Forum: Guns & Movies
08-20-2022, 12:22 AM
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Forum: Guns & Movies
03-25-2022, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 19,800
Another note
Surprise. But you also don't have to handle just GUNS to be an armorer. I've known many SWORD and edged weapons 'armorers' who worked on 'Robin Hood" and other Medieval period adventure movies. ...
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Forum: Guns & Movies
11-03-2021, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 19,800
What an Armorer DOES....
I'm creating a new thread because I don't want to pollute the Alex Baldwin thread with a massive divergent post. Also I just want to clear up what I think is a misconception about what an armorer is...
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Forum: imfdb
10-26-2021, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,821
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Forum: Guns & Movies
10-26-2021, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 73,794
Sadly, folks are trying to grandstand on the...
Sadly, folks are trying to grandstand on the tragedy. There are a number of politicians who want to sign CALIFORNIA legislation to ban the presence of live guns on any movie set in California,...
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Forum: Guns & Movies
10-26-2021, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 73,794
September 2010 , CA changed the requirement for...
September 2010 , CA changed the requirement for all firearms to be received by an actual FFL to the creation of the Entertainment FIrearms Permit (EFP) to take the place of the FFL, because the ATF...
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Forum: imfdb
10-24-2021, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,821
What manner of franken gun is this? ;)
Helping finish off the CHIPS (2017) page and noticed that the page didn't list Vincent D'Onofrio's weird pistol grip shotgun (with no buttstock) from the end of the movie.
I'm a little confused by...
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Forum: Guns & Movies
10-24-2021, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 73,794
Yep. Those are 'negligent discharges'. WTF. I...
Yep. Those are 'negligent discharges'. WTF. I hate how the media calls them 'misfires', which actually means FAILURE to fire. What they were witnessing were Accidental discharges or Negligent...
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Forum: Guns & Movies
10-24-2021, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 73,794
Ummmm. Not quite true, the laws have changed in...
Ummmm. Not quite true, the laws have changed in the last 10 years. Sorry. in California ANY LIVE firearms on set must have a licensed person (either an FFL or a state issued Firearms Entertainment...
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Forum: Guns & Movies
10-22-2021, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 73,794
As an armorer this sickens me. :( Also I can't...
As an armorer this sickens me. :( Also I can't tell you how many times I've YELLED at actors and crew for fucking with the firearms on set. They don't know what they're doing. They dry fire the...
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Forum: imfdb
05-12-2021, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,783
Thank you dude!!!! :D:D:D
For the record, I...
Thank you dude!!!! :D:D:D
For the record, I have access to tons of LIVE guns, but I don't routinely check out the latest and greatest blank only 'replica' guns. There is been an explosion of...
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Forum: imfdb
05-11-2021, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,783
Help with Gun ID
Yeah, I know the irony. I work with guns all day, but when it's not MY gun and I have to look at photos from various angles, My eyes hurt when I try to figure out what a particular firearm is.
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Forum: imfdb
01-15-2021, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 42,129
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Forum: Guns & Movies
03-15-2020, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 16,586
Well let me be the first to say that Movie...
Well let me be the first to say that Movie Armorers sometimes make mistakes ;) Just as an aside, I actually argued with a well known armorer about which guns were on a set, and yes, he was the...
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Forum: imfdb
11-14-2019, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 40,146
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Forum: imfdb
11-11-2019, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 40,146
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Forum: imfdb
03-28-2019, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,378
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Forum: imfdb
03-17-2019, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,378
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Forum: imfdb
03-17-2019, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 12,853
The arrogant young punks are pretty much the...
The arrogant young punks are pretty much the reason why most of us industry armorers (we're all technically old farts to this board ;) ) don't bother any more.
My energy is too precious to waste...
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Forum: imfdb
07-01-2018, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,538
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Forum: Guns & Movies
06-27-2018, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 20,312
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Forum: imfdb
04-13-2018, 04:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 19,248
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Forum: imfdb
04-11-2018, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 19,248
Thoughts on folks profitting from OUR images
As you guys well know, I've been photographing guns for IMFDB for a long time now. Many of my pics are originals which I shot JUST FOR IMFDB. I gave IMFDB (and only this site) free license to use...
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Forum: imfdb
02-18-2018, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 9,744
I'm locked out
I'm temporarily locked out of the MAIN site. Bad keyboard kept screwing up the login. Now I'm temporarily barred due to too many login attempts. How long does this lock out last?
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Forum: Guns & Movies
05-12-2017, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 34,346
Not always true. Except in Japan, you can...
Not always true. Except in Japan, you can always get permission for a gunfight as long as you pay for it. Now if the filming is done on private property and you can't fire blanks because of the...
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