Whats up with battle worn finsish?

[cimino289]

My grandfather gave me the most worn out looking gun I have. When he hunted with the same 30-30 for almost 50 yrs it's seen time in the bush. Lol

 

[MistWolf]

Wear is earned. Each scuff, nick, gouge, dent is a memory, a story and are gained by hard won experience.

The artificial "battle worn finish" is as fake as stolen valor

 

[redtail]

Wear is earned. Each scuff, nick, gouge, dent is a memory, a story and are gained by hard won experience.

The artificial "battle worn finish" is as fake as stolen valor

I wouldn't go that far. Stolen Valor is **** up to the extreme. What people do with there guns is a preference. Now if the add a BS story about fighting off zombies in the desert along with giant killer worms beside Reba. That's a different story.

 

[MistWolf]

I didn't say it's the same as stolen valor, I said it's as fake as. A well persevered safe queen with a pristine finish is far more interesting than a firearm that's been roughed up with steel wool and a bleach solution on a leisurely Saturday afternoon while sitting in a comfortable easy chair. Especially when most of the time, the artificially "battle worn" firearm ends up being just another pampered safe queen

 

[Mr. Goodbar]

Sounds like a bunch of high schoolers, does it personally affect you then who cares what someone does with their own firearm in the appearance category

 

[MistWolf]

A thread that starts off by asking the opinions of others is going to be the opinions of others

 

[Ken Ford]

Just let me CC it for a while

Then it will look battle worn , trust me .


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LOL I was showing someone my TCP that goes everywhere I go. Sure is getting "Battle Worn"

 

[cimino289]

M MistWolf I agree with you that wear should be earned. In my fathers collection there are very few pristine guns and very few safe queens. It isn't about beauty some times a worn out gun has quite a story behind it.

 

[Ken Ford]

Is it just me or is making a brand new gun look beat to death just odd. I have seen some that look pretty cool with multiple layers but just a black gun with the finish rubber off in high contact areas seems like a good way to devalue a new gun.

Let's face reality. The only reason you would want battle worn, would be to imply the perception that the possessor actually knew how and has used the weapon in battle.

 

[3clicks_Off]

Land of the free..... to make your gun look like crap