User talk:MT2008

Thanks for the help

Thanks for helping out on some of my articles, specifically The Siege and Star Trek: Voyager. I just recently got the ability to take screenshots from DVD's on my computer, but don't have either of those. Keep up the good work. Orca1 9904 20:56, 20 May 2008 (UTC) Orca1_9904

Guns in The Siege

You actually got a picture of the Browning M2 in one of your M60 screenshots, namely the one where it's being fired during the Redhook chop shop scene. As for the M203, look closely at one of the soldiers keeping the press mob out of the stadium. Also, don't forget the H&K MP5's during the bus hijacking/bombing scene. Orca1 9904 21:23, 20 May 2008 (UTC) Orca1_9904

Here's the screenshot in question; the barrel is definitely too long to be a Mk 19 grenade launcher. Note that it also lacks the muzzle brake as well.

500px

Orca1 9904 21:45, 20 May 2008 (UTC) Orca1_9904

Good to have you back. :)

Backups are automatic and daily now - 4 am every day and automatically uploaded to seperate servers for archival. :)

You can't merge a page - but you can copy all the content from one to another and then drop a line to an admin to redirect the old page to the new one. WikiSysop 03:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

I've redirected the pages you requested. WikiSysop 14:00, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

hello

Hi there. Just thought I'd seek to clarify the Red Dawn discussion, per your suggestion.

The MISR may have been the Egyptian's name for the gun in their factories overseas (several books refer to it, Clinton Ezell's book mentions it in 1986), but my point was that the Egyptians never marked or called their export gun to the U.S. - the MISR. In fact the only MISR guns that were legally imported into the U.S. (marked MISR) were after 1990 and they were 'post ban' guns, hastily hand 'etched' with the words "MISR" on the trunion.

I was probably nit picking since I don't know if alot of people really cared which import version was used in what movie. I wouldn't really care, BUT ... when people say MISR, everyone here in the states, automatically thinks of the post 1990 thumbhole monstrosities, not the better crafted ARMs of the early 1980s. I know for a fact that Syd Stembridge (who worked on Red Dawn and I spoke to about it) scoffed and thought of the crappy 'post ban MISR rifles' when I mentioned it to him. He said "Nope, we used ARMs not MISRs". So even he was thinking about the MISR imported gun. Hmmmmm.

Does it matter? I don't know. I'm tempted to edit out the discussion entirely, but I'm not sure how. Perhaps a note addressing what the imported versions actually had stamped on them (and had written in their owners manuals). What do you think?

A little bit of my background: :)

I was buying Maadi rifles back in 1983 (before Red Dawn came out). Thus I remember what they were called at the time. At no time had I ever seen the rifles referred to a MISR back in 1984 or earlier. Sales brochures, invoices, company documentation. That's really the only reason I was convinced that Maadi did not ship guns to US under that name.

I own nearly every variant of AK imported into this country prior to 1999. That includes ARMs, RPLs, MISRs, AKS-47, Type 84s, Type 56 Sporters, MAK-90s, SA-85s, Yugo M76s, etc. etc.

Any way. You've done a GREAT job updating and posting things. I don't want to give the impression that I don't realize that you're a super contributor.

Any way, keep up the fantastic work. :) and looking forward to your thoughts re: the re-edit of the page.

best regards MoviePropMaster2008

I am re-editing Red Dawn

It just hit me. I can cut out all my rantings and just put in a note, that the MISR rifle is not referring to the post ban imported version call the 'MISR' and was imported under the name ARM. If that's okay, I'll cut out all the stuff under your original paragraph. Thanks. MoviePropMaster2008

Type 84

No problem. I will be happy to hunt down the Type 84 (the vault is big and kinda a pain to go through) ;) . I converted a bunch to AK74 though (i.e. put on the imported Russian parts and gas tubes, front sights, etc. to make them 'look' like AK74s. But I might have one left that is not all messed up. I don't believe that I have any left that retain the original Chinese 'fully enclosed' sight hood any more, unfortunately. Will this do? I can also put the original factory wood back on for the photo. Do you want it in original factory configuration? I can also put it into the SAME config as any of the movie or projects you want it for (i.e. put hungarian Blonde wood on them, etc.). Just let me know. It might take some time, though. I have to set up the photographic white table top setup all over again and will probably wait until I have a bunch of guns to photograph before I do it again. best regards MoviePropMaster2008

Incredible Hulk Grenade Launchers

I was under the impression the multi-shot grenade launchers in The Incredible Hulk were some sort of Milkor MGL derivative, like the M32? Orca1 9904 22:03, 14 June 2008 (UTC) Orca1_9904