Shotgun in Terminator 2?

carbine30 · February 20, 2005, 02:05 PM

What is that?, the lever action shotgun that arnold gets from the bar. Are they rare? Do you ever see them at shows or anything?

Casp_A · February 20, 2005, 02:29 PM

Edit: As far as I can tell, it's a Winchester M1887, 12g lever action shotgun, or some modern remake (not sure if there are any 12g modern repros, 10g is more common.) Sawed-off in the movie, of course.

mete · February 20, 2005, 03:06 PM

The 1887 is 12 guage and the 1901 is 10 guage .I think the '87 was used in the movie.

Sir William · February 21, 2005, 09:23 PM

Yes, sadly, a original black powder 1887 was hacked for the movie. The 87s were problematic. They were black powder era 12 bore shotguns. They weren't too sturdy for military/defensive roles. They worked OK for hunting. The 10 bore was the 1901. There have been some attempts that failed to clone these shotguns by Tri-Star from Australia. Norinco did clone them in metric. They are banned for a few more years though. The problem was being outmoded when they were introduced. That was the same fate of the Winchester 1893 pump shotguns. Nitro smokeless was coming into common use. Damascus steel wound and welded barrels were becoming obsolete. Nitro proofed steel tubular barrels were more durable and the latest fad. That fad has lasted quite a time.

BTR · February 22, 2005, 01:04 PM

FAC had a blurb in their catalogue saying they would be selling a repro of this in the future...

rallyhound · March 8, 2005, 06:19 PM

The one in the movie was a complete fake that did not fire. The flames and such were edited in after for effect. It was all aluminum with balsa wood stocks. It only weighed 2 pounds or soo which is why he could just flip it around one haned and work the action.

February 20, 2005, 02:05 PM	#1
carbine30 Member Join Date: January 9, 2005 Posts: 81	Shotgun in Terminator 2? What is that?, the lever action shotgun that arnold gets from the bar. Are they rare? Do you ever see them at shows or anything?

February 20, 2005, 02:29 PM	#2
Casp_A Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2004 Posts: 495	Edit: As far as I can tell, it's a Winchester M1887, 12g lever action shotgun, or some modern remake (not sure if there are any 12g modern repros, 10g is more common.) Sawed-off in the movie, of course. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, but Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4.

March 8, 2005, 06:19 PM	#6
rallyhound Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 271	The one in the movie was a complete fake that did not fire. The flames and such were edited in after for effect. It was all aluminum with balsa wood stocks. It only weighed 2 pounds or soo which is why he could just flip it around one haned and work the action. __________________ When it's all said and done--- More will be said Free" men do not ask permission to bear arms.

February 20, 2005, 03:06 PM	#3
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	The 1887 is 12 guage and the 1901 is 10 guage .I think the '87 was used in the movie.

February 21, 2005, 09:23 PM	#4
Sir William Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2004 Posts: 3,261	Yes, sadly, a original black powder 1887 was hacked for the movie. The 87s were problematic. They were black powder era 12 bore shotguns. They weren't too sturdy for military/defensive roles. They worked OK for hunting. The 10 bore was the 1901. There have been some attempts that failed to clone these shotguns by Tri-Star from Australia. Norinco did clone them in metric. They are banned for a few more years though. The problem was being outmoded when they were introduced. That was the same fate of the Winchester 1893 pump shotguns. Nitro smokeless was coming into common use. Damascus steel wound and welded barrels were becoming obsolete. Nitro proofed steel tubular barrels were more durable and the latest fad. That fad has lasted quite a time.

February 22, 2005, 01:04 PM	#5
BTR Senior Member Join Date: July 13, 1999 Posts: 570	FAC had a blurb in their catalogue saying they would be selling a repro of this in the future...