Well, I can certainly see where someone is coming from if they don't want their guns scratched and dinged.
I have 2 pistols: A Browning Hi Power, and a FEG Hi Power clone. If I were to carry one, I have no trouble admitting that it would be the FEG. The Browning simply means too much to me to have it sweated all over and such. I want to be able to hand that pistol down to my grandchildren.
But don't get me wrong, that's ONLY because it was my first pistol, and still my favorite. It gets a lot of care, and serves bedside duty. It gets used plenty. When I can afford to (and when I can buy a pistol without Daddy holding my hand), I will get another Browning, and I will pack it everywhere.
Until then, though, if I were legal to carry, it would be the FEG that already rusts and has little scratches. I view my firearms as tools, but what's wrong with having a gun of the same platform that costs less to pack around? Knowing that if someone is ever to get into a shooting, that would, I think, lessen the sting of confiscation.
Cheers,
Wes