Aesthetics play a role in gun selection for everybody, to one degree or another. Plus each of us has a different definition of aesthetics. Far be it from me to criticize another man's choice, even though I may secretly hold an opinion.
That said, life is indeed too short to own/shoot/hunt with an ugly gun. Define "ugly" to your own satisfaction and "to thy ownself be true".
Sorry.
You never saw the fiberglass stock on my 308.
Hurriedly done with grey Bondi and green tiger hair.
Painted flat black.
Then I decided to do it right.
Tore it down sanded the paint off where it showed bad glass work,
got busy and had to use it like that. For about 16 years.
Brown fiberglass, grey Bondi, green tiger hair, flat black.
It was a Beaut'!
Ugliest thing around.
Kinda wish I hadn't finally put a nice textured black finish on it.
Was more eye catching than most nice rifles!😁
