The Way of the Gun is great for firearms realism up until they start emptying 40+ rounds from 1911 frames in the final shootout. Chris McQuarrie mentions this in the director's commentary and points out that they do have .38/9mm 1911 frames with higher capacities although they were using standard 7 & 8 rounds mags during filming.
Also, best* use of firing a handgun ballistically to reach out to ranges normally reserved for rifles.
*the only one I can think of. posted by longbaugh at 7:38 AM on August 7, 2008
This is the slowest web page in history, but still fascinating. posted by teabag at 7:39 AM on August 7, 2008
Ah, the Steyr AUG, vaguely-futuristic-weapon-of-choice for props masters for going on twenty years. This used to be in Doctor Who episodes all the time. posted by Happy Dave at 7:57 AM on August 7, 2008
Site's been ground down for me (won't load). I just wanted to see if they had a plasma rifle in the 40 watt range, but guess I'll never know. posted by cjorgensen at 8:14 AM on August 7, 2008
longbaugh, I believe it was on IMDb's trivia page for the movie that I read this last scene was done that way on purpose (and, surely, it had to be) to pay homage to other action movies. posted by wastelands at 8:15 AM on August 7, 2008
Funny, I always thought of the G-36 as the rifle of the future(!). That entry might not be complete, though. I swear I've seen that thing in Firefly. posted by adamdschneider at 8:17 AM on August 7, 2008
I just wanted to see if they had a plasma rifle in the 40 watt range, but guess I'll never know.
Hey, what you see is what you get. posted by adamdschneider at 8:18 AM on August 7, 2008
This used to be in Doctor Who episodes all the time.
Oh yeah, they stuck the AUG in everything. It seems like the H&K G36c is the new replacement though, because it seems like when I'm watching sci-fi now, they are either using that or the P90 almost universally. posted by quin at 8:19 AM on August 7, 2008
I swear I've seen that thing in Firefly.
Yeah, it was used a couple of times. Mainly in the episode The Message where they are flashing back to the battle of Serenity Valley. Zoe is using the G36 and Mal is using a H&K UMP posted by quin at 8:26 AM on August 7, 2008
For some reason I always thought it was an MG34 that the terminator had in the future war sequence - for some reason, seems it's a vickers? posted by Artw at 8:42 AM on August 7, 2008
GRRRAH! MUST RESIST POINTLESS TIMESINK! posted by Artw at 8:48 AM on August 7, 2008 [1 favorite]
for some reason, seems it's a vickers?
Weird. I always figured it was a Browning 1919. I know it was something with the vertical grips, and I didn't think it had a water jacket around the barrel like you would find on a Vickers. posted by quin at 8:54 AM on August 7, 2008
The Vickers "K" gun looks a bit like an M1919 browning but used a Lewis gun platter style magazine on top of the weapon. LRDG jeeps used to dual-mount them as they couldn't get hold of more modern armaments. Since I can't remember the Terminator Future War sequence I'll take them at their word. If you can link me a pic I can certainly chuck my tuppence in. The bullpup rifles used in the Future War sequences in Terminator 2 were based on Calico pistols, both .22 and 9mm variants. posted by longbaugh at 9:16 AM on August 7, 2008
I was looking for a site like this a week ago. Good post. Thanks! posted by Mr_Zero at 9:19 AM on August 7, 2008
Oohh, I sense lots of time wasted on this guilty pleasure in my future (or as soon as it's up again...) posted by Harald74 at 10:13 AM on August 7, 2008
You can kind of see the terminator's gun in this clip at about the 9:00 mark. I still can't tell if it's a Vickers, Browning or something else though. posted by quin at 10:23 AM on August 7, 2008
Sadly missing is an entry for Manhunter, a movie in which William L. Petersen's Agent Graham is issued a Charter Arms Bulldog .44 loaded with Glaser Safety Slugs. The climactic scene sees Graham employ the weapon to useful effect in killing his adversary, a maniacal serial killer. The climactic scene is also notable for depicting Graham discharging six shots from a five shot revolver... posted by Tube at 3:57 PM on August 7, 2008
Somebody please please cross reference this with the Celebrity Nudity Database.
That'll be Inglorious Bastards which, apparently has a naked woman firing a machine gun... I'll forgive Tarantino's all previous sins if he recreates that in his upcoming WWII epic (NOT BOYZONEISH!) posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:42 AM on August 8, 2008
Finally got it to load (must be because of the early hour for most of us); pretty cool.
From the entry for Munich:
Beretta M1951:
Used by Avner (Eric Bana) and most Mossad team members during their operations to kill terrorists (although Avner is seen brandishing a Beretta 92F on the DVD cover, which would not have existed in 1972).
My father-in-law, who has progressed from gun nut to gun nerd evidently, made the exact same observation when he saw that movie. posted by TedW at 5:21 AM on August 8, 2008
Am I mad or was the Joker using an MP 40 in Dark Knight? posted by Artw at 11:57 PM on August 9, 2008
Anyone else find it funny that the well-informed dissertaion on "The Way of the Gun" came from longbaugh? posted by Navelgazer at 7:09 PM on August 18, 2008
That's nothing - my sockpuppet is parker... :D posted by longbaugh at 3:47 AM on August 19, 2008
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