User talk:Zackmann08

gun brand pages

Looks good, the H&K logo looks a bit big. Good luck with Smith & Wesson! --Predator20 23:36, 23 December 2011 (CST)

Thank you for the reply, and sorry I misjudged you (to be honest, I didn't notice the discussion, so I did think you were some foolish n00b who was changing things without consulting admins). I thought that I was simply upholding a decision that the rest of the staff had agreed to a long time ago. At the very least, I guess we should discuss the matter again in the topic - and clearly, the forum's not such a good place, since we have too many problems with spammers. And Happy Holidays to you, too. -MT2008 10:01, 24 December 2011 (CST)

Looks good. I'm a mod here. I really like the Colt page. The S&W page is going to be an intensive piece of labor for you. I agree with bunni. We need a category for these new pages. --Jcordell 16:30, 27 December 2011 (CST)

I've been collecting S&W revolvers for several years. S&W has always been a very organized company with outstanding records. Better organized company in so many aspects. In the past couple of years I've gotten into Colt revolvers and I've learned that getting information about the various Colt handguns is very challenging. For most of it's history Colt was rather scatter-shot in it's approach. For example they would have different models use the same serial number range (Official Police and .38 spl Officer Model Target pre-WWII), but the Pre-WWII Officer Model Target .22LR had it's own serial numbers.Why? Who knows? Other models (such as the Theur derringer) would be made for decades and Colt has little to no written records about the models. For example the serial numbers will not tell you what year an individual derringer was made. And then you have the Official Police model and it's variants. Over 700,000 made over a seventy year period. Very challenging. I like the colt double action revolvers, but I can see why colt has almost gone out of business and S&W is still prospering. Hopefully Colt's fairly new management can fix things. --Jcordell 17:37, 27 December 2011 (CST)

No I'm sorry. Not as knowledgable about Taurus. But I do have a couple books that might be helpful. I'll look through them.--Jcordell 19:00, 19 January 2012 (CST)

Once again you're doing good work tackling the pages that the rest of us just lack the energy for. Such as the page for the S&W 27/28. Looks good. --Jcordell 10:40, 7 February 2012 (CST)

Unit Converter

I'll work on the unit converter on Thursday bunni 23:43, 24 January 2012 (CST)

Removing references to movies which are not included on the site

Do not do that. Just because it doesn't currently have a page here. Doesn't mean it won't ever have a page here. If someone took the time to add it to a gun page, they probably seen the film and know what was used. While this is an actors page, Jennifer Jason Leigh used a Model 66 snub in Rush. There's no page for Rush, but I know that's what she used because I saw the film. If seeing something in the "red" bothers you, take off the [[]]. --Predator20 11:02, 7 February 2012 (CST)

Featured Article Template

The change to remove the poster image was so that the Main Page would better fit smaller screens. Yes, anyone can suggest a Featured Article, I agree it would be better if there was more turn over in the articles. bunni 00:13, 15 February 2012 (CST)

FeaturedArticles2

Thanks for the new images. If you want to try to do some new articles, please refrain from doing video games or anime and please try to find images that show the weapon clearly and that don't have any network logos in them. --Ben41 20:32, 15 February 2012 (CST)

These were initially left out to their overuse in the previous template. You can go ahead and add them to the discussion if you like. --Ben41 04:08, 18 February 2012 (CST)

CSI NY

Good work on starting the CSI: NY - Season 7 page. When possible, it's best to upload screenshots that don't have logos in them as DVD's or Blu-ray's are preferable sources. It's understandable though if the particular season hasn't been released yet in that format. --Ben41 04:11, 21 February 2012 (CST)

Sure I'll be happy to help out. --Jcordell 20:24, 21 February 2012 (CST)

Hey no problem, glad I could help. --Predator20 18:36, 22 February 2012 (CST)

MP5K

Actual PDWs are fitted with an extended barrel that has a threaded section (covered with a cap" on the end, along with 3 lugs around the outside which are used to fit flash hiders or suppressors that looks like the muzzle on a regular MP5. The actual caption on the MP5K page for that image is "MP5K with the PDW-style folding stock attached, commonly used in films to emulate the PDW - 9x19mm. The real MP5K-PDW, illustrated below, is distinctive in having the longer barrel and the newer trigger group." Despite how the wording of this suggests MP5Ks now have the Navy receiver as well. IMO that image should be moved out of the PDW section into the MP5K section, but haven't done it yet as want to clarify with an admin what section "fake" MP5K-PDWs should be listed in. --commando552 14:24, 22 February 2012 (CST)

Revolvers

It's one of those things that annoys me because it makes a distinction that isn't technically correct, since really revolvers and magazine-fed pistols should be under a top-level heading of "pistols." I know some people like to use the word "pistol" as if it's a shorthand for "pistol that isn't a revolver," but it's never looked right to me. If you can think of a snappier term that isn't pistol and is a bit more specific I'd be happier, but you can change it back if it bothers you. Evil Tim 15:51, 23 February 2012 (CST)

Oh, I see why this is. It's a distinction that's only made in American English; my Chambers and Oxford dictionaries both define a pistol as "a small firearm designed to be held in one hand." Over here the Webley service revolver was fully "Pistol, Revolver, Webley No. 1 Mk VI." It should be pointed out that this distinction hasn't always been made in American English either, since Samuel Colt's patents and advertising materials called his new weapon a pistol. Evil Tim 02:20, 24 February 2012 (CST)

Pistol vs Revolvers

I'm inclined to keep it the way it is. --Ben41 15:05, 24 February 2012 (CST)

Identifying revolvers

Just a tip when adding screenshots of revolvers that are hard to identify:

1. Try to find a side shot showing the release lever (these will help identify whether the revolver is an S&W or a Colt).

2. A shot of the ejector rod below the barrel

3. A shot that shows if the revolver has an exposed hammer.

I realize that you won't always be able to find these shots, but just something to keep in mind. --Ben41 20:08, 27 February 2012 (CST)

Using VLC

If you're using VLC player, you can click the "Tools" at the top and then "Effects and Filters". Click the "Video Effects" tab and check the "Adjust" and "Sharpen" box. Use the "Gamma" slider to brighten the image and the "Sharpen" slider to sharpen the picture. Fast Stone also has image adjusters as well. --Ben41 15:58, 2 March 2012 (CST)

Unfortunately, you can't go frame by frame with MKV files without this problem. You can slow it down to 25%, though. If you still want to go frame by frame, Media Player Classic can do this and you can capture screenshots with Fast Stone. --Ben41 23:27, 3 March 2012 (CST)

Distinguishing SIG's

The thing I look for is that SIG P226 has a longer slide than the 228 and 229. Jesse and Eric appear to carry the 229 and Frank uses the 226. --Ben41 00:43, 10 March 2012 (CST)

Ben's criteria for distinguishing SIGs is way too vague. Both the 220 and the 226 have longer slides than the 228 and 229. Basically, if you want to tell whether it's a 226, also look at the trigger guard (it's squared, rather than rounded, like on the 228 and 229). As for distinguishing the 228 from the 229, they're almost the same gun, but the cocking serrations on the 229's slide only reach halfway up the height of the slide, whereas the 228's go to the top. Compare pictures and you'll notice the differences. -MT2008 09:16, 10 March 2012 (CST)

CSI Miami

No problem. Are you going to do the other pages? --Ben41 13:13, 10 March 2012 (CST)

Burn Notice I'm still working on it

I'm still working on this. --Ben41 19:12, 12 March 2012 (CDT)

Cold Zero

I'll admit, if all we're going to get are blocks of Polish text with tiny images of guns, then yes, the page is going to suck, but given his previous pages, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. At least he's making an effort on caps. There are DS, PSP and light gun games here that will never get caps. --Funkychinaman 01:21, 13 March 2012 (CDT)

Now I feel a little silly. This entire time I thought Cold Zero was an FPS, but I finally googled it and realized that it's ... what, a point and click? --Funkychinaman 12:42, 13 March 2012 (CDT)

It's still much further along than 75% of the games here. We should leave it to the admins. --Funkychinaman 17:07, 13 March 2012 (CDT)

You're right, but is it really ineligible? It DOES have guns. They ARE identifiable. It just doesn't seem worth the effort. But he has put in a lot of work on it. And if this page is any precedent, I think it'll stick around. --Funkychinaman 17:22, 13 March 2012 (CDT)

This game appears to have been a PC Game that did get a release in the CD-ROM format, so looks like it's eligible. --Ben41 18:31, 13 March 2012 (CDT)

Probably should have realized that by now.

Thanks for letting me know. --Cheywoodward2 15:47, 17 March 2012 (CDT)

Halo

That's a possibility, but perhaps should be brought up in the forum for now. --Ben41 23:07, 17 March 2012 (CDT)