"Gucci" Guns

[GunnyGene]

Just stirring up some conversation on the topic of customization. Seems to be getting very popular lately according to this article. Personally, I don't have any "Gucci Guns" since it can get pretty expensive, and what little I've done with a couple is purely for functional purposes.
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Tricked out carry guns and the rise of customization
https://www.guns.com/2018/07/16/tricked-out-carry-guns-and-the-rise-of-customization/

 

[Kevin]

I see the article says these guns end up in the safe and only brought to the range on special occasions. It says They are treated like a trophy.

I suppose if that’s what people want to spend money on. Kimber makes a Micro pistol called the “Bell Air,” I’ve always wanted one of them but can’t afford one. It’s got a shade of “Tiffany Green” frame with white grips and stainless slide. Really cute...

 

[graygun]

I don't like fluff or bling in guns.

 

[mohavesam]

To each his own. Heck, I've seen luggage racks on Corvettes, $250 bird vests (for trudging through the fields?), $15K+ hand-engraved shotguns that do the same thing as my worn n scratched-up 870, and grown men sporting $100 haircuts.
If one has the scratch and wants a gun with accessories that do nothin for the launching of a bullet, I say this is still a nation of wants, not needs.

The history of guns in the USA is littered with embellished, engraved, customized guns. It is nothing new. What difference does a set of elephant ivory grips make to the cartridge in the chamber?

- remember its the indian, not the arrow.

 

[Paul B]

One of my dedicated carry guns is a Colt Combat Commander. It apparently had a trigger job and some kind of finish applied before I bought it. Finish looks like parkerizing but maybe something else. I dunno. The only mods I've done to the gun is polish the feed ramp and get rid of the short tanged grip safety and replaced it with a beavertail style. I got tired of the hammer eating holes in the web between my thumb and trigger finger. May do one other mod. Replace the ridiculously tiny sights on the gun. Worth fine if you have all day to sight on paper but not so good under social intercourse happenings. No Gucci gun, just a plain old hard working 1911 style firearm that has proved to be reliable with just about everything I've run through it. Just a gun I trust.
Paul B.

 

[wwb]

A trigger job, different sights, timing job on a revolver, polished feed ramp on an autoloader, and grips to fit your hand..... all worth spending money on. The rest is just lipstick on a pig. Your money, your choice.

 

[wolfsong]

Most of my "go-to" guns are buttugly from age, use and nature. Kinda like me...

 

[blume357]

I guess this is the best I can do... it did cost me a goodly amount over all... but it does not sit in a safe, in fact the first time I shot it I proceeded to put 650 rounds though it over the next 4 days.

 

[powder smoke]

Jesse James Built this one for his friend Donald J Trump a real beauty!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPT7yu4WMU0

 

[Ka6otm]

Barbecue guns have been around forever.

 

[blackhawknj]

No different than an engraved gun, IMHO. Also I differentiate between bolt on/drop in parts and modifications that require machining.

 

[Mike J]

About the only things I usually change on guns is grips or sights. If other folks have the money & want something fancier that's fine.