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re: Inaccuracies in movies/shows with firearms
Posted on 12/2/12 at 12:28 am to flyAU
Posted on 12/2/12 at 12:28 am to flyAU
In "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" during the church fight scene Antonio Banderas is shooting with rubber gun props because Mexican customs blocked their shipment of realistic (blank firing) props. There was a behind the scenes video where Robert Rodriguez (the director) talks about how they had to constantly reshoot the scene since Antonio had to shake the guns as if they had recoil, and while doing so he would unconsciously mouth gunfire sounds.
Not really an inaccuracy, but something that I found pretty funny.
Not really an inaccuracy, but something that I found pretty funny.
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Posted on 12/2/12 at 3:06 am to flyAU
Not sure exactly which one but one of the early saw movies the girl had an apparatus around her neck that had half a dozen shotgun shells aimed at her head with hammers cocked...every primer was dented already 
Posted on 12/2/12 at 3:18 am to jtemplsu
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Not sure exactly which one but one of the early saw movies the girl had an apparatus around her neck that had half a dozen shotgun shells aimed at her head with hammers cocked...every primer was dented already
Sounds like one of the Saw movies...
Posted on 12/2/12 at 7:45 am to CaptainsWafer
The page for the matrix is good. They went through a load of guns in that series
Posted on 12/2/12 at 9:20 am to INFIDEL
Not a 44 mag? Mind = blown. I was at a shooting range one time and saw a guy try to go Dirty Harry with a 44, he shot it one handed, missed what he was aiming at by a wide margin, he did manage to hit himself right between the eyes with his revolver though. 
Posted on 12/2/12 at 10:22 am to flyAU
or marines.. doing a mission done by SEALs in grenada.....
Posted on 12/2/12 at 10:31 am to Yewkindewit
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Saving Private Ryan - good representation there.
That's the one thing that really bugged me about that movie. They've got people shooting Garands about 600 rpm with 0 recoil.
It's as if no one in that movie had ever even shot a Garand.
Posted on 12/2/12 at 10:31 am to choupiquesushi
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or marines.. doing a mission done by SEALs in grenada.....
Why you gotta hate on Clint and the Stitch Jones?
Posted on 12/2/12 at 10:37 am to INFIDEL
False. It was a S&W 29 in .44 mag custom made by Smith and Wesson specifically for the movie.
Posted on 12/2/12 at 12:25 pm to flyAU
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am I going to be annoyed all the time at the inaccuracies that are shown in movies and tv shows?
Good lord yes. It's terrible.
Every time a gun moves, it sounds like somebody racking an 870.
Everytime somebody picks up a pump they have to pump it, whether the guy who had it before did it or not.
All guns hold about 50 rounds
The list goes on an on...
Posted on 12/2/12 at 12:26 pm to DrTyger
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False. It was a S&W 29 in .44 mag custom made by Smith and Wesson specifically for the movie.
False. It was actually a .41 mag IIRC
Posted on 12/2/12 at 12:30 pm to AUin02
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had to constantly reshoot the scene since Antonio had to shake the guns as if they had recoil, and while doing so he would unconsciously mouth gunfire sounds.
That's funny.
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:06 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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False. It was actually a .41 mag
That's what I had heard too, but according to this LINK it was a custom made S&W Model 29.
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The now iconic revolver carried by Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in the film is a Smith & Wesson Model 29 with a 8 3/8" barrel, chambered in .44 Magnum. As the script originally called for a Smith & Wesson Model 29 with a 4" barrel, this eventually proved troublesome for the filmmakers, since the Model 29 was no longer in production at the time. Before shooting began, Eastwood contacted Bob Sauer (then a representative for Smith & Wesson) to acquire the gun for the film. It was a challenge, but Fred Miller at the plant had a couple assembled from parts eventually.
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:11 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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All guns hold about 50 rounds
More like 500
Go to about 2 mins into this video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNVmXyZUerg
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:13 pm to DrTyger
Nope. It was a 41 mag. The 44 wasn't ready in time.
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:16 pm to INFIDEL
At least, that's the word on the street.
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:19 pm to INFIDEL
I just looked at hashbrown's link, and there is a screen shot from the movie where you can read .44 Magnum on the barrel of the gun
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This post was edited on 12/2/12 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:22 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
After another check, I'm probably full of shite on this one. Victim of gun circle rumors again!
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Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:23 pm to INFIDEL
I think you're the one that told me it was actually a .41
Posted on 12/2/12 at 1:31 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Hey, don't blame that shite on me!
You're probably right.
You're probably right.
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