People use Pistols for recreation and collect them.....
I can see how they might want them decorated "tastefully".... ....often decorating pistols seems to go paste good taste IMO....
One advantage to vinyl wrap is it can be done by an amateur without much practice, learning skills or even much effort, plus it can be reversed (removed) by the same amateur...
There is a writing and opinions that solid black firearms do not fit the camo scheme and would be the first things spotted in a camouflage situation... ...that is usually rifles and not pistols though.... ....and pistols, I have my doubts that an intricate camouflage paint job would be an more effective than it being a solid earth tone color or two tone in earth colors....
I have more Flat Dark Earth Pistols than I do black, and I do not expect to be using them in combat in the forests or deserts, simple because I like the color...
I've seen a few commemorative pistols with intricate designs that have caught my eye and if I could afford to have every pistol that catches my eye in my collection, I might buy them...
There are some that don't seem distasteful, but not for me, that is a lot of the vinyl wraps, like the American Flag designs, hey that's pretty cool, but I don't really see the point....
Then you have stenciling patterns and splatter designs, that looks like they are imitating kids water gun with rattle can graffiti artwork projects, I take one look at them and say, "I never knew Jackson Pollock worked in Cerakote"....