Lately this is the vibe I get from the gun community as a whole.

Aberk said:

Form vs function?

Where you going with this?

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Probably a little bit of everything rolled into one.

Things that have actual function, but function that will never get used.

Big old racing wings actually do have a function. On Billy Bob's rice rocket he uses to go to Kroger? Probably not.

More specifically I belong to a CZ Evo forum and since the gun is relatively new you have some users who absolutely have to buy every single new product that comes to market and slap it on their gun.

Of course the AR's have been getting "riced" out for a while now to be fair. Can't scuff that $200 cerakote job. lol =;

This is probably the most recent offender in fads:





At the end of the day its their money, but I still get to have an opinion. I also say this as someone who use to be like the people I am now shaking my head at. /shrug

Feral said:

Wait, that's a thing? You can buy guns with "battle-worn" finishes?

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Absolutely. I know there's at least one builder selling the whole gun this way.

Parts vendor
https://308ar.com/aero-precision-battleworn-orange-grey-ar15-builder-set-appg100025/

Do It Yourself
https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_19/..._how_to_or_DIY_with_cerakote_help.html&page=1

Have someone do it for you
http://blowndeadline.net/gallery/

Feral said:

What? Why wouldn't you want to get your own wear and tear on it over the years?

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Because that would entail actually taking the gun out of the safe and using it. Lots of potential for causing "wear & tear" doing that. #-o

Yep, know plenty that spend $1400 on an AR-15, or $1,000 on a handgun, never bought any training, never had any training, probably never fired a weapon truth be known, have terrible handling and safety methods, couldn't hit a target 600 yards away with a rifle scope or iron sights, and have a $600 optic in the AR-15. Don't even know how to properly shoot with iron sights. No muzzle or trigger discipline.

Probably should have taken half of that, bought some training or ammo to burn and learn, just anything. Just going out with a trained buddy and shooting would be better than nothing.

Then they act like they are ready for anything. Probably barely know how to load them and how they function.

It is nice to live in a country that is this rich where people just have money to burn line this and buy the gun they saw in that movie or thought looked cool over the internet or in a magazine while they were waiting to check out.