i do agree with you except for the back one. thats also part laziness, i modeled that right into the geometry of the high poly, very nontrivial at this point to take out, that front one though ive regretted from the beginning.
really quickly skinned the game usable up close version temporarily (didnt clean up the map at all) and then just baked it immediately to see how well this gun will bake... have to say im pretty pleased with the results. keep in mind this isnt skinned optimumly so the texture resolution isnt even mapped out well yet.
but like i said i do agree about the front part, think it looks much better without.
