Pistol Star of your Movie

Rothdel · July 21, 2015, 08:14 AM

Bad weather here last weekend so I ended up watching more movies than is probably good for a person in that short of a time frame. I saw some great gun flicks however so not all was lost.

After watching:

John Wick (Kung Fu with Guns)
Wanted (what the heck is an Iminishi??? Looks Like a 92 with a compensator to me)
Fast and Furious 6 (love the revolver the rock uses)
Last Stand (ridiculous but was that a Dragoon the bad guy was using???)

I got to thinking:

What gun do you own that is uniquely tied to you?

I’m not asking for your most tactical, best hunting, most practical, most useful ect ect ect

If someone made a movie with you as the star which gun that you own would indelibly be associated with you? Remember we are talking Movies here so usefulness is a minor consideration.

For me it would be a Ruger Vaquero with the birds head grip. Not sure why but of all the guns I own this is my favorite and the one I most identify as being uniquely mine. Sorry I don’t have a picture handy but here is Rugers spec sheet on it.

http://www.ruger.com/products/vaquer...eets/5151.html

Not at all practical for virtually anything but I find this gun making its way into my range bag virtually every trip.

rep1954 · July 21, 2015, 08:41 AM

Just hits a sweet spot for me.

g.willikers · July 21, 2015, 08:55 AM

What else - a 1911 in basic blue.

**44 AMP** · July 21, 2015, 09:39 AM

I chose this one for my screen name...

Bob Wright · July 21, 2015, 10:10 AM

More'n likely it'd be this:

Bob Wright

Homerboy · July 21, 2015, 10:33 AM

Beretta 92.

lee n. field · July 21, 2015, 11:07 AM

Quote:

What gun do you own that is uniquely tied to you?

None. My collection has been and is, over time, fairly fluid. (And, I'm also at the point that, if it didn't change a bit from here on out, I'd be OK with what I have. I think. As soon as I pick up the gun I just bought....)

psyfly · July 21, 2015, 11:17 AM

I and my choice in a movie, eh?

Well, I always liked kinda quirky and kinda different and, as a result of one of our dear leader's recent executive orders, you can't get them any more:

I think it would look pretty good in a movie. Also, at one time, I could regularly make a single hole with it at 25'.

W

Stevie-Ray · July 21, 2015, 11:39 AM

This one. It is a Kimber UCDP, and I shoot it better than any carry gun I've ever fired. It was also the most accurate out-of-the-box weapon I've ever seen, with the exception of my T/C Contender which should be a ludicrous comparison. I've carried it for over 12 years now, and will continue in that vein. I would say my personal self-customized Colt Mark IV, but I don't carry that, so I'm also being practical, as well as believable, as most will readily admit that nobody will actually carry an IPSC intended gun.

wogpotter · July 21, 2015, 11:40 AM

The Webley-Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver in .455 of course. Reloaded with webley prideaux (speed loaders).

It would be some Steampuink-themed adventure.

Why?

Just to sneak into the back row of theaters & laugh as the "experts" in the audience ranting on about how the speed loader hadn't been invented then.

Cyanide971 · July 21, 2015, 02:26 PM

Without a doubt it would definitely have to be my CZ 100. Or even better, both of them, and then we could call the movie "200" hahahahahahaha.

tallball · July 21, 2015, 02:49 PM

A 4" or 6" 357 with nice wooden grips.

GyMac · July 21, 2015, 03:11 PM

I shoot the .38 special (a lot) from 4, 5, and 6 inch S&W's, but the gun that appeals most to me is my East German Makarov. It, or a Bulgarian, are usually with me.

skizzums · July 21, 2015, 03:17 PM

WC145 · July 21, 2015, 05:29 PM

Well, I've got a few customs that are unique but the two that stand out for the purposes of this thread are my Clark Custom Meltdown Colt -

Or my Krebs Custom .45ACP S&W M28 "CROWBAR" -

Titles are obvious.

mpmax · July 21, 2015, 06:41 PM

Suttle, but cool.

osbornk · July 21, 2015, 07:37 PM

I would want to be a sniper with a Ruger Mark 3 with a suppressor and a scope.

DanTSX · July 21, 2015, 07:38 PM

Glock 18 duh

magnum777 · July 21, 2015, 08:03 PM

The Ruger GP100.

FITASC · July 21, 2015, 08:06 PM

HK P7 for me

Sevens · July 21, 2015, 08:52 PM

I'd be running around with a S&W 1006 with fixed sights. But everyone and their brother would figure it was a 4506!

**JohnKSa** · July 21, 2015, 09:48 PM

I really only have one that would stand out as being fairly unique.

dyl · July 22, 2015, 12:21 PM

We're in a *movie* right? So that means never reloading, always hitting. Movie magic indeed for my mini revolver. In fact, I'd say it would make it useable.

I'd have one in each hand, several strapped to my forearms, hiding in a fake Afro wig, baked into my pizza crust, and of course they would only serve to augment my tremendous close quarters action scenes.

The after-credits scenes would show me in reality shooting it at 7 yards. Bang! squint... "dang it.." Bang! squint.... "dang it.."

shaunpain · July 22, 2015, 03:48 PM

I'm drooling over all of your guns, guys. Just... WOW. You've put some stuff on my radar I didn't even know existed.

I would typically go for a classic gun, but anything that's really unusual will get my eye. I don't own any rare guns, so if it has to be whatever is in my inventory, I'd pick my Sig C3. I think more CCOs in films would pique my interest.

Sevens · July 22, 2015, 04:25 PM

Minor thread drift alert:

On Breaking Bad, I wanna say it was Season 3, Jesse & Walt are pitted against two street dealing thugs & one of them has a S&W 945. A lot of curb appeal on screen because it is very catchy to the eye -- not much on the market (ever) looks quite like a 945 and if you are a gun crank like any one of us, it really stands out for the brief moment you see it.

My initial reaction was, "Heck yeah!"
Of course, I am a huge fan of pre-Tupperware S&W semi-auto pistols. The 945 was a Performance Center product and compared to a production gun... extremely limited in the number they produced.

It was shortly after when I became annoyed. A very limited handgun has likely been physically altered for Hollywood prop use (to run on blanks, etc) and at the very least... this already scarce and sought after fine pistol is being knocked out thug's hand and rattled across asphalt.

Arrrgh.
But it is just a handgun. They made more than one. So I try not to dwell on it.

July 21, 2015, 08:14 AM	#1
Rothdel Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2015 Posts: 190	Pistol Star of your Movie Bad weather here last weekend so I ended up watching more movies than is probably good for a person in that short of a time frame. I saw some great gun flicks however so not all was lost. After watching: John Wick (Kung Fu with Guns) Wanted (what the heck is an Iminishi??? Looks Like a 92 with a compensator to me) Fast and Furious 6 (love the revolver the rock uses) Last Stand (ridiculous but was that a Dragoon the bad guy was using???) I got to thinking: What gun do you own that is uniquely tied to you? I’m not asking for your most tactical, best hunting, most practical, most useful ect ect ect If someone made a movie with you as the star which gun that you own would indelibly be associated with you? Remember we are talking Movies here so usefulness is a minor consideration. For me it would be a Ruger Vaquero with the birds head grip. Not sure why but of all the guns I own this is my favorite and the one I most identify as being uniquely mine. Sorry I don’t have a picture handy but here is Rugers spec sheet on it. http://www.ruger.com/products/vaquer...eets/5151.html Not at all practical for virtually anything but I find this gun making its way into my range bag virtually every trip.

July 21, 2015, 08:55 AM	#3
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	What else - a 1911 in basic blue. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

July 21, 2015, 09:39 AM	#4
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	I chose this one for my screen name... __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

July 21, 2015, 10:10 AM	#5
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	More'n likely it'd be this: Bob Wright __________________ Time spent at the reloading bench is an investment in contentment.

July 21, 2015, 11:17 AM	#8
psyfly Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 932	I and my choice in a movie, eh? Well, I always liked kinda quirky and kinda different and, as a result of one of our dear leader's recent executive orders, you can't get them any more: I think it would look pretty good in a movie. Also, at one time, I could regularly make a single hole with it at 25'. W __________________ Show me the data

July 21, 2015, 08:41 AM	#2
rep1954 Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Location: Mid Western Michigan Posts: 1,187	Just hits a sweet spot for me.

July 21, 2015, 10:33 AM	#6
Homerboy Junior member Join Date: June 16, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,320	Beretta 92.

July 21, 2015, 11:39 AM	#9
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	This one. It is a Kimber UCDP, and I shoot it better than any carry gun I've ever fired. It was also the most accurate out-of-the-box weapon I've ever seen, with the exception of my T/C Contender which should be a ludicrous comparison. I've carried it for over 12 years now, and will continue in that vein. I would say my personal self-customized Colt Mark IV, but I don't carry that, so I'm also being practical, as well as believable, as most will readily admit that nobody will actually carry an IPSC intended gun. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

July 21, 2015, 11:40 AM	#10
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	The Webley-Fosbery Self-Cocking Automatic Revolver in .455 of course. Reloaded with webley prideaux (speed loaders). It would be some Steampuink-themed adventure. Why? Just to sneak into the back row of theaters & laugh as the "experts" in the audience ranting on about how the speed loader hadn't been invented then. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

July 21, 2015, 02:26 PM	#11
Cyanide971 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2014 Posts: 725	Without a doubt it would definitely have to be my CZ 100. Or even better, both of them, and then we could call the movie "200" hahahahahahaha.

July 21, 2015, 02:49 PM	#12
tallball Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2014 Posts: 2,444	A 4" or 6" 357 with nice wooden grips.

July 21, 2015, 03:11 PM	#13
GyMac Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Posts: 189	I shoot the .38 special (a lot) from 4, 5, and 6 inch S&W's, but the gun that appeals most to me is my East German Makarov. It, or a Bulgarian, are usually with me.

July 21, 2015, 03:17 PM	#14
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	__________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

July 21, 2015, 05:29 PM	#15
WC145 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Downeast Maine Posts: 1,836	Well, I've got a few customs that are unique but the two that stand out for the purposes of this thread are my Clark Custom Meltdown Colt - Or my Krebs Custom .45ACP S&W M28 "CROWBAR" - Titles are obvious. __________________ "If violent crime is to be curbed, it is only the intended victim who can do it. The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge or jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - LtCol Jeff Cooper

July 21, 2015, 06:41 PM	#16
mpmax Member Join Date: July 7, 2009 Location: Oregon-Wet side Posts: 30	Suttle, but cool.

July 21, 2015, 07:37 PM	#17
osbornk Senior Member Join Date: August 11, 2012 Location: Mountains of Appalachia Posts: 1,598	I would want to be a sniper with a Ruger Mark 3 with a suppressor and a scope.

July 21, 2015, 07:38 PM	#18
DanTSX Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2008 Posts: 318	Glock 18 duh

July 21, 2015, 08:03 PM	#19
magnum777 Member Join Date: May 2, 2012 Location: upstate New York Posts: 90	The Ruger GP100.

July 21, 2015, 08:06 PM	#20
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	HK P7 for me __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

July 21, 2015, 08:52 PM	#21
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	I'd be running around with a S&W 1006 with fixed sights. But everyone and their brother would figure it was a 4506! __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

July 22, 2015, 12:21 PM	#23
dyl Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,310	NAA mini revolver 22LR x 2 We're in a movie right? So that means never reloading, always hitting. Movie magic indeed for my mini revolver. In fact, I'd say it would make it useable. I'd have one in each hand, several strapped to my forearms, hiding in a fake Afro wig, baked into my pizza crust, and of course they would only serve to augment my tremendous close quarters action scenes. The after-credits scenes would show me in reality shooting it at 7 yards. Bang! squint... "dang it.." Bang! squint.... "dang it.."

July 22, 2015, 03:48 PM	#24
shaunpain Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 854	I'm drooling over all of your guns, guys. Just... WOW. You've put some stuff on my radar I didn't even know existed. I would typically go for a classic gun, but anything that's really unusual will get my eye. I don't own any rare guns, so if it has to be whatever is in my inventory, I'd pick my Sig C3. I think more CCOs in films would pique my interest. __________________ "Shut up, crime!"

July 22, 2015, 04:25 PM	#25
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Minor thread drift alert: On Breaking Bad, I wanna say it was Season 3, Jesse & Walt are pitted against two street dealing thugs & one of them has a S&W 945. A lot of curb appeal on screen because it is very catchy to the eye -- not much on the market (ever) looks quite like a 945 and if you are a gun crank like any one of us, it really stands out for the brief moment you see it. My initial reaction was, "Heck yeah!" Of course, I am a huge fan of pre-Tupperware S&W semi-auto pistols. The 945 was a Performance Center product and compared to a production gun... extremely limited in the number they produced. It was shortly after when I became annoyed. A very limited handgun has likely been physically altered for Hollywood prop use (to run on blanks, etc) and at the very least... this already scarce and sought after fine pistol is being knocked out thug's hand and rattled across asphalt. Arrrgh. But it is just a handgun. They made more than one. So I try not to dwell on it. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.