Looks vs Reliability

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I bought the latest S&W 627 V-comp performance center. I really didn't like the looks, but it was all that was/is available. It was a black revolver with a stainless steel cylinder/two tone. I would much rather have an all S.S., or even an all black revolver.

I waited for about 8 months for them to come out, and that was/is the only configuration available. So I bought it anyway. I don't mind it much, but it wasn't the look I really wanted.
 
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For SD, this question should not even be asked.

Reliability is your answer, and anyone who says differently is a fool.
 
Hi,
IMO, the priorities should be.
1. Reliability.
2. Accuracy.
3. looks.

This applies to all my guns, be it for daily carry, sport shooting or hunting.

In general, most guns that are carried or used often do get a blemish here and there, as long as it does not affect reliability or accuracy I do not see it as a problem.

Brgds,
Danny
 
Hi Balazona!

I'm surprized you didn't get allot more replies like Snowdog's (which I agree with 110%)

But, you posted a question for discussion and that deserves some recognition. Allot of lurkers on this site never post anything.
 
This shouldn't even be questioned, but if your SD gun isn't reliable, you've got a serious problem.

I guess "flash" might be a backup plan if you are hoping to scare someone to death using a SD gun that isn't reliable. :)
 
Finish!

I think finish is by far the most important. When someone is attacking you or a family member, that's when you want a very nice looking gun. Is it reliable? Who cares, the important thing is that you don't look like a hick with a plain old revolver with some scratches in it. Hopefully the BG can see the beauty of your nonfunctioning firearm and is careful with it as he uses it to beat you to death. Or at least he can wipe off the scull fragments and blood after he is done beating you.
 
The answer tro the question is very obvious. An unreliable gun has no business being kept let alone carried.

That being siad, lifes too short to own an ugly gun. Maybe a better phrase would be "too short to own a gun lacking character". I've seen some down right beat up guns that have lot's of class, history and character.

Thank god that today we have lots and lots of choices that are reliable, accurate and look good doing it.

LK
 
I think finish is by far the most important.
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I like him, he's funny. :D Of course, the finish MUST be coordinated to the rest of the wardrobe. You wouldn't wear brown shoes with a tuxedo, would you? A shiny gun at a formal occasion just won't do. Basic black is the word there.
 
Of course reliability is most important, but hey, one can get a reliable gun that looks great, is accurate, and at a low price too. That's like win/win/win/win. That's why I'd never get a Hi Point, it'd give me 2 of those wins, maybe 3, but definitely not all 4.
 
I'll take "looks" and "finish". There's a better chance that a well made gun that is finished perfectly would also be more reliable.

Not too many poorly finished guns, with obvious flaws in the castings, are going to be very reliable, in my opinion. And, given that I can usually only look at a pistol before purchasing it (if even that), I'll vote for looks and finish over a poorly finished gun that is supposedly reliable.
 
on my glock, i super glued a bunch of plastic gems to it. LOOKS AND RELIABILITY!

i took the synth stock off my 10/22, and i sprayed an adhesive onto the outer part, and then rolled it in a container full of glitter.
 
and then rolled it in a container full of glitter.
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I routinely use Tinkerbell's pixie dust when reloading. Just put a few grains in on top of the powder. Depending on her mood when she makes the dust, she can be a bit moody at times, get quite the show when a round gets touched off!

So, looks of the gun would be at the bottom. Reliability would be at the top of the list; I would not want to disappoint, or be disappointed, when I pull the trigger.
 
Looks, by a mile...

My dream is to take a $100 jamomatic and spend $10,000 refinishing it in pure gold and studding it with diamonds. Then it can finally replace my 100% reliable 1911 with it's crappy, scratched and worn out finish.
 
Looks are everything in a self-defense gun. After all, when the shooting stops and you find yourself sitting in a courtroom you will find that your life is at the mercy of a jury of your peers. A little known fact is that jurors' opinions of you as a person can make a huge difference on whether you get to go home to your wife or go on to become somebody else's wife. You can darn well guarantee that if you carry an ugly gun, any prosecutor worth his salt is going to parade it out in front of the jury for everyone to see, and what are those people going to think of you then? Like it or not, studies have shown that 97.3% of jurors associate an ugly gun with a person of low moral character.
 
I won't buy a gun based on it's looks, but I won't buy some guns based on their looks. Beretta 92s and Glocks for example.
 
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