Turning guns into billboards turns me off

Wow, have they surpassed Ruger?

Ruger was always ridiculous for this.
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Ruger must be listening to it`s customer`s because the billboard`s are on the bottom of the barrels near the ejector housing on their revolvers. Not so bad now, but of course it would be better if they did not do it at all.
The fit and finish on those SBH`s have improved a lot too.
 
Ruger must be listening to it`s customer`s because the billboard`s are on the bottom of the barrels near the ejector housing on their revolvers.
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Sweet. I haven't had a new Ruger in quite some time.
 
I prefer minimal markings myself. Even when they are small, I don't like them. The QCV on the side of the Ed Brown commemorative turned me aside. The more mall-ninjaish the marking, the less I like it. I had my hands on an Ed Brown Special Forces, but couldn't take it due to that logo on the slide.:(
 
IMHO the "tactical special forces delta seal swat edition" nonsense is worse than the legal warnings. If a company feels they need to put warning labels on their products to avoid legal issues and continue to do business that's understandable in today's sue happy climate.

I personally would like a 1911 with the engraving "low speed regular Joe" on the side.
 
I don't like them either. Pickup trucks are even worse. Powerstroke, Duramax Allison. I'm waiting for them to paint the whole damn window sticker on the door.
 
The "Ruger billboard" isn't rolled in there as deeply as thought.:D

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I like the way my Taurus PT1911 looks, yet for the life of me I can't tell you how any of my handguns (PT1911, Ruger P89, High Standard Victor, Browning Buckmark, Colt Detective Spl) look when I'm shooting other than the sight picture I get.

And I'm equally confident that any BG that winds up IN my sight picture won't be ragging on the writing on the barrel either.

Like I told a friend of mine when he was describing a little wear on a gun we were looking at "I don't shoot the bluing".

All the best,
Rob
 
Right, they are only tools. Every gun everyone owns is bought and used for one purpose
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??? How does "weapons are tools" equate to "every gun purchased is used for one purpose"? What leap of logic are you using here...and where are you going with this?

and that is why no one ever owns more than one of any specific kind.
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Again...how does this reflect on my statement that weapons are tools? I have many tools...and more than one of any specific kind. ???

Although, I will comment on those with many/different types of platforms...that continually rotate trigger time amongst them. If you want to become more than proficient...and rise to the next level...stick to one platform. One type of trigger...and practice...practice...practice. If you want to remain stagnant...get lots of different types of weapons and continually rotate them. You might impress everybody with your variety and expert taste...but you will never really move to that next level. I remember the old saying, "beware the man with one weapon...he might just know how to use it."
 
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Thats funny... this was actually the first thing I thought of when I saw this:


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Photo was from the Gun Nuts blog about the SHOT show. I figured if they minded people borrowing it, they wouldn't have just thrown it on a photobucket account.
 
I had my hands on an Ed Brown Special Forces, but couldn't take it due to that logo on the slide.
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You have got to be kidding! You opted out of an Ed Brown because of the logo? That must be one of the most superficial statements I've ever heard.
 
You have got to be kidding! You opted out of an Ed Brown because of the logo? That must be one of the most superficial statements I've ever heard.
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Or they just decided that they can find guns of equal quality that were also not offensive aesthetically. It does not have to be "either/or."
 
Yes guns are tools, but some have more then one purpose. Playboys Aristocrat ppk/s for example is a tool built for putting holes in things, but it is also a work of art IMO. That would be a tool that serves more than one purpose in my book.
 
What we are complaining about here is "marketing".

When a company puts special markings on their products, such as SWAT Tactical or Mil-Spec, they are just trying to differentiate the products from others with fancy names. Auto companies have done it forever. The Mercury Meteor was essentially the same as Ford Victoria model, but with some extra chrome and options. It's even more noticeable today in many car lines.

I don't like them either. Pickup trucks are even worse. Powerstroke, Duramax Allison. I'm waiting for them to paint the whole damn window sticker on the door.
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Again, this is all marketing. Some of the companies get a price break on engines for every model they sell with Duramax or Cummins logos. The engine makers use it as an advertising tax writeoff. I've often wondered if we'll end up seeing a similar phenomenon in the gun world. Imagine an HK pistol equipped with Novak night sights having a laser-etched Novak Edition on the slide. Or a Para Ord 1911 with Wilson Ignition rollmarked on the slide. :barf:

If we talk about guns that are works of art, let's make sure that they deserve that label.
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I agree, PBP

Admittedly, one of mine is an offender, my Charles Daly High Power.

I don't know about vulgar, but it is annoying. Every company seems to think their brand name should become a status symbol.

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Just another example of "Older is better."
 
Quote: Every company seems to think their brand name should become a status symbol.

Thats exactly the idea. Companies are hoping you buy their product, thats how the strong ones survive...marketing...
 
Oh, I would have to disagree. I would trade two of my PPK's for that engraved revolver any day of the week. :)

I will add to the thread, that ornamentation is fine. I love scrollwork and other fancy etchings or engravings. I just do not like big lettering on the slides with models names and company information.

I do not mind company logos so much if they are engraved. I find logos and product names to be easier to swallow if engraved. I do not like them at all when they are laser etched.
 
I will probably hear it from the SA 1911 crowd, but I do not find their markings attractive at all. Too large, and visually unappealing. I dislike the "TRP" and "Tactical" markings on the TRP model, although I am sure it is a great gun. Why they feel the need to mark up an otherwise great looking gun in such a manner is beyond me.
 
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