Defending my Legacy one custom gun at a time
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KillerFord1977
SAINT
Very good work sir !!
HansGruber
Ronin
You do really nice work.
Annihilator
Emissary
Ditto.....very.....very nice
Keystone19250
SAINT
Wild colors very sharp.
jumpinjoe
Hellcat
The work looks flawless, but the decision to do that to a couple real nice guns just baffles me. I know the "different strokes for different folks" thing, but dang that's just a step too far. I would expect these two owners to probably have silver tips on the toes of their cowboy boots, and their names tooled into the back of their belts! Gads, I hope I'm wrong!!!!
Oh no, did he really say that?
Oh no, did he really say that?
Bassbob
Emissary
The work looks flawless, but the decision to do that to a couple real nice guns just baffles me. I know the "different strokes for different folks" thing, but dang that's just a step too far. I would expect these two owners to probably have silver tips on the toes of their cowboy boots, and their names tooled into the back of their belts! Gads, I hope I'm wrong!!!!
Oh no, did he really say that?
I wouldn’t have a problem doing something like this to one of my guns.
I say that but other than a couple shotguns, a few rifles and one SS .357 Magnum every single gun I own and all their accompanying accessories are pitch black. Well, the trigger on my Q5 is Walther blue and so is the range holster for it. But it’s strictly a range gun. Hmm. I wouldn’t have a problem having a custom cerakote job done on that one. Have to think about that.
Any weapon I’m going to be carrying or perceive a defensive use for is always going to be black though.
Keystone19250
SAINT
I’m also a black gun guy but to each his own.
The work looks flawless, but the decision to do that to a couple real nice guns just baffles me. I know the "different strokes for different folks" thing, but dang that's just a step too far. I would expect these two owners to probably have silver tips on the toes of their cowboy boots, and their names tooled into the back of their belts! Gads, I hope I'm wrong!!!!
Oh no, did he really say that?
If you look up one of the guys you will see it is right up his alley
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jumpinjoe
Hellcat
Ha Ha!!!! The pictures don't show it, but I'll bet a dollar to a donut he has silver tips on the toes of his cowboy boots and his name is tooled into the back of his belt !!!! How the hell else would he know his own name?If you look up one of the guys you will see it is right up his alley
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I don't know, maybe not, I'm just bustin' his chops over messing up a nice handgun like that.
Keystone19250
SAINT
KillerFord1977
SAINT
Colors are not my cup of tea, but the craftsmanship of your work is excellent
I think there’s a large generational gap when it comes to painting guns. Folks my age (40’s) were the first generation to grow up with home video game systems and arcades with shooting games a plenty. Time Crisis, Area 51, House of the Dead, etc were all flashy and bright. The controllers started out as the standard blue or red guns but quickly evolved to bright colors and patterns. Combine that with advanced coatings, an increase in the popularity of recreational shooting, and the truly artful work like XDMan provides and you end up with a broad market for expressive paint jobs. I’d encourage everyone to look through XDMans catalogue. There are some seriously amazing pieces. For those of you who don’t do social media, I’m making a gallery of his work and will link to that thread in a few minutes.
This is the gallery I mentioned.
www.thearmorylife.com
XDMan gallery
@xdman isn’t just a Springfield super fan and Moderator here. He’s also an amazing cerakote artist. I’m putting up this gallery of some of my favorite pieces he’s done (of my own volition) because I think he deserves all of the exposure he can get. If you like what you see, you can send him a...
www.thearmorylife.com
HansGruber
Ronin
I grew up in that age group, and I think it's more of viewing firearms as either tools (with a very specific job), or as fashion/“lifestyle” accessories.
I fall solidly in the first group. Refinishing a firearm with a functional camo pattern to be used for hunting/defense/etc makes sense to me; the other patterns...not so much. Makes as much sense as putting skulls on a screwdriver.
Then again, my vehicles are plain vanilla as well; no hot rod flames, no gun stickers...vehicles are tools to get me from point a to point b; they aren’t fashion or lifestyle accessories, either.
That being said—I am NOT bashing the work done, or people who like such decorations—XDMan's work is top notch, that's plainly obvious; and people are gonna like what they like...it's just not for everyone.