Comments on: Photoshop Contest: Photoshop Obama Firing Shotgun

By: ropelight

ropelight — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:24:36 +0000

There’s another problem with the phony photo. There appears to be a choke tube extending from the muzzle of the top barrel. In actual use, this threaded tube would be screwed in flush to the muzzle.

However, in photo ads and on displays at gun shops the choke tubes are often left sticking out a bit to remind potential buyers of the valuable feature of changeable chokes included on the high end Citori 725 (close to $3,000 retail).

Apparently, whoever set up the phony photo didn’t know enough to screw the choke tube all the way into the barrel. Why the lower barrel doesn’t show an extended choke tube is an open question.

The Citori comes with a barrel selection switch built into the safety which allows the shooter to choose which barrel fires first. However, experienced skeet shooters almost always set up their guns with the most open choke on the lower barrel (the one with the most porting) and set it to fire first. Then the top barrel will have a tighter choke installed and considerably less porting to allow for second shots at longer ranges. The barrel selector switch comes in handy not on the skeet range but in the field where game might flush just out of reach of the openly choked lower barrel.

Obama’s phony photo is wrong on so many levels because the manipulation had to be done in secret and his witting accomplices are as ignorant of guns as he is.

By: Bar Sinister

Bar Sinister — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:43:11 +0000

From Bighairy news, the young lady has the most perfect sneer I have ever seen.

By: Amphipolis

Amphipolis — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:33:56 +0000

These photoshops remind me of the rule of law under the Obama Administration.

The Constitution may not be manipulated in any way…

By: SteveP

SteveP — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:30:04 +0000

It’s already photoshopped.

By: Elephant Stone

Elephant Stone — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:36:49 +0000

Reuters wire
Benghazi, Libya
dateline 11 Sept 2012

An unidentified peaceful Libyan citizen appears to be firing what some are calling a firearm as part of a spontaneous display of anger in reaction to a trailer uploaded to YouTube.com for a low-budget film. This provocative trailer has upset peaceful Muslims around the world. (Reuters Worldwide) photo by Jay Carney

By: Elephant Stone

Elephant Stone — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:14:15 +0000

Guns 'N Poses

By: Elephant Stone

Elephant Stone — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:13:05 +0000

"You didn't shoot that !"

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:42:06 +0000

Of course, the no manipulation directive is a violation of US Copyright law — because official photo is produced by government employees in the course of their job are copyright free and my be used to create derivative works — including Photoshopped versions.

By: redc1c4

redc1c4 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:56:38 +0000

htom: more likely they hold him in the same contempt he has for them, and they didn’t say a damn thing to him.

i know that when i got a stupid officer or NCO, i said less and laughed more.

By: htom

htom — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:41:30 +0000

If it’s not an entire fakery, he’s going to have a really sore shoulder. I’m surprised that some of the Marines about didn’t clue him in. Maybe he didn’t listen.