no it just shows that your practiced with the gun

No it probably means either 1. they play too much or 2. they don't prestige

I would have about that many gold guns if I never prestiged

Pfhh. Dont listen to these n00bs. Having gold guns gives them a x1.5 damage buff. And you get a lag comp advantage of 2ms. Obviously these people dont know what they are talking about. Gold guns are so much better than normal guns.

Lol! I just read your post in another discussion about gold guns. No, it just means you used one gun more often.

Lol, no.

this is a secret but dont u now youre gun becomes more powerfull with gold camo,

The only thing having a gold gun means is you used it a lot. Cod4 was the only cod where having a gold gun meant you put in work.

I think its just like having a trophy or medal, its an accomplishment. I stopped prestiging recently so that i could achieve maximum proficiency/gold camo with as many weapons as i could before Blops2 comes out. I'm not doing this for recognition, i'm just doing it because 1)i'm fed up prestiging and 2) i found i was using the same guns/classes every prestige.

Everyone knows that having gold guns makes that gun kill people faster!!

/sarcasm.

NO....having gold guns does NOT make you better than everyone else. I have a couple gold guns but I suck A**. Like Trial says.....just means you use the gun a lot is all. I don't use gold camo anyway...takes my eyes off the battlefield because it is shiny!! To distracting for me.

I think, like every other "status" symbol, in CoD, you have to take it with a grain of salt. It may mean they just use it a lot. It may mean they haven't prestiged, it may even mean they boosted to earn it. You just don't know. I think the way to tell is to watch them in game and decide then.

Like K/D.. a high one could mean you are a good player. It could also mean that you camp like crazy and never take any risks. It could mean you kill whore on objective modes. It could again mean you boosted.

Its not a clear indication of skill. I still think Stats and Awards are meaningless if you can't back it up in game.

If someone is bragging about it, I would be suspicious of that.

I agree with Craig though, I really felt accomplished when I got my first Gold Gun in Black Ops. I really felt like I earned it, and I really felt like it was a token of my hard  work and perseverance. They aren't that hard to get on MW3, they take mostly time.

I actually hate the gold camo on guns. Even in black ops I hated it. In saying that also I think I have only had like 1 or 2 guns get to gold and I'm in my 10th prestige now (I did say before MW3 came out I would hit max prestige in June and then they changed the max prestige. Sneaky buggers) In all honesty if someone thinks a camo makes them better they are experiencing the placebo effect that they somehow made up in their brain.

   Hey ...... if a placebo works, keep using it ..... eh?

    I can see how having a gold weapon might make one feel better, and if they feel better they may do better................ just a confidence thing.

    Personally I find it more difficult once i hit around level 31. i've always wondered if there is a thing such as sniperfrog, because I seem to hit a point with every weapon where my progress starts slipping backwards.

   As far as preference ..... i prfer camo to camoflauge me rather than make me stand out. But its still fun going 100 kills or so with each one gold after I unlock it.