ok. i got a short update for you (if anyone cares)
this is what they emailed me this morning:
You going to lose the detail in the crossed firearms that are in the center of the logo. At best they would just be outlines, they are going to be so small that I don't know that they will be outlines maybe more of a stick figure. The barrel of the shotgun going to be something like .010 wide. A human hair is .0035. The text will be fine, I'm just worried we won't be able to get the level of detail you are looking for out of this logo. We will work with you until you get what you want, so throw some more Ideas at me.
i sent him another logo without the firearms and just text and the state. we'll see if that one is ok. i also asked about the price. instead of having the state be all engraved, i might just have it be outlined. stay tuned......