The love for gaudy gloss-finished optics doesn't make sense to me either, probably a generational preference. Oh well, doesn't affect me.
Gloss scopes are hardly gaudy. On the proper rifle, they look exactly like they should be there, thus the current upswing of folks looking for gloss scopes for classic rifles.. Generation preference has nothing to do with it.
Case in point ..... I just bought a early 50s 721 in 300H&H and mounted a GLOSS M8 4x in Weaver R&B on it. It "looks" right, whereas if I had mounted a current hubblesque 4.5-16x50 in 30mm rings with mondo turrets and mils reticle, it would look downright gaudy. Add a bi-pod to that and it would look downright retarded. Those things have their place on fiberglass/stainless 700 LEGO guns and I have those too.
