Honest Question: Why the love for Tan/FDE?

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I'm curious; I've seen more and more sand/tan/flat dark earth colors on the weapons people have been posting and I'm curious what draws people to those colors.

For those that have weapons with these colors and/or accessories; Given the option for a black or other colored weapon why did you choose the tan-ish colors? Does it relate to a connection to the warfighters on the ground or something else?

I don't entirely follow the draw to the alternate colors so I'm genuinely curious. Thanks.
 
They also easier to blend into the environment when hunting. A black rifle is easier to notice. FDE is harder to notice in all seasons wee have in Canada. The green sticks out like a black rifle in the winter.
 
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I have tan, black, grey, green and pink guns. I actually like the grey ones the best for colour, they blend in well but don't show the grime like tan guns. I've got 3 M$ style AR15's with matching Magpul furniture in black, grey, tan. The tan one is the only one that always looks dirty. :)
 
Because tan is a great way to break up the outline of a black rifle? An all-black rifle sticks out like a sore thumb :
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To borrow from the great Pat Rogers: "Brownish colors work almost everywhere. How many green animals have you seen?"
 
Milofficer said:
Because tan is a great way to break up the outline of a black rifle? An all-black rifle sticks out like a sore thumb :
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To borrow from the great Pat Rogers: "Brownish colors work almost everywhere. How many green animals have you seen?"
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^^this

A black rifle is the first thing that sticks out if a camouflaged hunter is encountered in the woods at any distance. Something about a straight solid black line seems to stick out from a long ways out. It's the first thing the eye picks up as unnatural in a natural setting.

If you examine the picture above, it will be the black rifle (and the white hands) that will be picked up by enemy observation from a long way out. The soldier pictured is NOT properly camouflaged.

For hunting, I find a grey or light brown laminated rifle stock with a buff stainless barrel is the best for blending in with all kinds of terrain.
 
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No reason other than now people have the choice, it is like asking why are people buying colour cars, since the original Ford model A and T's only came in black.
 
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