Well worn guns

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Does anybody else enjoy the look of a well used gun more than a clean one I lovethe look of a work horse gun
 
I like the looks of milsurp guns that where actually in the hands of servicemen and women. I love the looks of garands with character, My CZ 52 and 82 with their used look but near perfect internals.
 
Yes!

I've never had the desire for one of those shiny, artsy-fartsy overly decorated guns. I wouldn't want a gun that I'd be afraid to take out and shoot.

I have a late 1800's double-barreled coach gun that looks awful. It has 2 different hammers and the forend was replaced. It has notches cut in the stock and the checkering is worn completly off in spots (let me repeat that, around the palm grip the cut-checkering is worn smooth to the point there are no lines left). Can you imagine the stories it would tell if it could talk! It has a Damascus barrel and I don't dare shoot it, but it's one of my favorites.
 
For me I don't mind a gun with a little bit of wear. Part of it is because in most cases a gun will take holster wear up till a certain point and sorta stop anyways.... so if its already worn like that, you don't have to worry about the
finish as much, outside of corrosion.

I also believe there is a difference between wear from use and wear from abuse. A "well used but well cared for" gun has a unique character.

-Mike
 
I love the feel of shooting a well worn gun. The trigger and action is smooth, predictable, the springs are forgiving. It's like a leather jacket you've been wearing for years, or a shoe that's molded to your foot.
 
Love it. Love warn mags as well. When I see an AR mag that has no paint left on it and it down to shiny metal I think "It didn't get like that cuz it was giving somebody problems"
 
I love both brand spanking shiny or worn and tried true. For any older milsurp I think the worn really speaks of the history of the gun.
 
I have only one gun that I'm going to try extremely hard not to put any nicks, scratches, marks etc... on, and that's a nickel-plated Colt 1911 I picked up recently. The Colt that I carry on the daily has got plenty of holster wear, small nicks, worn blue and so forth. I could care less. I've got WWII guns that have blue wear and handling marks and that's the way I prefer it. If they were in absolutely pristine condition I'd be too scared to let them out of the safe! Signs of age and handling give a gun it's charm. ;)
 
I like the looks of milsurp guns that where actually in the hands of servicemen and women. I love the looks of garands with character, My CZ 52 and 82 with their used look but near perfect internals.

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If I C&R'd say an old Mauser. I'd be dissapointed if it had no battle scars. However the love for it's history and character allows me to appreciate a mint specimen.
 
Yeah, I like guns with a bit of "character" to them. I think they actually look better than the new unfired shiny models. I'm also not afraid to shoot these guns, that's what they're made for, and that's what mine do. I've got a 1955 Browning Sweet 16 that shows all the marks of 50 years of hunting fields, but internally the parts are immaculate. I love this gun because I understand why they command high prices, yet a little rain or another ding here or there won't make any difference in the value at this point.

I picked up a Springfield Armory Compact Comp a few years ago for $350. It was well used, and has a HUGE idiot scratch - it was going for more, but I bargained down because the gun looks like it's been hit by a truck. It goes bang every time, though - and makes even me look good at the range.

When I started buying guns, I liked used guns because they were a) cheap, and b) the wear that others put on the guns made me not look like a newbie and added an air of credibility to me. Now that I don't care, I like used guns because a) they're still cheap and b) I now know what I'm looking for, and sadly, it most likely ain't made anymore.


Anyone got an ugly beat up Single Action Army that they want to part with?
 
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