Oleg Inspired me....Which do you Prefer?

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Decided to take some shots of my two (yes, only 2 rifles) today.

Which one do you prefer?

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I.G.B.

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Wow. Hard choice... The wood is very beautiful, but I like the look of the second photo too.

Which do I like best? Both.
 
If you could get your hands on a Kentucky Long Rifle or something similar, that caption would be great with the Long Rifle and an Ar-15 as crossed rifles.

Also, I don't the S is 'marksmanship' is supposed to be capitalized.

Really nice work though!
 
I like the photo on the first one better. Much easier to make out what it is. Also the wood stock is more suggestive of a connection to early American history, even though the rifle is a modern com-bloc semiauto design.
 
Hmmm... an American tradition with a Russian rifle, or with a European rifle... hard chioce.

Just yanking your chain a little. I love the concept, but would prefer to see an American rifle.
 
That was my above post count.

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How ironic is that?
 
Great photos. Reminder: "Kentucky"/"Pennsylvania" rifles were derived from German designs.

On typeface: use heavier type, and use more contrast in the second poster. Maybe retouch to remove the legend "AQT military target".
 
I like the first one better. It has more color and texture in it, although I think it could use a little more lighting.

If you're anywhere near me, I'm happy to loan you my Garand for your reshoot. :D
 
I really like the first one. The second one doesn't seem as vibrant to me.


EDIT: Here's my take of the second one.... if you mind, I'll take it down. :)



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That is a great concept for an image. I like it with the SKS, and I know that is all you got to work with however I think it would be great with a Garand IMHO.
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Also the wood stock is more suggestive of a connection to early American history, even though the rifle is a modern com-bloc semiauto design.
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Hmmm... an American tradition with a Russian rifle, or with a European rifle... hard chioce. Just yanking your chain a little. I love the concept, but would prefer to see an American rifle.
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Nice idea, but I'd prefer an American rifle for the picture.
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I know. I wish I had an American rifle to use. A Garand or a M1A would be perfect, even a 1903A3 would work.

But I own only two rifles, the SKS and the CETME.

Who did the cammo?
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Chad, I painted the CETME myself, using krylon spray paint.

Wow, looks like the rifles group exactly the same for you.
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LOL. Actually, that group was shot on my CETME yesterday @ 75 yards. I don't think I could get my SKS to group that tight, especially with the ammo I feed it.

Oleg,

Good advice there. I was working a little quickly, so I will probably go back and rework both of them.

If you're anywhere near me, I'm happy to loan you my Garand for your reshoot.
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OK....but I doubt that I would give it back. :D

BTW: What kind of SKS is that?
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It's a Chinese SKS.

Thanks again guys.

I.G.B.
 
Nice rifles! I especially liked the furniture on the SKS.

However, as many others have pointed out, the first thing that jumped into my mind was "American" and then, "SKS?" :confused:

You've said you've only two rifle, and that's fine. Looks great!

Next time see if you can borrow a Garand or AR-15 or something? :)
 
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