Pretty much this. Though I don't think I've used a 10mm pistol for any extended period of time because good lord, that gun is ugly. I'd much rather be using the 9mm, which is quite beautiful, whether the normal variant or Maria. I generally avoid using pistol-grip guns though because I really hate the way it's held at the hip when unholstered. I remember using a mod that changes the third-person view so that a character holding a pistol will hold it up (like, beside the face, muzzle towards the sky), but I don't remember the name of the mod any more.

I've kept using the Ratslayer long after I had access to sniper and anti-materiel rifles, and despite the irritating bug that causes it to alert other enemies upon a silent kill, simply because it has such a badass look.

actually I realized I use a weapon because of how it sounds, I don;t use pistols, rifles and flamers because they sound quiet and rattling, I guess my favorite of the loudest weapons is terrible/combat shotgun, i like guns with roaring sounds like thunder, and snipers
Maybe [censored] idea but some weapons sounds masculine and some sound more feminine for me.
And the sound of a knife or sword is splendid.

Oh yeah i forgot to mention how i never silence the 12.7mm pistol because it sounds [censored] AWESOME!!!!
And that i too prefer the older energy weapons to the new ones.
And that i use 9mm pistols and submachines over 10mm pistols and submachines.

if i had it my way the .357 magnum revolver named "Lucky" would be 45-70 instead its the best lookin weapon ive found so far in the game

no

Not really. I tend to use weapons affected by the Cowboy perk the most though, because they look cool and pack a fair punch.
Favorite loadout is Lucky/Ranger Sequoia, trail carbine with .44SWC rounds, and a hunting rifle with all mods for sniping.

I have two words for you all -----> Sonic Emitter

I rank aestetics and role-playing above all else, makes fighting the higher levels quite difficult with the U.S. General's Uniform but that's the price a RPer pays.

I refuse to use anything but the Hunting Rifle (w/ Scope and Custom Bolt attachments; refuse to have more than 5 bullets in a clip to keep with "identitiy" so ignored the Extended Magazine) I sometimes in desperate cases use a Melee much like Oh Baby! or Blood-Nap *SPOILERS* the legendary Bowie Knife, found stuck in a lampost in Lonesome Road's "The Courier's Mile" *END SPOILERS*

I don't see the glamour of aesthetic weapons, as long as they kill, they're good.

No, if I don't use a gun it is because it serves me no purpose, not because it is ugly.

Armor on the other hand... combat armor mk II or whatever it is looks awful.

I find myself using the GRA AMR with the custom bolt and CF parts a lot recently, purely for the lol-factor of explosive rounds. That, and it tears through deathclaws like tissue paper.
Looks a bit meh, but it's definitely functional.

I used to love the AMR, but I can't bring myself to use it anymore. I don't know if it was the adding of the ridiculously overpowered exp. rounds or how non-accurate it is (in my opinion) in comparison to the regular sniper rifle.

I either use Christine's Silencer Rifle or mod a regular Sniper Rifle for a long range weapon.

The only weapons I really have problems with are the submachine guns (i.e., 10mm/9mm). I get these deep-seated rage whenever I experience my character, in third person, aiming one like it's a freakin' handgun. Easy enough to get around though, considering all the other weapons in the game.

It actually has a lower spread then any of the Sniper Rifle variants. Though the massive recoil is a big downside for me.

The recoil doesn't present that big a problem for me, as I've got high enough Guns+strength that a second shot is rarely needed.
That said, I only use it on solo or very powerful targets. If there are a bunch of enemies grouped together I'll switch to my fully modded hunting rifle with AP or HP rounds, depending on the enemy.

That's the exact problem I have with the AMR though, I feel that it isn't needed when I have a fully modded Hunting Rifle.

True.
I just like the special rounds tbh, smashing a deathclaw with an explosive round then watching it do backflips is always good for a lol.

I always hated the hunting rifle in FO3 because of how ugly it was, then in NV I still never picked it up, thinking it'd be the same, but it's actually not that bad all modded up. Yes, I'm one of those who won't use a weapon, or armor, because of how it looks or sounds.
Some of the weapons I won't use are LAER, laser pistol, laser rifle, 10mm pistol, combat shotgun (actually, is that even in New Vegas?), service rifle, assault rifles, most melee weapons except knives. Although I don't like running in 3rd person while I have throwing knives out. That looks silly, IMO.
As much as I like the elite riot gear I won't wear it as it's ugly. If the green parts matched the rest of the outfit then I might. I used to wear it always, until I went into third person on a rare occasion and saw how dikey it looked. Once I got back to the Mojave I changed back into my (modded) Stealth Suit with AMR and Christine's COS Sniper Rifle.
Even though they're impractical for my guy I also like Red Glare and FIDO, because they look and sound cool

Sometimes.
I go on performance mostly.

Cannot stand some rifles though.
The automatic rifles, don't like them on a lot of games.
Not fond of machine guns either.
I never use machine guns or some rifles if I have a choice.

When I have gunslingers I use unique pistols or big, interesting guns.
But never rifles, unless they're unique. And then rarely.
I use sniperifles sometimes. Usually unique ones.

I hate varmint rifles. I hate how they look, how they shoot, everything about them. I never use them. The ratslayer is the exception to that.
I hate hunting rifles, I just can't stand them, at all. I never, ever use them.

I don't have gunslingers a lot. I usually have unarmed or melee.
Unarmed is my favourite style.

Not for me, I love the look of power armor but it's way to heavy to use. I take both things into consideration, I use advanced riot gear because it has high DT, weighs 23 pounds and looks kick ass

I can't bring myself to use weapons or armor if they look stupid to me. That includes all Heavy Armor, most Medium Armor, and all energy weapons (except grenades).

I'm one of those people who like watching the character looking good in the wasteland with a cool weapons so i don't like using weapons that are not nice looking at like the survivalist rifle I never did like the look of it so i rarely use it only if needed to so that how I play my game.

Reinforced combat armor II, uglyest armor ever, along the vault security armor. I remember I once sold my reinforced leather armor and used the vault security one (just for the DT) and I was "OMG this outfit it's really ugly" and started my personal quest of finding my beloved R. leather armor...hell bent, hell bent for leather

I will add I won't use the Ripper anymore because of how it "sounds." It looks fun, but the sound irritates my ears.

Basically the same for me. I love the look and feel of bolt action rifles, that goes in both real life and in videogames. I use them almost exclusively.