A specimen of gun culture

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I like the irony.

When applied to people, "specimen" usually has a perjorative ring to it. Connecting the word with the obviously accomplished gentleman in the picture must be like a splash of cold water for some antis.

Well done.
 
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Ah, so this is Marcus . . .

Man has an impish grin and great eyebrows.

What's that unusual revolver he's got there?

Firing pin mounted to the hammer, hexagonal or octagonal barrel, curved (bird's head?) grip, lanyard ring on the butt . . . and I don't recognize it at all.
 
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He needs ear protection to look like a marksman I think.

I also perfer the word "example" as was mentioned above.


-T.
 
Seems like it's missing something in context- can't place it, but it's just not typical Oleg material.
 
What's that unusual revolver he's got there?

Firing pin mounted to the hammer, hexagonal or octagonal barrel, curved (bird's head?) grip, lanyard ring on the butt . . . and I don't recognize it at all.
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Looks like a 1895 Russian Nagant to me... Anybody else..??
 
The flannel shirt is just not working for me. It seems like this is trying to show an example of class, and refined living. A dressier shirt would work better for me. Something in an Oxford with button-down collar.
 
Yes he did El T,

But there wasn't anything in that one either.

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I too agree that it is the wrong shirt for this photo. But I do like the concept.

30 cal slob is onto something too.


Some sort of faces of humanity poster featuring lots of different stereotypes in it would be pretty cool. My featured senator gun owner would be Ms. Feinstein.
 
I agree that "specimen of the gun culture" has a hint of a negative allusion to petri dishes and bacteria. Is that what you were going for? (i.e. with intent to contrast it with qualities listed in the bottom of the photo.)

I also agree that the man in the photograph seems to fit the stereotype in appearance. I don't see a problem with that. I fit the appearance stereotype pretty well myself, and I don't see any need to apologize about it. It is good to point out that even those that appear to fit the stereotype can be educated, intelligent, and talented.
 
I think I have figured out the statistically best person to represent gun control as a diverse org. A lesbian, Jew, wheelchair bound handicapped, Pacific Islander immigrant from a single parent home. I went by what gets you scholarship points.
 
I think I have figured out the statistically best person to represent gun control as a diverse org. A lesbian, Jew, wheelchair bound handicapped, Pacific Islander immigrant from a single parent home. I went by what gets you scholarship points.
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The flannel shirt and beard make him look just like the redneck stereotype that you are trying to defeat.
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Yeah, but how 'bout representing gun owners as they are? A bunch of largely white, largely middle class, largely intelligent, professional and semi-professional guys, many of whom tend to be fairly relaxed and enjoy the outdoors.

That is my overwhelming experience with gun owners. I don't think the point is that women (even black lesbians!) shoot, or that white suburban kids shoot, or that racial minorities shoot. The point is that by and large people who shoot are fun, energetic, creative, successful people who enjoy a wide variety of career paths and hobbies--even when they are slightly overweight guys in their thirties and forties and fifties who are white and enjoy wearing flannel shirts.

Posters of women are all well and good, but most of the time, when I go to the range, I'm the only woman there. There's a black guy from time to time, and a couple of teens from time to time. Mostly it's guys who look just like the guy in the poster (well, raise the median age by about fifteen years).

In one of the threads discussin the diversity of gun owners, the vast majority did respond that they are white men. The similarities ended there--wide range of income levels, jobs, hobbies, political opinions. What this poster says is that yes, a lot people who shoot aren't necessary hot women or cute kids. A lot of people who shoot are just ordinary guys. Ordinary guys like most of you all.

All of you who are in fact white men: when you look in the mirror, do you really just see someone who confirms the bad stereotypes about redneck gun owners, just because you're white, a guy, and maybe wear a flannel shirt on your day off?

I dunno. I really like this poster. It's a nice change from the large number of posers of women and teens we've seen lately. The stark background sets off the warm and comfortable normal-ness of the guy relaxing at the range on his day off. The old revolver indicates a hobby shooter, a collector. It also goes well with the flannel. This guys isn't into tacti-cool, he's into neat stuff he tinkers with on the weekends. I think this poster is just about perfect.
 
I agree, I was just mentioning the ultimate minority. The range I go to seems to have about 25% women on the pistol range. Rifle range is just about all male though.
 
yes, most definitely change "specimen" to "example", as many others have suggested...
 
I like it better than some of your work Oleg... I think the beard and flannel go further to off set the stereotypical gunner.

In other words, If a programmer/artist/writer/marksman can be a shooter, then why not also have him sport a beard and wear flannel as well?
 
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