Gunpower/Airforce in Films

[ratbuster2240]

Well spotted aj, I saw it at the cinema and I don't remember noticing that. It's funny how many of our airguns get used as tranquiliser in films.



The original film is the best and the 2nd was good with Danny Glover. With the last one they tried to inject comedy which ruined it for me.

The latest film in the Predator franchise has one of the Airforce rifles in it, it's all white and the leading female uses it whilst the Predator that they have captured is escaping from the laboratory.

[Strimmer]

Wasn't the bsa scorpion also in one of the bond films, think it was octopussy?

[ratbuster2240]

Yes and a Walther Lp53 not seen in a film but used for advertising. Because someone forgot the PPK for the photshoot.

Wasn't the bsa scorpion also in one of the bond films, think it was octopussy?

[ratbuster2240]

Not an airgun but from Russia with love he has the take down Armalite Ar7. 22lr. I've shot one, they are very plasticky but abroad they make a good boat or plane gun.

[Pistol p]

You could try the Internet Movie Firearms Database. Now there’s a site you can lose a few hours on...

[ratbuster2240]

Thanks I will have a trawl through until the early hours then

[Geezer]

I have long believed that Interpol and the FBI pay Hollywood to feature awful guns and terrible shooting techniques and combat tactics in movies in order to reduce the dangers posed by armed criminals and terrorists to the public and the authorities.

Teach them to stand in the open firing stockless Ingrams full-auto held one-handed and horizontally....

Kidding, but you know what I mean?

Honourable exceptions would include Heat and Two Guns. And John Wick films, even though they are a little bit OTT, stylised and cartoony (but great fun, even Mrs Geezer likes the Wick films).

[rapidresponse1]

i seam to remember that

[ratbuster2240]

Haha yes "It's not like the movies" scenes of unlimited magazines and recoiless full auto.

Remember The Good the Bad and the Ugly when the bad guy was choosing a single action revolver and he put it to his ear to listen to the mechanism. Doing that wouldn't tell you much but the average person would think he knew what he was doing.

I have long believed that Interpol and the FBI pay Hollywood to feature awful guns and terrible shooting techniques and combat tactics in movies in order to reduce the dangers posed by armed criminals and terrorists to the public and the authorities.

Teach them to stand in the open firing stockless Ingrams full-auto held one-handed and horizontally....

Kidding, but you know what I mean?

Honourable exceptions would include Heat and Two Guns. And John Wick films, even though they are a little bit OTT, stylised and cartoony (but great fun, even Mrs Geezer likes the Wick films).