imfdb bumper sticker

[ersoz]

Anyone who can positively identify their pictures may come after me.

Obviously I don't own all these guns (or do I?)
Some of them might be from your arsenal or not. Can you tell?
The thing is, all gun pictures in this logo have been altered. And I've done that out of respect.
Some pictures came from the weapon's manufacturers. Some were taken by unknown photojournalist and were black&white btw. A couple of them I had to repaint because they were way too scratched.
I've been using photoshop and illustrator since early 90's. And trust me. I know a thing or two about copyrights and respect.

This is my way of contribution. Let me know if you're not OK with it and I'll stop.

PS: The minigun is mine. Had to dismount it from my Iroquois UH-1. It was a pain in the ass to carry it around and Jesse Ventura wasn't there to help.
The Barrett .50 belongs to my dad. He uses it for duck hunting.

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by ersoz

Anyone who can positively identify their pictures may come after me.

Obviously I don't own all these guns (or do I?)
Some of them might be from your arsenal or not. Can you tell?
The thing is, all gun pictures in this logo have been altered. And I've done that out of respect.
Some pictures came from the weapon's manufacturers. Some were taken by unknown photojournalist and were black&white btw. A couple of them I had to repaint because they were way too scratched.
I've been using photoshop and illustrator since early 90's. And trust me. I know a thing or two about copyrights and respect.

This is my way of contribution. Let me know if you're not OK with it and I'll stop.

PS: The minigun is mine. Had to dismount it from my Iroquois UH-1. It was a pain in the ass to carry it around and Jesse Ventura wasn't there to help.
The Barrett .50 belongs to my dad. He uses it for duck hunting.

You don't have to be a smartass. I was just asking a question. If you restored some of those pics with your PS skills, I applaud you. You're creating original works with substantial effort on your part. That's DIFFERENT than just swiping stuff and claiming it to be your own. Good work. That being said, you're doing well here. Don't blow it.

[ManiacallyChallenged]

Super nice work!
Reminds me, anybody know why the M14 is our rifle of choice here? I'd almost prefer an FAL type.....

[ersoz]

Originally Posted by ManiacallyChallenged

Super nice work!
Reminds me, anybody know why the M14 is our rifle of choice here? I'd almost prefer an FAL type.....

I think the M-14 rifle is in many ways a "historically significant" weapon.
According to the related Wikipedia article which I can not say is 100% correct or not:
"It was the last so-called "battle rifle", a term applied to weapons firing full-power rifle ammunition, issued in quantity to U.S. troops."
Also, in my opinion, as designer, it is a beautiful rifle.

There must be "technical" reasons which I'm not aware of due to the lack of my firearm knowledge. (I'm here to learn )

I hope Nyles and many others among us share their extensive knowledge with us so we can learn more about this wonderful rifle. Also, it would be nice to hear from those who had first hand experience.

[Forrest has finished assembling his M-14 rifle]
Forrest Gump: DONE, DRILL SERGEANT!
Drill Sergeant: GUUUUUUMP! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?
Forrest Gump: [confused] You told me to, Drill Sergeant?
Drill Sergeant: Jesus H. Christ!
[looks at stopwatch]
Drill Sergeant: This is a new company record! If it wouldn't be such a waste of a damn-fine enlisted man I'd recommend you for OCS! You are gonna be a general someday, Gump, now disassemble your weapon and continue!

[ManiacallyChallenged]

IIRC Gump used an M 16 in actual combat

[k9870]

m14s are used in the national matches, they are extremely accuarate, and they look cool, and are a sniper weapon system in several forms used by the US military.

[ersoz]

Originally Posted by k9870

m14s are used in the national matches, they are extremely accuarate, and they look cool, and are a sniper weapon system in several forms used by the US military.

That's what I heard. They are very accurate. Has anybody here any experience with M14s?