Has a movie ever made you want to buy a certain firearm? - Page 4

nimbleVagrant · July 15, 2012, 11:52 PM

Someday the stars will align and Sharps will fall into my lap at the right time for the right price. Quigley Down Under is a great Sharps movie but Legends of the Fall also has a great scene of a father exacting retribution with a '74 pattern Sharps from a fair distance.

Edward429451 · July 16, 2012, 12:45 PM

My friend was over this weekend and he says that Quigly Down Under made him want to buy a 45/70. I asked why and he says its what he used in the movie. It took me a long time to get him to grasp that it was not a 45/70. Busted his bubble

Willie Lowman · July 16, 2012, 04:48 PM

I bought a S&W Performance Center 627 after watching Sultan Sea and seeing the 327 in it. I wanted a little more barrel than the one Val had in the movie.

Terry A · July 17, 2012, 04:01 PM

I've always wanted an H&K MP5. Was able to shoot them as part of our qualifications but they are not permitted to be sold to indiviuals.

Fitz USMC · August 1, 2012, 09:29 PM

...don't know what it was, but the revolver that he traveled with sure came in handy! My version of that is a .45 Ruger Redhawk.

Stevie-Ray · August 2, 2012, 12:31 AM

Once wanted a 45 calibuh longslide wit laza sighting after seeing The Terminator, but eventually settled for an AMT Govt. We won't go there. Always wanted a LAR Grizzly in .45 magnum. Then, after seeing Shakedown with Sam Elliott's Richie using it to great effect, I needed one. Never did get it, but maybe someday.

microman · August 2, 2012, 10:26 AM

3:10 to Yuma made me want a single action revolver

Doyle · August 2, 2012, 11:25 AM

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Raiders of The Lost Ark

Supposedly, one of the revolvers he used in that series was a S&W 1917 .45 colt.

warnerwh · August 3, 2012, 01:37 AM

A thompson machine gun with the drum mag in many movies. Also in I think it was Alien with Schwarzenegger using a portable gatling gun.

DBLAction454 · August 3, 2012, 02:05 AM

Collateral made me want a USP45 (I now own two)

Book of Eli has me wanting an HK45

Man on fire made me want a Glock 17

Sin City made me want a SA 1911 TRP

cannonfire · August 3, 2012, 07:24 AM

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Also in I think it was Alien with Schwarzenegger using a portable gatling gun.

I mean I guess Sigourny Weaver looks like Arnold but I think you are referring to Terminator 2. In which case I want a Spas-12 just so I can rack it one handed like in the movie

Uncle Billy · August 3, 2012, 07:43 AM

"Last of the Mohicans" with Daniel Day-Lewis got me to research the parts to build another Kentucky rifle. Whoever was responsible for the arms in that movie was pretty accurate - nobody aimed his gun at someone with the frizzen open. The one Hawkeye carried is waaaay longer than the usual Kentucky, which are pretty long to begin with. Looked at Jim Chambers' kits, Track of the Wolf, Pecatonica River and others but haven't decided yet which.

mySig229 · August 3, 2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cannonfire

I mean I guess Sigourny Weaver looks like Arnold but I think you are referring to Terminator 2. In which case I want a Spas-12 just so I can rack it one handed like in the movie

I think he meant the original Predator, where the black guy cuts the jungle down with his mini gun.

I understand the confusion after 20+ years of Alien V.S. Predator movies and story lines

Best video I could find. Not very good, but you should get the idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cK2...e_gdata_player

cannonfire · August 3, 2012, 12:49 PM

^^^ ahhh that makes sense! I know the movie well and I wouldnt mind having that either!

Steviewonder1 · August 3, 2012, 03:10 PM

Magnum Force Colt Python 6 inch barrel
Die Hard Taurus PT99 (did not like the Beretta)
Wanted Dead or Alive, finally the Rossie Ranch Hand in .357Magnum

aarondhgraham · August 3, 2012, 03:27 PM

It only took three posts to get the correct movie,,,

Ahnuld in Predator.

Quote:

I think he meant the original Predator, where the black guy cuts the jungle down with his mini gun.

The "black guy" was either Carl Weathers or Bill Duke,,,
But it was Jesse Ventura who killed the jungle with the GE M134 Minigun.

Aarond

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mySig229 · August 3, 2012, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aarondhgraham

It only took three posts to get the correct movie,,,

Ahnuld in Predator.

The "black guy" was either Carl Weathers or Bill Duke,,,
But it was Jesse Ventura who killed the jungle with the GE M134 Minigun.

Aarond

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Watch the clip I put up...Jesse had the mini gun, but...when the predator made a peek-a-boo hole in his chest, his black buddy emptied his M60, then went for the mini gun

Stevie-Ray · August 3, 2012, 05:04 PM

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Watch the clip I put up...Jesse had the mini gun, but...when the predator made a peek-a-boo hole in his chest, his black buddy emptied his M60, then went for the mini gun

Yup, it was Bill Duke that emptied the GE to silent running, mowing down the jungle along with the rest of the squad emptying what they had to no effect. Long tall Sally, she's built sweet..........

couillon · August 3, 2012, 06:30 PM

Bond PPK, wanted it, got it.

I have always wanted to put together a 92 winchester just like Lucas Mccain's rifle in the rifleman series. Someday I will.

http://www.riflemansrifle.com/the_riflemans_rifle.htm

Bigdog57 · August 5, 2012, 02:41 PM

"Manhunter"- series from the '70's - made me crave a Colt M1911A1. I got the M1991A1.
"Starship Troopers" - made me crave a bullpup rifle - got my Bushmaster M17S Bullpup.
"Starsky & Hutch" had me craving the 6" Colt Python - but the price kept going out of my reach - maybe one day.

Rachen · August 8, 2012, 05:32 PM

For me, it is the exact other way around...

I have a LeMat (reproduction) for some time and I carry it as my regular carry piece.

I always loved Confederate handguns and the LeMat is my favorite one of them all. Nine powerful .44 rounds in the cylinder and a charge of grapeshot in the central barrel.

Even in this day and age, when electronic gizmos get built and become obsolete at a dizzying pace, I feel nice and secure that this LeMat revolver, designed on the battlefield 140 years ago, will still reliably do the job it is designed for if I ever need it to, no matter if this is the era of the Ford Model T or the era of the iPod.

Then I saw that the novel "Cold Mountain" featured the use of a LeMat and that got me into reading it in the first place. The movie? Neh, not so much my interest because of so many deviations from the novel, but the novel was excellent, ass-kicking excellent.

tkglazie · August 10, 2012, 05:24 PM

Guess which movie?

Quigley Down Under

aarondhgraham · August 14, 2012, 12:54 PM

The Shadow made me want a dual shoulder holster,,,
With twin 1911's of some ilk hanging in it.

Click here please,,,

Instead I did purchase a pair of 5.5" Slab-side Ruger 22/45's in stainless steel,,,
My rationale was that I wanted a pair of modern dueling pistols,,,
So I could take friends shooting and use the same guns,,,
And have something to use in that shoulder holster.

That part worked wonderfully,,,
I have several friends who I take to the range,,,
The matching set of Rugers are the favorite pistols to shoot.

I have yet to build the dueling pistol case and Shadow shoulder holster.

Aarond

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GRT · August 14, 2012, 01:05 PM

A classic win lever action in "Tom Horn" (who knows the model and caliber ???).

But, at first, a SW 29 (Dirty Harry)...

spodwo · August 15, 2012, 08:29 PM

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classic win lever action in "Tom Horn" (who knows the model and caliber ???).

In the movie - he said it was a 45/60 and it was supposedley a Winchester 76.

My first gun EVERY purchased was because of this movie:

I still have it: My Thompson Center .50 Cal. Hawken. I will never sell it and still shoot it.

I still have my Model 29 also.

July 16, 2012, 12:45 PM	#77
Edward429451 Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,457	My friend was over this weekend and he says that Quigly Down Under made him want to buy a 45/70. I asked why and he says its what he used in the movie. It took me a long time to get him to grasp that it was not a 45/70. Busted his bubble __________________ "Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark" Lazarus Long "Understand that the enemy is not the enemy in his own eyes ;this may offer you an opportunity to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate, and quickly." Lazarus Long

July 16, 2012, 04:48 PM	#78
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 1,932	I bought a S&W Performance Center 627 after watching Sultan Sea and seeing the 327 in it. I wanted a little more barrel than the one Val had in the movie. __________________ "No, it's not a silencer. This little doodad is my own invention. I call it a loudener." --Sledge Hammer

July 17, 2012, 04:01 PM	#79
Terry A Senior Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Location: Washington, Pa Posts: 740	I've always wanted an H&K MP5. Was able to shoot them as part of our qualifications but they are not permitted to be sold to indiviuals. __________________ 2 Thes 3:16 "Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all! "

August 1, 2012, 09:29 PM	#80
Fitz USMC Junior Member Join Date: July 30, 2012 Posts: 2	Raiders of The Lost Ark ...don't know what it was, but the revolver that he traveled with sure came in handy! My version of that is a .45 Ruger Redhawk.

August 2, 2012, 12:31 AM	#81
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Downriver area and the shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,206	Once wanted a 45 calibuh longslide wit laza sighting after seeing The Terminator, but eventually settled for an AMT Govt. We won't go there. Always wanted a LAR Grizzly in .45 magnum. Then, after seeing Shakedown with Sam Elliott's Richie using it to great effect, I needed one. Never did get it, but maybe someday. __________________ 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 15, 2012, 11:52 PM	#76
nimbleVagrant Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2008 Posts: 367	Someday the stars will align and Sharps will fall into my lap at the right time for the right price. Quigley Down Under is a great Sharps movie but Legends of the Fall also has a great scene of a father exacting retribution with a '74 pattern Sharps from a fair distance.

August 2, 2012, 10:26 AM	#82
microman Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2011 Posts: 428	3:10 to Yuma made me want a single action revolver

August 3, 2012, 01:37 AM	#84
warnerwh Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Posts: 278	A thompson machine gun with the drum mag in many movies. Also in I think it was Alien with Schwarzenegger using a portable gatling gun. __________________ Portland, Or

August 3, 2012, 02:05 AM	#85
DBLAction454 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 388	Collateral made me want a USP45 (I now own two) Book of Eli has me wanting an HK45 Man on fire made me want a Glock 17 Sin City made me want a SA 1911 TRP

August 3, 2012, 07:43 AM	#87
Uncle Billy Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2009 Location: Small city in New York Posts: 482	"Last of the Mohicans" with Daniel Day-Lewis got me to research the parts to build another Kentucky rifle. Whoever was responsible for the arms in that movie was pretty accurate - nobody aimed his gun at someone with the frizzen open. The one Hawkeye carried is waaaay longer than the usual Kentucky, which are pretty long to begin with. Looked at Jim Chambers' kits, Track of the Wolf, Pecatonica River and others but haven't decided yet which.

August 3, 2012, 12:49 PM	#89
cannonfire Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 473	^^^ ahhh that makes sense! I know the movie well and I wouldnt mind having that either! __________________ Segui il tuo corso e lascia dir le genti - Dante Blaming guns for crime is like blaming the planes for 9/11

August 3, 2012, 03:10 PM	#90
Steviewonder1 Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2009 Location: John's Creek, Georgia Posts: 328	Magnum Force Colt Python 6 inch barrel Die Hard Taurus PT99 (did not like the Beretta) Wanted Dead or Alive, finally the Rossie Ranch Hand in .357Magnum

August 3, 2012, 06:30 PM	#94
couillon Member Join Date: August 3, 2012 Posts: 53	Bond PPK, wanted it, got it. I have always wanted to put together a 92 winchester just like Lucas Mccain's rifle in the rifleman series. Someday I will. http://www.riflemansrifle.com/the_riflemans_rifle.htm

August 5, 2012, 02:41 PM	#95
Bigdog57 Member Join Date: December 2, 2006 Location: North Florida Posts: 84	"Manhunter"- series from the '70's - made me crave a Colt M1911A1. I got the M1991A1. "Starship Troopers" - made me crave a bullpup rifle - got my Bushmaster M17S Bullpup. "Starsky & Hutch" had me craving the 6" Colt Python - but the price kept going out of my reach - maybe one day. __________________ ADULT LITERACY can be your friend. Friends don't let friends use "Failed English".

August 8, 2012, 05:32 PM	#96
Rachen Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: I go where the oilfield jobs go. Posts: 311	For me, it is the exact other way around... I have a LeMat (reproduction) for some time and I carry it as my regular carry piece. I always loved Confederate handguns and the LeMat is my favorite one of them all. Nine powerful .44 rounds in the cylinder and a charge of grapeshot in the central barrel. Even in this day and age, when electronic gizmos get built and become obsolete at a dizzying pace, I feel nice and secure that this LeMat revolver, designed on the battlefield 140 years ago, will still reliably do the job it is designed for if I ever need it to, no matter if this is the era of the Ford Model T or the era of the iPod. Then I saw that the novel "Cold Mountain" featured the use of a LeMat and that got me into reading it in the first place. The movie? Neh, not so much my interest because of so many deviations from the novel, but the novel was excellent, ass-kicking excellent. __________________ http://unnamed-heroes.com MARTYRS: A story about true love. Every man has something that he is willing to fight to the death for. What about YOU? COMBAT BLADES: http://www.knifecombat.wordpress.com

August 10, 2012, 05:24 PM	#97
tkglazie Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2011 Posts: 558	Guess which movie? Quigley Down Under

August 14, 2012, 12:54 PM	#98
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 6,357	The shadow made me want,,, The Shadow made me want a dual shoulder holster,,, With twin 1911's of some ilk hanging in it. Click here please,,, Instead I did purchase a pair of 5.5" Slab-side Ruger 22/45's in stainless steel,,, My rationale was that I wanted a pair of modern dueling pistols,,, So I could take friends shooting and use the same guns,,, And have something to use in that shoulder holster. That part worked wonderfully,,, I have several friends who I take to the range,,, The matching set of Rugers are the favorite pistols to shoot. I have yet to build the dueling pistol case and Shadow shoulder holster. Aarond . __________________ Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Combat: "A Silent Cry" Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

August 14, 2012, 01:05 PM	#99
GRT Member Join Date: June 3, 2009 Location: Curitiba, Brasil. Posts: 33	A classic win lever action in "Tom Horn" (who knows the model and caliber ???). But, at first, a SW 29 (Dirty Harry)...