asia wheras their customers paid top dollar for their 'quality' products. Really opened my eyes. Advertising, image, status seem to have more value than true quality these days.
For me, if a gun (or anything) is intended to be used then function must come first. Pure functionality has its own (real) aesthetic. However, if its function is simply to be looked at.....
I do reserve the right to be a hypocrite however because I could never buy a rifle with a synthetic stock even if it was functionally superior.
All my guns are beauties. That's part of the appeal. When you can find a nice looking one with the same functionality and caliber of any ugly one, why wouldn't you?
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