That's part of the reason why I'm here, and I do enjoy seeing posts about a cool rifle, or a favorite weapon and hear the story behind it. That said, I think the photo should support the subject of the post. Leave extraneous items out of the post, they are just a distraction. Maybe you have the makings of a second post?On another thread a poster commented "So glad to not see weapon in picture."
Do other people feel this way and why? The poster was asked and didn't reply.
Most people seem to do that. That said, sometimes we fail, myself included. That's fine too, most of us aren't professional photographers & writers.