Yeah, it's a whole other topic, but I hear you on that as I've been moving away from all things tacticool for a while myself. Much of it is a marketing ploy anyway. "Stamp it 'tactical', paint it black and jack up the price!"... And unless you're an operator, it kinda screams wannabe and can send the wrong message. While they have the same exact capabilities, a shotty that looks like grampa's gun won't have the same image as an all-black tricked-out one if, God forbid, they end up in court some day. It's not a popular view in most (free) states, but here in Kali we have to know that we are very unlikely to face a jury of our peers. I know I cultivate a certain understated exterior in all my possessions both by taste (it's part of aging) and by pure caution.
It's funny when you think about it because hunting ammo tend to have more devastating power than the tactical loads, and yet, to most people hunting gear comes across as more innocent somehow.
http://www.thejuryexpert.com/2009/0...s-and-the-fears-of-the-legally-armed-citizen/