Atom Smasher
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Over the years, personal aesthetics for what a desirable gun looks like have changed as the newer generation of gun owners has taken over. We know that the media has huge influences over what we purchase, it's just a fact of life; the gun our favorite hero uses is cool. For example, today we see a huge increase in the popularity of weapons like the AR-15, purely because of video games like Call of Duty. Kids (and adults ) are enthusiastic about the platform because it lets them live out their game in real life.
Now I know that this isn't the sole reason we purchase guns, we buy them for their history, or how reliable or accurate they are, but we can all agree that looks do come into play at some point or another. So what are your personal aesthetics? Do you like the look of traditional wood and steel? Or do the new black polymer pistols suit your fancy? There a ton of weapons out there, so generalizations are probably easier, but I figure this can be a thread where we post our favorite weapons purely based on our looks.
For your pleasure, I present the Browning Hi-Power:
I just love how classic this gun is, with a combination of blue steel and wood grips. It's slim, fits in my hand nicely, and looks amazing overall.
On the other side of the spectrum, I present the Hi Point C9 with a black powder coat.
This gun is ugly as sin, imho. Firstly, even for a compact, it feels like the dimensions of the gun are completely out of proportion. When I hold this gun it feels like the grip is just jutting out of the center of the slide. Additionally, the finish on this gun makes it look like it got dipped in tar. So with no clean edges, a ugly coat, and mis-proportioned components, this gun absolutely ranks low for me in terms of aesthetics.
So how about you, THR? What do you like? This is by no means confined to pistols only, feel free to post pictures of your most eye-candy firearms.
Now I know that this isn't the sole reason we purchase guns, we buy them for their history, or how reliable or accurate they are, but we can all agree that looks do come into play at some point or another. So what are your personal aesthetics? Do you like the look of traditional wood and steel? Or do the new black polymer pistols suit your fancy? There a ton of weapons out there, so generalizations are probably easier, but I figure this can be a thread where we post our favorite weapons purely based on our looks.
For your pleasure, I present the Browning Hi-Power:
I just love how classic this gun is, with a combination of blue steel and wood grips. It's slim, fits in my hand nicely, and looks amazing overall.
On the other side of the spectrum, I present the Hi Point C9 with a black powder coat.
This gun is ugly as sin, imho. Firstly, even for a compact, it feels like the dimensions of the gun are completely out of proportion. When I hold this gun it feels like the grip is just jutting out of the center of the slide. Additionally, the finish on this gun makes it look like it got dipped in tar. So with no clean edges, a ugly coat, and mis-proportioned components, this gun absolutely ranks low for me in terms of aesthetics.
So how about you, THR? What do you like? This is by no means confined to pistols only, feel free to post pictures of your most eye-candy firearms.