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fightingquaker13

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A matter of taste?
« on: May 27, 2011, 08:51:45 PM »
I just got my latest copy of "The American Rifleman". There was a feature on all sorts of commemorative 1911s for the one hunded year anniversary. Many were fancy pieces done up in gold and ivory. A few were plain in appearance, but tweaked to supposedly be high performance. Now I know my preference, but that's all it is, just MHO. I'm curious about the rest of you. Do you want/value a gun with gold engraving or prefer Plain Jane? There is no right or wrong answer here. I'm just curious. Let's leave aside questions of SD or money.The gun fairy will give you a 1911, price no object, but you can't sell it. Do you want the inlay, or do you want plain, boring and practical? Why do choose your option? Just curious.
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2011, 08:56:09 PM »
Plain, blued the old timey way....with good internals.  I really don't care for stainless steel though I understand the reasoning.

It's about the mechanism for me, not the aesthetics.  A fine piece of machinery needs no decoration.  It just needs to function well and without fail.
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2011, 09:06:09 PM »
I believe the phrase is "gilding the lily."
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2011, 09:10:03 PM »
If well don, inlays can and are beautiful but they don't make a gun shoot any better. I'd take a fancy gun as a bbq gun but for a working gun give me a plain ol' well working gun every time. Ambiguous enough for you, FQ?

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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2011, 09:17:27 PM »
Quote from: Pecos Bill on May 27, 2011, 09:10:03 PM
If well don, inlays can and are beautiful but they don't make a gun shoot any better. I'd take a fancy gun as a bbq gun but for a working gun give me a plain ol' well working gun every time. Ambiguous enough for you, FQ?

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I'm not into ambiguity, just don't want an argument. Me, I traded a Weatherby Mark V with a gold bolt handle and burled hi-gloss monte-carlo stock in on a straight stock Ruger M-77 just because it I liked the aesthetic better, and they both shot about the same. I'm not judging those who like the fancy stuff, I just want to hear how many of y'all like it and how many don't. Its something I've always wondered when I see the ads for these things, and the board seems a pretty decent sample of gun guys. So what would your free  high dollar 1911 look like?
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Re: A matter of taste?
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2011, 09:42:02 PM »
If you're giving away 1911s I'll take an engraved one with only a bit of gold inlay. I like how they did the 75th anniversary PPK and would want it like that.
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2011, 09:48:19 PM »
[If I ever get my May and June issues....."well no I didn't go to the 'digital issue' web site.   I didn't want the digital issue."  Grrrrrr.]

I prefer stainless only for revolvers.   My Colt 1911 is blue and looks real attractive (to me).  But I kinda like the flat matte color of Springfield's RO.   If I bought another 1911 that would be my choice.

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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2011, 09:59:05 PM »
I would like some tasteful engraving done on the outside and 100% reliable on he inside.
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2011, 11:24:40 PM »
We are really talking about 2 totally different subjects here. One is a shooting tool, Blue or stainless ,( prefer stainless) Basic, functional, reliable shooter.
The other is a multi media art project that shoots.
Would you wrap camo tape around a Purdy shot gun for hunting ?
But it works pretty good on an H&R.
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Re: A matter of taste?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2011, 07:24:12 AM »
I agree with Tom on this one. One is an everyday tool the other is a master piece. I do not have the money for art. I only buy what is useful. If I had the money to burn I would buy both.
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