Clint Eastwood's 44 Magnum
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"One thing Eastwood's character admitted in Magnum Force was that he had it loaded with .44 special rounds."
In the indoor range sequence, Callahan is asked what kind of load he uses in "that" .44. His reply was "a light special" which gives more control in that sized gun than a .357 magnum with wadcutters. He didn't say that they were .44 Specials.
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Bruce is spot on here. In the interview with John Milius, he said that Eastwood screwed up the line, but since they doubted anyone would notice, they left it.
He was supposed to say "I use a special light load" not "I use light special loads".
Watch the Milius interview. Most, any question can be answered by watching it.
Edited to correct my hastily misspelled words
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Geeze Clint , say it right . That has caused a lot of grief . Next time I watch :"Play Misty for me" I'm rooting for the crazy woman .
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Milius discusses the "light special" issue:
YouTube - Dirty Harry "light .44 special" line set straight
The gun:
YouTube - Milius, filming Dirty Harry: "I want one of those guns"
YouTube - Dirty Harry "light .44 special" line set straight
The gun:
YouTube - Milius, filming Dirty Harry: "I want one of those guns"
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The last Dirty Harry movie The dead pool, on the Video cover or the movie ad there is a 8 3/8" 29 shown, P&R naturally. The gun used in the movie was a 6 1/2 inch.
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This issue of what gun was actually used in the DH movies has been discussed so many times, I almost wish links would be put in the sticky section and folks who are not members of the S&WCA would join to have the benefit of the piece done by Roy Jinks and others in the Journal.
According to Mr. Jinks, the factory supplied the 8 3/8 inch Model 29 as a photo prop for the movie poster ONLY. The 6 1/2 inch Model 29 was used in every movie. Sources that say that it was some other N frame or that it was a six inch Model 19 are just plain wrong.
Even the article by Skeeter Skelton mentions that the Model 29 for the first movie, DH, was built especially for the movie and the article, if I recall, even names the guy at S&W who built it from parts since a production line Model 29 was not available on the time table needed by the movie people. But it WAS a Model 29 with a 6 1/2 inch barrel in all the movies, save the 8 3/8 inch one used for the poster as mentioned here.
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Could you tell if the cylinder was recessed? Don
I watched the whole opening. It is recessed.
Once again, I feel compelled as I was a year or so ago to clear up the entire controversy.
First, Clint's not as big as he looks on screen; he's actually quite diminutive.
Second, because of his size, a Model 19 6-inch .357 was used throughout the series but consistently referred to as a Magnum .44.
It was all just movie magic that for decades has fooled all but the most discerning. Case closed!
First, Clint's not as big as he looks on screen; he's actually quite diminutive.
Second, because of his size, a Model 19 6-inch .357 was used throughout the series but consistently referred to as a Magnum .44.
It was all just movie magic that for decades has fooled all but the most discerning. Case closed!
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It looks like we have beat this to death..How about this..IN the movie Gran Torino, what is the handgun Clint has, a 1911?
And in the scene where he has one of the punks on the ground and the hand gun right in his face it looks like the slide is pull back...I think....
And in the scene where he has one of the punks on the ground and the hand gun right in his face it looks like the slide is pull back...I think....
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Marshall 357
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What ? I have never heard that one before!
Pigirondan
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When the motorcycle scene at the end of Magnum Force was filmed, I had to do stand-by duty on the escort carrier when it was done.
During a couple of breaks, Clint wandered around checking things out. He stood next to me and BS'ed a bit. I'm 6'4" and he wasn't that much shorter.
To digress, that bridge in the scene is not the Bay Bridge, but the Richmond - San Rafael Bridge. (The scene was shot at Red Rock Marina in Richmond.)
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Sorry, I've got to ask....what kind of wood are those grips made from? I have never seen any others like that....
I don't know what the wood is, but those grip are the same color as the presentation grips on my Model 22.
edw794
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one evening in 1972 or 3 while i was working in the id bureau at the sfpd hall of justice, clint eastwood and his film crew, were down in the hall's parking lot filming a scene in one of his dirty harry movies. though i was up in the 4th floor looking down toward the parking lot, clint eastwood certainly did not appear to be a diminutive person.
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I think the poster was kidding you. Clint's height is quoted as 6' 2", and I think others have addressed the model 29 question clearly.
Regarding the stocks - really dark (at least in the photo) Goncalo Alves would be my guess, too varied in color for walnut or rosewood.
Chrysoberyl
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If Clint is so small,I guess the people responsible for the cast in all his movies know a lot of midgets with acting skills!
RedHawk357Mag
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...he's actually quite diminutive.
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