Tears of the Sun: Shotgun

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Nippy
June 19, 2003, 03:21 AM
Anyone know what shotgun was being carried by the point man?
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natedog
June 19, 2003, 03:27 AM
Benelli M1 i think
Nippy
June 19, 2003, 03:32 AM
Actually i was thinking a Ithica. Any other opinions? It looked like a Benelli M1 but before the point man "bought it" in the last fire fight he was pumping with his shotgun so I think it would rule that out. I wouldn't be suprised if holywood kept switching the shottys up though.
hksw
June 19, 2003, 12:52 PM
It does appear to be a pump (can see the exposed mag).

http://movieweb.com/movie/tearsofthesun/co1.jpg

(Have not yet seen the movie.)
Skunkabilly
June 19, 2003, 01:18 PM
Is that an 870?

I heard semi-autos (at least Benellis) aren't used in movies because they can't cycle the blanks? The guy in Heat had an M3S90 but it was in pump mode.
Meowhead
June 19, 2003, 01:45 PM
Shape of the trigger guard suggests 870.
hksw
June 19, 2003, 04:46 PM
IIRC, an M1S90 was used in Alien Nation (the movie) in the beginning scenes. It had been modified to accept box and drum mags. Whether it actually worked or not I'm not sure. The character did insert the mag into the gun but the actual one firing could have just had cosmetic mags on.
Mark D
June 19, 2003, 05:10 PM
The gun it the pic above has an op rod, so it's not an M1 Super 90.

I would agree with the remington vote.
JeepDriver
June 19, 2003, 05:42 PM
Shape of the trigger guard suggests 870


My thoughts exactly
Jerrywahid
June 19, 2003, 05:46 PM
Another guy was carrying a big long stainless shiny shotgun. What was the deal with that? It doesn't seem like it would give you any advantage to carry a shiny shotgun.
The-Distinctive-Edge
June 19, 2003, 05:55 PM
You guys are just COOL! Paul
DigMe
June 19, 2003, 11:45 PM
Another guy was carrying a big long stainless shiny shotgun. What was the deal with that? It doesn't seem like it would give you any advantage to carry a shiny shotgun.

Then again...it wasn't any shinier than Bruce Willis's head.

brad cook
BallisticTip
June 20, 2003, 07:13 PM
I will go with an, Rem 870.
Combat-wombat
June 21, 2003, 01:35 AM
Rem. 870, this movie was pretty gun accurate and I assume that it is accurate in using the standard shotgun used by the military.
Dave McCracken
June 22, 2003, 07:07 AM
870....

One thing to remember. In the real world, many unauthorized shotguns tend to end up in "Hot" areas.

And this IS a movie...
Razor
June 22, 2003, 10:28 AM
Then again...it wasn't any shinier than Bruce Willis's head.

Before I saw the movie, I thought you were just making fun of his baldness. But I saw it last night, and that bright shiny head in the middle of the jungle is quite distracting.

Bruce!!! Get a hat!!!
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