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Gun errors in books and movies
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This is just a representative example of "snipers" in movies but in "Uncommon Valor" Gene Hackman is "sniping" (complete with a spotter) at a Vietnamese soldier 200 whole meters away and missing by FEET
Or we get Bones "The Bullet In The Brain" in which an unknown "sniper" shoots his victim with a solid copper .338 Laupa from a the 14th story of a building over a mile away and the bullet has enough velocity to completely destroy her entire head.
Or we get Bones "The Bullet In The Brain" in which an unknown "sniper" shoots his victim with a solid copper .338 Laupa from a the 14th story of a building over a mile away and the bullet has enough velocity to completely destroy her entire head.
Cardboard_killer
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I liked the sniping scene in Jarhead, where at the last second the spotter team interrupts them to call in an air strike on their target. Great movie.
rkittine
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That is why what you are reading is called "Fiction".
Cardboard_killer
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But when it gets really far out, should it be called "Science Fiction"?
Sistema1927
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One of my friends introduced me to Tony Hillerman some years ago. I told him that I had really enjoyed his books, but noticed that he had a weak spot when it came to firearms and radio communications since I had discovered some errors in both areas. His response? "Well, it certainly hasn't stopped me from selling books."
Yep, can't argue with that.
Yep, can't argue with that.
A couple of thoughts:
First, there is a gunsmith in Central New York who has been installing safeties on Glocks for many years. It would be likely that several hundred are floating around...(not that writers would know that!)
Second, we all seem to believe that revolvers cannot be silenced--had this ever been tested? Maybe some sound attenuation might be possible, but I don't know.
Tim
First, there is a gunsmith in Central New York who has been installing safeties on Glocks for many years. It would be likely that several hundred are floating around...(not that writers would know that!)
Second, we all seem to believe that revolvers cannot be silenced--had this ever been tested? Maybe some sound attenuation might be possible, but I don't know.
Tim
How about a WWII movie with modern ships and armament? In the movie Pearl Harbor(yep...the one with Ben Aflak), there are several Knox Class Fast Frigates and Spruance Class Destroyers in Pearl Harbor during the attack. Mostly, the hull numbers have been either painted over or removed with CGI magic, but in a couple of scenes, the hull number of the USS Whipple (FF-1062) is clearly visible as is her Mark 42 5"/54 caliber gun mount and ASROC launcher.
Here's a screen grab of it:
Here's a screen grab of it:
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The only one I've even heard of people trying to silence is the 1895 Russian Nagant. The mechanics of the revolver pushes the cylinder face against the forcing cone during the shot, somewhat sealing the cylinder gap.
Cardboard_killer
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I would call those continuity errors, not gun errors. Continuity errors are very common in all movie activities.
Slabside guns can't be silenced, either. However, the noise can be attenuated somewhat on both. For the obvious reason, the attempt is a bit more successful without the gap.
Like the time I saw Daisy Duke wearing 2 different tops while driving in the same car chase.
Cardboard_killer
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Yes, the errors in 3-d are easier to spot.
OK, uh, that is why I showed the picture of the guy with the suppressed revolver....
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