If they remade "Dirty Harry"
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I would hope so.
Abbynormal
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I always wanted to see a final Dirty Harry movie, where Harry has long since retired and a new case pops up using the same MO and DNA of one of his old solved cases.
Harry would come out of retirement for the case, solve it and tell the Mayor to (do one of many things he told superiors) and say I'm retired, you can't touch me and walk off.
Harry would come out of retirement for the case, solve it and tell the Mayor to (do one of many things he told superiors) and say I'm retired, you can't touch me and walk off.
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Human beings are thin skinned, relatively light weight creatures. The large bore magnums tend to over penetrate, even with good hollowpoints.
The 115-145 grain bullets, going 1300ft/s - 1,450 ft/s with violent and rapid expansion (think a parachute), seems to really be the perfect storm for such thin skinned goblins.
Heck, the ISP back in the 70's and 80's loved the 115 gr. +p+ 9mm jhp @ 1300 ft/s. They never had any complaints, and it always seemed to result in spectacular stops of negative behavior.
The 115-145 grain bullets, going 1300ft/s - 1,450 ft/s with violent and rapid expansion (think a parachute), seems to really be the perfect storm for such thin skinned goblins.
Heck, the ISP back in the 70's and 80's loved the 115 gr. +p+ 9mm jhp @ 1300 ft/s. They never had any complaints, and it always seemed to result in spectacular stops of negative behavior.
Bulldawg Dad
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No One, I Mean No One could replace Clint as Dirty Harry. He is the last of the Real Men Actors.
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Well there is Tom Selleck but even he would admit he couldn't do Harry like Clint.
roscoepc
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I think it was the 4th "Resident Evil" movie that Milla Jovovich was packing 2 Model 500's, 4" barrel along with all the other Hardware she normally used in those movies and I thought she did quite well handling the 500's!!
Of course we're talking Hollywood, It's only a movie, and it's in the script.....
But I STILL thought she done good!!
hkcavalier
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The X frame seems ridiculous to us as a police weapon since it's so much bigger than anything in use.
In 1971 lots of cops carried N frames. Not too many plainclothes detectives, sure...that was part of the charm
In 1971 lots of cops carried N frames. Not too many plainclothes detectives, sure...that was part of the charm
okiegtrider
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The power lever of the 44 mag ....IS...still impressive today.
Chino74
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Dolf Lungren would make a great older Dirty Harry IMO. I would go see that.
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For the life of me cannot remember the title of a movie I couldnt beleive was made recently about a rogue cop that had a revolver that was magazine fed. Horrible movie
They would definitely rush out to buy one. Being useful has nothing to do with it. How many people that ran out and bought a Model 29 when the first movie came out do you think actually had any use for it?
I have owned a 500 S&W for a few years. I have shot a few thousand rounds through it. I still have not come up with anything useful to do with it! But that is not the point anyway.
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Then there is Sam Elliott, who played Selleck's older, tougher brother in several movies. I'd still be proud to grow up to be him! There are still some men in Hollywood, but the scripts being written don't give them the proper showcase for their manliness (or even true heroism.
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I sold mine and have never looked back. Cartoonishly large and impractically heavy for a HANDgun ...I quickly learned that it couldn't do for me, anything that my .45-70 Guide Gun couldn't do better. I lump the X-Frames into the same category as Desert Eagles...IMHO they are novelty guns for fun at the range and also useful as "movie guns." For practicality and power-to-weight ratio...the original Magnum lineup of .357, .41 and .44 are IMO still the best and hard for any newcomers to beat.
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Well, let's not forget that when Harry lost his 29 off the pier in _Sudden Impact_, he went back to his old 44 Automag! So the question of "What after the 29?" is already answered.
But then, if you consider Gran Torino as Harry in retirement, he's gone 1911. Take that, Glock!
miker
But then, if you consider Gran Torino as Harry in retirement, he's gone 1911. Take that, Glock!
miker
Then there is Sam Elliott, who played Selleck's older, tougher brother in several movies. I'd still be proud to grow up to be him! There are still some men in Hollywood, but the scripts being written don't give them the proper showcase for their manliness (or even true heroism.
Froggie
Terrel Sacket in the "Sacket Movies" based on books by Louis La Mour.
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Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck etc? I don't need to point out the obvious, but many of the names people are bringing up are guys of advanced age. Sam Elliott and Tom Selleck are 74 and 73 years old, respectively. Wouldn't a remake be done with someone younger? Clint was 40 years old when filming began on the first film in the Dirty Harry series. I could see someone like Josh Brolin or Jeremy Renner doing the role as their age bracket would be a bit more convincing.
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elm_creek_smith
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A late former friend (He stopped being a friend before he stopped being.) carried a 4 inch S&W Model 629 on a duty belt as a member of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lake Division. His rationale was that since there was no way to secure a shotgun to their fiberglass boats he wasn't going to be outgunned. It worked for him but didn't stop him from becoming an a**hole overblown with his own importance.
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"Dirty Harriet" would be played by Alec Baldwin in drag driving a yellow Prius and carrying several less than lethal weapons, smoking a vape pipe.
LOL!!!! And likely true.
I think if there was a re-make of Dirty Harry, he'd still carry the .44 Magnum Model 29. All the other cops would be sprayin' and prayin' with the 9mm. Cool, calm and collected, Harry would be getting bad guys left and right. And with all the new different people out there too offend, I think his short, well thought of insults would be hilarious.
I think a shoulder holster would be worse than a belt holster. Just my opinion. For me it would be.
It has been my experience that heavy handguns are best worn on a heavy duty leather belt. Lightweight and small/thin handguns do ok in shoulder holsters. That has been my experience.
As for movies and tv, the actors do not shoot every scene wearing the handgun. It is my understanding that holsters and firearms are used only when the scene calls for their use.
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daglockman
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The 500 Magnum can be downloaded with 500 Smith and Wesson, just like Harry did with his .44 Mag. feeding it .44 Special ammo. That is, if you can find any 500 S&W. I have some and it is great to shoot, especially introducing someone to the 500, but it is getting harder to find.
That being said, it would be ridiculous to carry a X frame 500 around on duty, unless your last name is Tackleberry.
I would also consider it sacrilege to even attempt to remake Dirty Harry.
That being said, it would be ridiculous to carry a X frame 500 around on duty, unless your last name is Tackleberry.
I would also consider it sacrilege to even attempt to remake Dirty Harry.
