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User:StanTheMan
How do?
You can just call me Stan.
About Me - General
I'm a 22 year old that lives near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. I don't have any MySpace page or anything like that, I don't have patience or time enough for that kind of thing. I do have a YouTube channel (though no videos of my own to post, like this site and others, I mainly just look and browse). I do post quite a bit on the MessageBoard of the RoboCop Archive, where I've been around for several years now.
About Me - Movies
I like a great number of movies and and enjoy a fairly wide variety of films, though Action, Sci-Fi, and War will probably be the biggest categories of films I watch. I'm an immense fan of the RoboCop franchise (As evidenced by the fact I post on it's biggest site), of which the original film RoboCop has been my all-time most favorite film for a long time now. As a big fan, I also like most of the other media as well, that is the film sequels (or at least, the second film, the third, not quite so much), as well the old TV series, comics, etc.
Other than that, again, I enjoy, like, and even love a fair number of films, not just single films, but also entire film franchises (sometimes some of films in a particular franchise, others maybe all of them). Basically I like enough stuff to where I couldn't narrow it down to top 10 list.
But to have some kind of abridged list, For film franchises I really like - RoboCop (duh) Terminator (The original T1 I like most) Star Wars (Empire and ROTJ the most) Indiana Jones (Raiders best for me, but I like 'em all) Predator & Predator II, Alien Quadrilogy, Dirty Harry series, Ghostbusters I & II, Escape From New York and L.A., Batman films (Though NOT Batman & Robin, yeesh) as well as the Band Of Brothers series
And for individual films I really like - Patton, Full Metal Jacket, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, We Were Soldiers, Total Recall, Sin City, Enemy At The Gates, Men At Work, Last Action Hero, V for Vendetta, Spaceballs, Blade Runner..
.. And that's just to name that ones that come to mind right away. There's a good few more, mainly individual films. I might post some more later, but don't count on it, this is already a decently big list as it is, I'd say.
About Me - Guns and This Site
I've always been into guns. Not just by themselves, but also as a big part of my fascination for the U.S. Military, and their related vehicles and equipment (and as such, a lot of their weapons, both vehicle-mounted and small-arms). As we know, we see a lot of weapons (including military weapons) on movies and TV shows, so this site acts as a great resource for that. Weapons used by the U.S. Armed Forces are represented on screen quite a bit, and this site has a fair bit of info posted about them, not to mention tons of nice, high-quality pictures. Not to mention as a guy who watches some Sci-Fi stuff, it's nice to read up on background on some of the prop weapons. It even makes me more knowledgeable about regular action films themselves, as in a lot of those films the guns are fairly big (and for me, interesting) parts of the movies.
As such, I found my way here, and have come here on a somewhat regular basis since. I've found this site to be very informative and educational, not just on the weapons, but their history and background, and even found some good trivia and insights on some films regarding their weapons. I've come to this site quite a good bit already (give or take a year now). I mainly looked and browsed anonymously. The main reason I joined up was to post up a page for a movie I like and watched recently (but surprisingly, didn't see here on the site), so there ya go. Otherwise I've edited/added some things here and there, and have contributed what little I can. Overall, as a gun lover, I've found this site to be highly informative and enjoyable.
I unfortunately, do not own any actual firearms of my own (I have a couple of pellet guns, but those don't count :P). My financial state has not yet afforded me to do so. I certainly intend to own some eventually though, and hopefully before damn dirty apes rule the planet. :)
What I've Done
Nothing But Trouble - My first (And probably only) page. I set up the entire page and posted the original low-quality screencaps. The screencaps have since been replaced by much better ones by Predator20.
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix - This page was already set up, but seemed kinda bare to me, so I added thumbnails of the actual weapon images and wrote a bunch of text for almost all the sections.
Also edited this section of the RoboCop 2 page.
And also made some edits on the Terminator 2 page, better described here.
UPDATE 5/28/10 - Added some specifications as well as a bit of additional info for the Maxim page. Also partially reformatted the page.
7/20/10 - Added a bit to the Evolution page.
I've also made numerous comments and small edits here and there. Mainly minor stuff like adding thumbnails, formatting, spell-checking etc. Not a whole lot but some stuff. Check my list if you're that interested.
Guns I've Handled/Fired
Self-explanatory, most of these I have actually fired, while others I've just been exposed to and handled. I will add pics for those that are listed on the site, or otherwise simply state them.
Handguns
Also fired a Mauser M2 pistol in .40 S&W and handled a Miroku .38 Special Police Japanese revolver (Exported in the US under the better known EIG/'Liberty Chief' names).
Long-Guns
The second Mossberg pictured is actually indicative of detail on the gun I actually shot (which was a 590). The 590 I shot had the same CAR-15/M4-style collapsible stock, but was a full-tubed 590 like the first picture. (more detail on my 'Guns I'd Like To Own' section below).
Guns I'd like to own
These are my real-life 'wish list' weapons - Guns I really want and intend to have. Some of these I may not get for a while but just about all of these I most definitely want to have and will try to get.
Handguns
We'll start with a nice little family of Smith Revolvers.
The classics are best for me when it comes to Smiths, though I'm liking the 686 more and more, and other newer .357 guns like the 619/620 are nice too. Generally though, I don't like the full-lug revolvers as much, especially on the S&W - they've long had the semi-lugged supported ejector-rod and that is just a classic and unbeatable look and feel.
Anyway, at least one for every main size - 357, 44, and the new 500. And yeah, all stainless guns. All more-or-less exactly as they're shown in the images.
A 4-inch .357 is just a good size gun (to me anyway). My dad owned a Smith 29 .44 himself and I've long wanted to have one of my own. His was a 4-inch, he recommended that if I do get one to go for the 'Dirty Harry' 6 1/2 length, especially if I fire any decently hot rounds. And the 500, well, need I say more? Although that one I might not get for a while. Smith has a new 500 with a 6 1/2 barrel W/ half-lug, but I don't know about that for a handgun like the 500.
The 686 would be nice compliment to the classic 66, especially with the 'Plus' model with 7/8-round capacity. Just neat.
Of course, the 640 would be a smaller gun more for a concealed-carry weapon. A old-fashioned Model 36 Chief's Special would be fine as well, but I'd prefer the 640.
Now some semiautos -
As noted above, I've shot a TLEII, (Matter of fact, the first real gun I shot) and I have to say, it felt quite nice. Not to mention being monetarily challenged, the Kimber is good since it provides a great 1911 pistol for the price.
I've added the Pro-Carry on the possibility I might go for a slightly smaller 1911, and it's a good size to me. Doesn't have to be stainless like the picture but I wouldn't mind it, either.
I've always liked SIG-Sauer pistols, and after having shot a 220, I have to say they shoot pretty nice as well. The P220 would be a good alternative/compliment to the Kimber, and the 229 would be another slightly more compact weapon to have. My 229 would ideally be in .40 caliber.
Finally in this section, a very special weapon -
As a RoboCop fan, this is one I certainly will have. Mine will of course be a air/gas gun (The KSC appears to be the best of it right now), but I will get one. Believe it.
Shotguns
Mossberg 590. For the first shotgun I fired, I know it felt damn nice (I shot 2 3/4 slugs). I might even go for the ghost-ring sights like the one on this image. The one I shot belonged to my 'Uncle' Roger (Actually my Dad's old best friend, who himself is a big gun-nut), which he called 'Grand-dad'. His had ghost-ring sights and he customized it with a pistol grip and M4/CAR-15 style collapsible stock. He said he was using that temporarily until he bought a folding stock with 3-shell holder. I myself would be plenty content with a standard stock at this point.
I love semi-auto shotguns. I especially love semi-autos that can still be worked as pumps if need be. As such I've long loved the SPAS-12. But, this is a more achievable choice at this point. Not to mention I gather it's proportioned closer to a regular shotgun than the SPAS (which I've heard is rather large and heavy). I'd like a pistol grip stock on it most, but a standard stock would work fine, too.
Rifles
Either one of these I'd like to own. There's several variants of the AR-15 carbine made by other companies that have caught my eye as well, from Rock River Arms and others. Though I'm personally more into 7.62 weapons, I'd certainly like to own at least one 5.56 weapon, and so here ya are.
I've always liked the Garand, and felt it would be a nice piece to own. One of the three things that helped us win the war, as they say. It's a good semiautomatic rifle that is stout and fairly simple, not to mention can be had relatively inexpensively.
I've always liked the FAL and to this day, it is still a great weapon. Of course, I wouldn't have to have an actual Belgian made FAL, there's also other variants made that I like fine. DSA has some nice versions that one of which I wouldn't mind having. Though I wouldn't want anything super-fancy, like the full free-float barrel and all. Something as close to the original regular FAL 50-00 would be fine. What can I say, I'm a humble guy.
A good alternative to a FAL-style rifle.
Would love to own a .50 cal rifle of some sort. Etiher one of these would be great, though realistically I'd probably get the single-shot 99 rather than the 95. A Serbu BFG-50 Single-Shot wouldn't be a bad choice, either.
And last but not least, some kind of classic-looking bolt-action rifle. There are several brands/models I'd had my eye own, the vast majority of which aren't posted on this site. Two of them I have posted above. The Sauer 202 I really like, though that's an pretty expensive choice. There was a pretty good looking CZ rifle as well, and several others. In any case, such a gun would be ideally be in .30-06. Though the .338 Lapua Magnum I've had my eye on as well.
Other guns I like
These are guns I like, some of which I might want to have in real life but won't get in-all-likelihood because of either cost or availability (or both), among possible other reasons. Also include guns I like and might be able to get but haven't yet decided if I actually want to have 'em.
More to come in this section
In Closing
I'll probably continue to come here on a somewhat regular basis and keep up with things. If I see some things here and there that I can contribute to, I'll do so, but for the most part, I'll enjoy just being here to browse. I'll say thanks to those that have welcomed me and hope that I can be another good albeit small part of this fantastic site. I'll see ya around.
-Stan