Has pop culture ever made you want a gun you never wanted before?

As a kid, I LOVED James Bond films. Still do for the most part--though the older ones are kinda cheesy in comparison to flicks like Quantum and the Bourne series--but I never really wanted a Walther PP until recently due to watching Archer. Now I've added a .32 ACP Walther PPK to my #omgwant list.

I'm sure all of us have bought a gun because of pop culture at some point or another. I fell in love with the Beretta 92 because of Lethal Weapon and now own a Taurus 92. I love the movie Cobra with Sylvester Stallone and that what made me want the 1911. I even have the knife that the villain used in the movie.

I did!

I bought a New Vaquero once just because of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. Love those films. Love the single action revolver because of those films only.

Magnum, P.I. and mil-spec 1911A1s... 'nuff said.

It has had no influence on me.

^^ ... said the masked stranger....

I bought a 4" Model 29-2 specifically because of "48 Hours" when it came out.

Was not a Glock fan and I really liked the Beretta 92's. Tommy Lee Jones in U.S Marshals saying "Get rid of that nickel plated sissy pistol and get a Glock" helped change that for me. Also shooting one helped!! :)

I like the simplicity and practical concept of the PPs and Makarovs, but for the life of me I can't get over the looks and calibers.

They look nice, but I can't see it inspiring confidence when holding one.

Winchester '73!

Even tho it was filmed in B&W you could still see the Deep, Rich Blueing on that 1 of 1000.

Nope, I dont watch TV

Even though I already had my eye on it, westerns in general made my Marlin 336 all the sweeter. I know it's not exactly what the cowboys used, but that lever-action is retro cool.

Sure. I mean, why not? I can't really point to any kind of specific point where I was influenced, except maybe wanting a revolver.

I mean, when I was 6 years old watching TV, when I saw a revolver, I could figure out how it worked. An autoloader might as well have been running on voodoo to me.

i dont know about my self but my father recently mentioned he wanted a PPK because of James Bond books

It's not a gun, but after watching The Walking Dead I want a Crossbow. I don't need a Crossbow, but Daryl Dixon makes me think I'd be a better man with a Crossbow.

Has pop culture ever made you want a gun you never wanted before?
Never has.

If I were to own a .380 it would have to be a PPK (though I understand Bond's favorite chambering was .32, I would not choose anything that wimpy.).

Bought a Model 29, partially inspired by Dirty Harry. Relative stole and destroyed it while I was overseas, never bought another movie inspired gun.

No.

Was not a Glock fan and I really liked the Beretta 92's. Tommy Lee Jones in the Fugitive saying "Get rid of that nickel plated sissy pistol and get a Glock" helped change that for me. Also shooting one helped!! :)
I believe that was U.S. Marshals not the Fugitive.

Am i the only one who saw the 'cricket' in Men in Black and thought immediately of a Seecamp? STILL didn't make me want a .32!

For years I wanted a Bren Ten because Crockett had one.

Okay, I'll fess up. I picked up an AR-7 because Bond used one. If I remember, he shoots down a helicopter with it. Or am I confusing movies. I'll just have to watch them all over again to fine out.;)

You're right it was U.S Marshals. What a great line though!

I still want a Wildey thanks to Death Wish 3, even though it would be a 100% novelty piece.

@GDownRange: I have been looking at crossbows too. I would like to have as many weapon groups as possible in the load out room. Throwing knives, shurikens, nunchuku, slingshots just might come in handy, and they sure break up the boredom.

Throwing knives at stuff and feeling them stick is very rewarding.

Like several others, I was influenced by Clint Eastwood in " Dirty Harry", so I went out and ordered a 61/2'' Model 29. Had to wait almost a year for it, but finally got a beautiful blued Model 29 complete with its walnut box. I still have that revolver. :)

I bought a 4" Model 29-2 specifically because of "48 Hours" when it came out.
Damn that makes me about 10 yrs older, I want one because of Clint Eastwood and the Dirty Harry Movies

I still want a Wildey thanks to Death Wish 3, even though it would be a 100% novelty piece.
Loved the line Bronson kept using "Wait till my friend Wildey gets here". No one had a clue what he meant.

I wanted one before, but The Walking Dead reinforced my desire for a Colt Python.

And my dismay at the size of my wallet.

Archer is AWESOME. My wife wants some Tec-9's like Lana. Now that we have that out of the way - I grew up in the 80's and I wanted a Beretta 92 because Mel Gibson had one in Lethal Weapon, and Bruce Willis had one in Die Hard. I also wanted a Glock because That was the ceramic gun that the bad guys were said to have...why that mattered I'm not sure, because Bruce had no issue carrying on the plane, and the MP5's the bad guys had didn't seem to be a problem...anyway, I will absolutely buy a gun based on a movie/tv show/video game/etc. I'm always looking for an excuse to add a gun to the want list.

In the 1960s, the (three channels) tv shows such as "Combat", "The Rat Patrol", then later movies in the style of "Force 10 From Navarone" created a mental virus which finally erupted in 2007 with my first gun purchases, at age 52. This "disease" causes only a milsurp awareness.
Classic movies, i.e. "Kelly's Heroes", and "Merril's Marauders", possibly must have exerted a long-forgotten influence.

Being almost never exposed to shooting at a young age, and later having only a .22 bolt-action kept this "virus" almost totally subconscious and dormant.

The strangest thing is that a strong preference for the last types of rifles carried by some major Commonwealth WW2 allies was never noticed and can't be explained.

I've been made to want to find out about them and then decide if I want or don't want one, but I haven't been made to rush out and get one.

yep. got a lever action, a couple single action revolvers, and a '51 navy thanks to all the westerns i watched when i was a kid. watched a bunch of war movies too, and i got this real strong itch for a garand and an M1A, just cant afford them for a while.

Top Shot had me interested in a FN Five-seveN for a while.

Well, I first heard of a CZ 75 from a video game, so I researched them and well, that purchase turned out well. Best full size 9mm out there imo.

Also always wanted an 1887 that Arnie sported in Terminator 2. Don't know what I would do with it, maybe bag a few pheasants for the sake of it. Coach gun got me one last year.

Bond got me interested in Walthers, and my research brought me to the PPK/S .380. Still have it.

"The Matrix" inspired me to buy a Desert Eagle ... But owning one inspired me to sell it :uhoh:

Pop culture extends back further than Dirty Harry or James Bond.... many a person has purchased a single action revolver because they loved western movies and TV shows. It became their idea of a handgun. But for me, I can't say that pop culture has ever caused me to buy a particular firearm, but pop culture certainly influenced my general interest in firearms.

It would not suprise that some have purchased compound bows after watching Rambo do his thing not to mention the First Blood or other Rambo knives because of the movies. Even today, when I see a Rambo knive, I want to pick it up and it appeals to a very basic part of me (even though I know they are fairly poorly made knives).

I actually misread when I posted my first reply. I was thinking ACTUALLY acquired, instead of just WANTED, due to pop culture.

Detonics scoremaster. Not really sure which specific show/movie etc, but just the sight of that /different/ looking 1911 with the sliiiiightly extended barrel...

Ah......... WANTED.... I want ALL of them! :D

Has pop culture ever made you want a gun you never wanted before?

Pop culture usually makes me want to blow my head off but not with any one gun specifically.

Takedown lever action rifle.

"Streets of Fire (1984)". I now have the DVD too.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088194/

AR-7 was used in "From Russia with Love (1963)" to allegedly shoot down a helicopter. Very neat trick with a .22LR chambered takedown rifle with iron sights! Guess that's why they call the movie industry Hollyweird :-) (Yes, I know Bond was a UK production...)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057076/

Top Shot made me lust after anything modified by Volquartsen. A few weeks after the episode aired featuring one of their custom Rugers, my favorite dealer had a gently used MKII with their performance package on it, for an excellent price. Still my favorite range gun, bar none.

Yes and no. Pop culture is what got me into guns. I've been watching action movies since before I can remember and playing shooter games almost as long. However, the handguns in video games are typically HK, 1911, Glock, Beretta, Desert Eagle, or FiveseveN, and I went with an XDm. Further, the .40 isn't in very many video games, and that's what I've went with. The 9 tends to be significantly weaker in FPS games than the .45, but I'm considering switching from XDm 40 to M&P9 - the M&P is another one that isn't in too many of the games I've played, although it is in more movies/tv shows than the XDm.

Every time I watch "Snatch", I want a Desert Eagle.

Every time I hold a Desert Eagle, I change my mind.



"Wanted" made me want one of the guns that can shoot bullets around corners, but apparently they are hard to come by because every time I ask my local gun shop guys to get me one, they just laugh.

If it wasn't for 24 and the remake of Hawaii 5-O, I wouldn't care about Sigs at all really.

And I'm sure Hot Fuzz and COD:Black Ops had nothing to do with me getting an FAL :evil:

Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson

Guilty...

I was always intrigued by the Detonics .45 Combat Master/Professional models when they first came out, so I suppose I was predisposed -- but the "Survivalist" series by Jerry Ahern put me over the edge. I wound up getting a Mk VI Combat Pro back in the early 80's, which I happily have to this day...

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx12/Dennva/Detonics_800x600.jpg

However, I wasn't so susceptible to pop culture as to get a matching "twin" Detonics and the Alessi double-shoulder rig, ala the hero, John Roarke. :o


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I want a Sig 228 because of NCIS...

+1 on the Bren Ten from Miami Vice!!!

Gunsmoke made me want stag grips for whatever pistol I had. I did put those on a Blackhawk.

Wanted: Dead or Alive made me really, really want a cut down Winchester. Still want it. Don't know what I'd do with it. Anyway, if they ever make it in stainless I might spring for one.

Lawman reruns have gotten me thinking quite a bit about a Colt SAA or Vaquero...probably more the Colt at this stage of my life.

And I've owned a Colt Government Model and a Beretta 92FS in the past just because I wanted something the military had used. Figured if the military liked 'em, they must some fine weapons.

Bought a Pedersoli Sharps because of Quigley Down Under.

Being a bit young.

The Rocketeer made me want a 1911.

Tombstone got me interested in big bore revolvers.

For some reason while watching Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade growing up I'd always assumed he had a Schofield because of the beach scene (later learned it was a Webley, but still wanted a Schofield instead). Then 3:10 to Yuma came along and I've had full blown lust for one ever since.

Quigley Down Under has made me lust after a Sharps ever since seeing it. Unfortunately Shiloh Sharps rifles are rather pricey and have a 2-3 year wait on orders for new rifles, last I checked.

It's not a gun, but after watching The Walking Dead I want a Crossbow. I don't need a Crossbow, but Daryl Dixon makes me think I'd be a better man with a Crossbow.
'Cause Daryl Dixon's the person to learn from when it comes to being a better man :rolleyes:

It's generally the other way around with me.

I'll get into a gun and then I'll check IMFDB to see what movies, shows, and games it's in.

The Wild Bunch and Winchester 1897s!

1911 because of Gran Torino perhaps...

A-Team (and Romancing the Stone)= Mini-14
Tombstone (and a bunch of other westerns, but Tombstone was primary) = Ruger Vaquero
Lethal Weapon and Die Hard = Beretta 92
Jeremiah Johnson (at least partly responsible for) =.50 caliber Hawken

I'm trying to remember if The Fugitive (movie) had any influence on my buying a Glock; I think I already had one by that point.

I still want the snubby S&W .357 stainless from The River Wild. And the left-handed 870 from Romancing the Stone. And the Henry rifles from Silverado. And a Sharps from Quigley. And a Schofield from Unforgiven. :)

History is a much greater temptress for me than pop culture. If I see a good movie or read a good history from a certain period, I do start craving firearms of that period or at least reproductions.

Right now I'm reading a lot of WWI history and am still on the quest for an 1886 Lebel, but I keep getting beat in the auctions.

"Streets of Fire (1984)"

Now that was a classic, unique film. IIRC the guy had a Marlin 336 takedown. There have been many times in the summer when the hogs are roaring out on the street when I daydreamed of replicating a certain scene from that film ;-)

I would say no but ever since reading The Life of Billy Dixon, I've been searching for a sharps 50-90. AKA the Big 50.

I'll have one someday, probably want ever go buffalo hunting with it but I will try that 1538 yard shot.

A Millennium Falcon gun turret or the aircraft quad mount in Waterworld, please. Either will do nicely, thank you.

Snooki makes me want a gun. But I don't think that's what the thread is about :)

I refuse to be influenced by a bunch of Hollywood movies! Yeah, right ;)--I have to admit to have fallen prey. I remember when I was a kid (and honestly it still applies today) I was watching with my Dad "The Longest Day" and I marveled at all of the different weaponry. But the one that really caught my eye (and I would actually buy one today for nostalgia as well as a collection piece if the price were right) was the M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP. I know that most of you are thinking 'why not the Thompson.' The Grease Gun just caught my fancy (much like the British Sten) and has ever since. What a practical and cheap to boot little guy it was!

Of course, that's the one that always comes to mind when I see threads like this but there are others as well.

-Cheers

Oh yeah, I completely forgot about the Webley MK IV from Indiana Jones. I've lusted for one of those ever since. I could settle for a Schofield though.

No.

Next question?

Nah

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The Rifleman, made me fall in love with lever action rifles, a fascination that remains to this day, since I own four in different calibers. The bad news is they are Marlins not Winchesters but none the less it all goes back to watching reruns of The Rifleman

If I remember, he shoots down a helicopter with it.

No, he shots the bad guy who drops the hand grenade that blows up the chopper. You need to watch those films again.

Me, I don't subscrbe to pop culture, just because I owned the Beretta, Walther PPK and the AR-7.

As a famed philosopher once said "What Me Worry"

Jim

AR-7 was used in "From Russia with Love (1963)" to allegedly shoot down a helicopter. Very neat trick with a .22LR chambered takedown rifle with iron sights! Guess that's why they call the movie industry Hollyweird :-) (Yes, I know Bond was a UK production...)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057076/
I'd love it if someone would make a wood stock for them like in the movie. Heck, make the fitted briefcase and stock and sell them as a set. I imagine they'd sell a few to Bond fans.

My tastes normally run towards utilitarian black plastic and blued steel, but I really want this:

http://gndn.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/t1.jpg

I just HAD to buy that Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40 Watt Range. Had to!

A Millennium Falcon gun turret or the aircraft quad mount in Waterworld, please. Either will do nicely, thank you.

I don't think it's been there in a while, but someone used to bring a quad .50 to Knob Creek not unlike the one in Waterworld. Not sure if it was offered for "rental" but I heard it made a grand show up on that main firing line.

Oh, and the Call Of Duty games just reinforce my desire for a PPSH.
I know I'll never get to play with the full-auto one, and any working one is pretty much above my price range. And the ammo won't be around forever.
But I have blueprints right here, and a lathe and mill in the garage. Now if I only had the time...

Oh, and the Call Of Duty games just reinforce my desire for a PPSH.
I know I'll never get to play with the full-auto one, and any working one is pretty much above my price range. And the ammo won't be around forever.
But I have blueprints right here, and a lathe and mill in the garage. Now if I only had the time...

There are "full auto shoots" all over the country, but the most notable one is Knob Creek which, while not exactly convenient, is still fairly close to where you are. I'm pretty sure that a full-auto PPSH was one of the rental offerings there...

Not really, but I started noticing the guns I own more in movies after I purchased them. I picked all of the firearms I own because of how they felt in my hand or how they shouldered and balanced. Milspec 1911-Road to Perdition, High Power-Beverly Hills Cop, Beretta 92- Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, M1 Garands- Pick any WWII movie, FAL- Heat.

After seeing the movie 'Heat' I fell in love with the FN FNC-80 used by Al Pacino's character Lt. Vincent Hanna.

And numerous movies have given me the desire to someday own a SPAS-12.

Nope..............

I always thought it would be fun to get a pair of AMT Hardballers, put a bunch of upgrades on them, and engraved them with the symbol from the Hitman video games/movie.

I always assumed they were the best of the best, that was before I knew much about guns though. Come to find out, they are actually pretty affordable.

Yeah...

Beretta 92FS, but not from what you think. Around the time I got into shooting, I saw The Boondock Saints, and my father in law was selling his. I eventually sold it back to him and got my INOX instead.

Mosin-Nagant 91/30 Sniper from Enemy at the Gates

AK-47 from like every modern war movie ever

M1 Garand from Medal of Honor: Frontline (ping!)

None of you guys who say no have been influenced by the HUGE cowboy culture of the 1950s? Tom Mix? War movies?

Come now. ;)

Mosin-Nagant 91/30 Sniper from Enemy at the Gates

That movie fascinates me. Both from the perspective of a Russian soldier as well as a sniper.

1KPerDay:

Maybe they were not consciously influenced by cowboy or war movies.

If they were to go on the best type of personal tour of battle and skirmish sites around Bastogne, Belgium, the influence might become quite conscious as it was with me.
The fox holes of both F and E companies are still there, and the farm hamlets have not changed much, neither has the village of Foy, nor the small concrete "pillbox" where Patton's Shermans first broke through a thin part of the line.

That tour, led by a Flemish guy (Reg Jaan, or maybe Jans-check YouTube etc) in May '09 ignited the first solid motivation to buy my first Garand, and only from the CMP.

NO.

Just the opposite

Seeing the Hollywood dopes brandishing those gigantic Desert Eagles which became so cliché pretty much ensured that I would never get one.

Sometimes I get the urge to buy something after seeing one and thinking "now that is cool".

Like after watching WW2 movies I want an M1 Carbine, an SVT-40, and a PPSH.

Or after watching a western flick I will yearn a single action revolver afterwards.

Usually though this fades away after a few hours and I never end up getting the gun in question. So I guess the answer is, "no" it has never influenced me to get something that I otherwise would not have gotten.

Otherwise I would have a Glock, Tec-9, Beretta M9, various AR type rifles, and a half dozen other things that movies were saturated with in the 90's.

When I was in HS, a couple of competing James Bond films came out. In both the Moore and Connery movies, his "new" weapon was a Walther P5. It was absolutely the best looking pistol I'd seen to date, at least from one side.

So I got one (super expensive at the time). Then a bunch of other 9mms. Then later, another P5, cheaper this time. Then I got rid of a bunch of 9mms.

The Rocketeer made me want a 1911.

That movie made me want something completely different from a gun :D

I still own one of those P5's.

Between the Sgt Rock comics and the Combat! tv show, I've only ever wanted a Thompson sub-machine gun due to the influence of the entertainment media. The only time I've ever even seen one in real life was in a display case in the then-new Denver Police Department building some time ago. That's it.

I have NEVER bought a gun because I saw it in a movie or other similar location. I have purchased guns sight-unseen, going by what a catalog showed for a picture along with the spec's of the gun.

There are so many movies that featured the varied firearms one could just start a collection of cool used in movies guns.:D As far as that goes I am into a LOT of those examples. BTW the first one was a AMT 44 Automag. Sold it soon after due to lack of inexpensive ammo for a LOT LESS. :banghead: One of the few regrets in life.:mad: Oh-well I made up for it a couple times over by buing cool stuff after that.:cool:

That movie fascinates me. Both from the perspective of a Russian soldier as well as a sniper.
Unfortunately, the British-made movies about the Russian side of WWII are cliche'd to the extreme. I hated the Enemy at the Gates, the characters were just so stereotypical.

If you want to see a really great war movie from the Soviet perspective, rent Klimov's "Go and See" (perhaps also translated as "Come and See"). This is the movie that Spielberg listed as his main inspiration for the famous opening scenes from "Private Ryan".

No.

Rat Patrol was pretty cool.

That movie fascinates me. Both from the perspective of a Russian soldier as well as a sniper.
The book beats the pants off the movie.

I never had a desire to own an AR or M1A because I could not see how they could top the fun of shooting an M-16 or M-14.
Then I moved to California and immediately bought a California legal M1A and three "off-list" AR lowers and built two of them up.
Now that I am in Arizona I sold the M1A, gave one AR to my Dad, kept a lower for my young son, carry my 16" AR carbine only when out in the desert exploring,
I spend my real shooting time with my M1 Garand and .223 Kimber bolt rifle. Go Figure...

If you want to see a really great war movie from the Soviet perspective, rent Klimov's "Go and See" (perhaps also translated as "Come and See"). This is the movie that Spielberg listed as his main inspiration for the famous opening scenes from "Private Ryan".

I'll check that one out. The original 'All Quite on the Western Front' is another film from another perspective I find interesting. In my mind that movie was way ahead of its time.

The book beats the pants off the movie.

I'm painfully behind on my reading. 'The Thin Red Line' in another movie that makes me want to read the book.

Top Shot had me interested in a FN Five-seveN for a while. Those piqued my interest too but when I saw the price.....

I'll check that one out. The original 'All Quite on the Western Front' is another film from another perspective I find interesting. In my mind that movie was way ahead of its time.
Yes. It was a great movie based on the great book. However "Come and See" is even more impressive, first the director personally survived the war, a lot of what he shows is based on his own experience, which is invaluable; second, it shows what happens to everyday people / civilians, not trained soldiers on a battlefield; finally I think it's more scary, in some ways, believe it or not. At least psychologically. And he actually used live ammo in some footage, his actors don't just play scared ;). It's amazing what he could get away with - speaks volumes to the respect that both the authorities and the actors had for him.

I have a friend whose brother served in Iraq, he (the brother) was completely blown away when he saw this movie. He said it was the closest ever to the real experience.

Quigley Down Under but I really enjoy shooting my Sharps!!

Eastwood in one of his movies appears on the bridge/walkway with a 44 AutoMag...

Way above my pay grade, though...

Eastwood in one of his movies appears on the bridge/walkway with a 44 AutoMag...

Way above my pay grade, though...
Come now! Pull an 'Uncle Sam' and simply charge that bad-boy to your CC--it's the 'American Way' ;). Gotta Love the 'Country Club' AKA Washington...:barf:

-Cheers

Nope!
Pop culture made me buy a sky blue bell bottom leisure suit once.

I learned my lesson on pop culture influncing my buying decisions right then and there!

rc

Saw a picture of Demi Moore holding a chromed Desert Eagle, and thought it was REALLY tacky, and just goes to show that Hollywood is devoid of taste. It looks nice, but it's expensive, finnicky, useless, and generally a pain in the butt. Who would want that? Then it hit me: Ashton Kutcher, apparently...

Nope!
Pop culture made me buy a sky blue bell bottom leisure suit once.

I learned my lesson on pop culture influncing my buying decisions right then and there!

rc
LOL! This stuff happens though--We all remember how the "Miami Vice" craze resulted in a huge pastel colored clothing, no socks 'fashion-wave' (or revolution) from the East to West Coast and everywhere in between. I kid you not, I went to a NASCAR Race in Talladega Alabama in 86 (celebrating my 21th Birthday--Ouch!) and attended a few parties that week in Dega and witnessed firsthand good old southern boys trying to pull off the so called 'Sonny Crockett' look if you will :eek:. It remains to this day indelibly imprinted in my memory (disturbing at that...).

So I have to say that the OP has extreme validity IMO in that people are quite vulnerable to the powers of 'pop-culture' persuasion...

-Cheers

It's not a gun, but after watching The Walking Dead I want a Crossbow. I don't need a Crossbow, but Daryl Dixon makes me think I'd be a better man with a Crossbow.

Tell some, well... ALL, of my longbow shooter friends that it isn't a gun. You might be shy a couple teeth when you get back up off the floor...

LOL! This stuff happens though--We all remember how the "Miami Vice" craze resulted in a huge pastel colored clothing, no socks 'fashion-wave' (or revolution) from the East to West Coast and everywhere in between.

along with not shaving for three days..

The Rocketeer made me want a 1911.



The Rocketeer made me want a Gee Bee.

+1 And Jennifer Connelly.

+1 And Jennifer Connelly.


...That's the first thing that crossed my mind... :D


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I want one of whatever that pistol is that Malcolm Reynolds carries in "Firefly." I think the thing is just beautiful. I've never figured out how it works, though, and in reality, it probably doesn't; it's just so pretty.

Has pop culture ever made you want a gun you never wanted before?


Hmmm... I got The Man From UNCLE gun when I was a kid, but other than that... "popular culture" actually makes me tend to shy away. Except for a SIG SP2022 I don't own any boxy black "me too" tacticool pistols and there's a pretty long list of rifles I'll own before getting an AR type.

So... I guess the answer is "no."

Wouldn't mind a phased plasma rifle in 40 watt range tho... ;)

The Rocketeer made me want a 1911.

For some reason while watching Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade growing up I'd always assumed he had a Schofield because of the beach scene (later learned it was a Webley, but still wanted a Schofield instead). Then 3:10 to Yuma came along and I've had full blown lust for one ever since.

Yep the Rocketeer made me want a LOT of things being somewhere around 12 years old when it hit theaters, those 1911s looked tiny in Luther's hands!


Same for me with the Schofields, I wanted 'em before 3:10 to Yuma, and that movie did NOT help that itch go away! Have you seen "Hell Ride"? there is at least one Schofield in that movie that gets a good amount of screen-time.

Nope!
Pop culture made me buy a sky blue bell bottom leisure suit once.

I learned my lesson on pop culture influncing my buying decisions right then and there!

rc

LOL!!!


When I was younger and "The Shadow" became a movie, it made me want two 6" or > 1911s, now I find out they were actually customized LAR Grizzlies, due to blank-gun technology at the time. "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" also had a long-barreled 1911 that looked pretty cool, I still want one! -someday-

Death Wish 3 and Natural Born Killers made me want a Wildey, which I actually ended up buying a few years ago. It was a very fun gun, but I sold it to buy a S&W 629 that I shoot much more often, plus extra $$ on top. I do miss the Wildey though

Robocop made me want that crazy Beretta 93, still haven't obtained it though -LOL-


I was into shooting for many years before becoming an owner/collector. I spent much time deciding what my first gun would be, and it ended up being a '51 Navy in .44 cal thanks to Mr. Eastwood, but also because my grandfather has an original 1860 in .44 cal.

Just about every western ever featuring a single-action army of some sort or another made me want two of 'em! Especially Kevin Costner's in 'Silverado' and The Kid's (Leo D) in "The Quick and the Dead." Now I have two nickel SAAs and I just LOVE shootin 'em :)

Any movie that took place in the roaring 20s, "Last Man Standing" comes to mind, made me want a Winchester model 12, now I have one of those too

Pale Rider made me want at least one 1858 Remmy, I've owned a few since and I love 'em.

When I was a kid growing up, any time I saw a 1911 in a movie I just thought wow what a gorgeous gun, now I have two :)

One thing I must say, is if a movie or 'pop culture' made me interested in a firearm, I only bought it if I liked the way it felt and shot,

I was always a fan of the 1960s TV series "COMBAT!" My favorite character was Sergeant Saunders with his model 1928 Thompson.
Why do you think I took my screen-name? Adding an "n" at the end to be unique .... or as an homage to the TV detective Peter Gunn. You decide that for yourselves!!

Can't seem to get the $$$$$ together for a real one of those ol' Chicago Typewriters .....

I was always a fan of the 1960s TV series "COMBAT!" My favorite character was Sergeant Saunders with his model 1928 Thompson.
Why do you think I took my screen-name? Adding an "n" at the end to be unique .... or as an homage to the TV detective Peter Gunn. You decide that for yourselves!!

Can't seem to get the $$$$$ together for a real one of those ol' Chicago Typewriters .....
Great taste indeed--I used to watch that show with my parents and last year bought Seasons 1-3 on DVD. I loved the Sergeant's Thompson but I was more enamored with Kirby's BAR!

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mljdeckard was thinking out loud:
For years I wanted a Bren Ten because Crockett had one.

This is probably what introduced me to 10mm, and I ended up buying one of each I could get my hands on except for a Bren Ten.

I think Crockett was actually using a .45ACP Bren, prolly cause blanks were way more plentiful. Hilarious to watch the old episodes when Crockett is firing his gun as more often than not it seems to jam on the first shot, after which he simulates a firing motion with the gun out of battery.

mljdeckard was thinking out loud:


This is probably what introduced me to 10mm, and I ended up buying one of each I could get my hands on except for a Bren Ten.

I think Crockett was actually using a .45ACP Bren, prolly cause blanks were way more plentiful. Hilarious to watch the old episodes when Crockett is firing his gun as more often than not it seems to jam on the first shot, after which he simulates a firing motion with the gun out of battery.
It's utterly amazing how many different firearms were used in the series "Miami Vice." Granted I was quite young but I still watch a rerun here or there (available on Netflix which surprised me), but the show's producer Michael Mann was a big-time firearms afficionado and he arduously strived to make the show as realistic as possible for a TV Series. Have a look at the following link for a list of the plethora of weaponry used in the 'pastel-suits-no-socks' Sonny Crockett era:

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Miami_Vice_-_Season_1

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Yes, too many to mention - but the last one I bought was the Safari Arms Matchmaster featured in 'Wanted'...

After watching Brubaker with Robert Redford I suddenly got the hankerin' for a 1897 Winchester of some sort. Also seeing a few of Eastwood's and Van Cleef's lower budget westerns I had grown fond of the C&B revolvers that were potrayed in those films and eventually landed a Pietta 1858 Remmie clone.

Is there any other reason anyone has ever purchased a Desert Eagle? Just kidding. The answer for me is yes. I couldn't even begin to list how many guns that I've seen in a movie or TV, looked up to find out what it was, researched and decided I wanted one.

I'd guess that TV and movies have sold far more Glocks than the Gunny Ermy commercials.

I'm sure there are plenty of influences but I remember Blood Work with Clint Eastwood and his revolver, very nice but I don't believe it's a massed produced item (according to IMFDB that is).

Also History's Hatfields & McCoys re-energized my black powder enjoyment :D

Before the internet and before I got gun magazine subscriptions, TV or movies was the only way I got firearms exposure on a broad scale. Most people I knew back then only had two or three guns each. Which were typically a .30-06 bolt rifle, a 12 gauge pump shotgun, and a revolver (usually double action).

I'll confess, watching "Shooter" led to me wanting a scoped rifle.

Also History's Hatfields & McCoys re-energized my black powder enjoyment :D
My dad for sure decided to get a cap and ball after watching that.

Yes.

Walther PPK (obvious). 7.65 mil, with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window.

Heckler & Koch VP70M. It's a machine gun, it's a pistol, it's BOTH!

Walther P38. Cool, in a pure evil sort of way.

Also, I do want a Glock 7. You know, the porcelain gun made in Germany? It won't show up on any of your airport metal detectors, and costs more than you make in a year.

Don't know how strange this sounds, but from watching one episode or another SONS OF GUNS and AMERICAN GUNS, one day I thought to myself, wow, those frontier-land type lever action guns with the brass look really cool! Don't have one though. Not sure I will actually buy one (I got 2 or 3 other guns to buy first before I even will think about that).

As for 007, as a kid I always wondered what is this Walther PPK, but it just doesn't appeal to me. I do recall also that I thought the Uzi was hot, I think either because of Escape from New York (?) and/or Terminator 1.

well in response to the op..
maybe not "pop" culture but I always resisted purchasing an AR weapon because the look just doesn't suit me. I kinda like walnut and polished blue.
Got one each now, AR15 & AR10 ;)

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Does COMBAT! count as "pop culture"?
M1 rifle, M1 carbine and BAR. Well I did get one of them.

P5 Guy, if COMBAT! doesn't count as "pop" culture it should atleast count as "BANG!" culture!!!:D:evil:;)

Does COMBAT! count as "pop culture"?
M1 rifle, M1 carbine and BAR. Well I did get one of them.
I'm in my mid-40's but I remember watching "Combat" with my Parents. I was enamored by the Sergeant's Thompson .45 but completely blown away by Kirby's BAR! I bought the "Combat" DVD set (can't take commercials). It's part of my 'Pop-Culture' but I doubt the younger folks even know of it as I don't think it's in syndication?

-Cheers

PT92, I was watching COMBAT!, and The Gallant Men prime time.
Yep, I'm a dinosaur.

No.
Hell no.

PT92, I was watching COMBAT!, and The Gallant Men prime time.
Yep, I'm a dinosaur.

P5, it's running in syndication? What channel (I'm guessing local to you?).

Also, I'm just guessing that you have the carbine out of the lot you mentioned? Right or wrong?

-Cheers

Prime time in 1963. Tuesday at 8PM for COMBAT!, The Gallant Men came on too late for my bedtime, even on the non-school days.
The M1 rifle and the K98 are in my gun locker.

P5 Guy: Without a doubt, Combat was pop culture when I was in the fourth/fifth grade in '64-'65. But until we took a personal tour in '09 around Bastogne Belgium with a Flemish guy who knows some US veterans' personal experiences First Hand (he visited one in Michigan), the Garand never "grabbed me". That excellent tour with Reg Jans (or Jaan) lit the spark.

Back to Combat: two nights ago I stumbled onto the last half of an episode on the hotel tv! Don't know which channel had it (Ft. Myers Airport {RSW} Hol. Inn).
Sgt. Saunder's platoon had twice tried to attack up a bare hill and take two pillboxes. I won't describe the ending, in case you guys watch it.
Maybe my son (23) would enjoy a Combat dvd as one of his birthday gifts? Those guys were very good actors, in the same era as 12 O' Clock High, the Outer Limits and the Twilight Zone.

At the nice Eastman gun show today by Atlanta in Gwinnett, one guy had about twenty Garands on his tables:cool:. He also had about eight bayonets of all three various lengths:).

Glock. Eh. I'll prolly trade it for another 1911 next gunshow. Or a Browning design of some sort. The jury is still out.

P5 Guy: Without a doubt, Combat was pop culture when I was in the fourth/fifth grade in '64-'65.

Two nights ago I saw an episode on the hotel tv! Don't know which channel had it (Ft. Myers Airport {RSW}
Hol. Inn).
The platoon had twice tried to attack up a bare hill and take two pillboxes. I won't describe the ending, in case you guys watch it.
Maybe my son (23) would enjoy a Combat dvd as one of his birthday gifts? Those guys were very good actors, in the same era as 12 O' Clock High, the Outer Limits and the Twilight Zone.

At the nice Eastman gun show today by Atlanta in Gwinnett, one guy had about twenty Garands on his tables:cool:. He also had about eight bayonets of all three various lengths:).

I sure hope your son would enjoy the Combat DVD's--it would be refreshing to see youth appreciate Classic TV material which is forgotten in so many ways to his generation. Just tell him the special effects were from some thirty or so years before "Saving Private Ryan" or "Band of Brothers" but nevertheless still resulted in some quite realistic and historical gun scenes (reminds me of "The Longest Day" also from the 60's which was on just the other day).

All this talk of "Combat" just might result in me watching Sgt. Saunders and company in a little late night TV :).

-Cheers

I guess until they release a Lightsaber, I can still say no.




Man, I really want one of those.

Lol, I JUST finished watching Pulp Fiction. Jules' sexy Star Model B 9mm has me looking for one right now. So to answer your question: yes it does!

Every time I see a Desert Eagle I want one.
Every time I pick one up I don't.:rolleyes:

Th Dester Eagle always made me wonder if the stylized upside down diamond motif was part of the design or just an accident.

I've never seen Combat but I've known about it since I was fourteen (31 now) or so. I never checked it out because i just assumed it was done as propaganda material. Didn't it come out during the vietnam police action?

I've watched a couple minutes of Sons of Guns and American Guns and turned them off quite quickly. Not my cuppa.

Robocop always made me want a Beretta 93R, the Taurus with the FA kit wouldn't be enough.

I've found video games have influenced me more on being interested in a weapon than movies excepting knives/swords. Movies/TV are more likely to make me want a cool sword or knife than a video game is. Speaking of bladed weapons, found this today: the internet movie knife database (http://imkdb.wikia.com/wiki/IMKDB_Wiki). Not sure how complete it is, only done one search on it and it didn't have what I was looking for, the throwing knife from Starship Troopers.

Hunter125: The Hardballers that 47 carries are labelled Silverballers in the game. In the film, he carries dual Para-18.9's, incorrectly referred to as .45s, and a Para LDA. Either way, it is unlikely that he is using a true Hardballer in the games. More likely they are custom guns built on the Hardballer platform. This might account for the absurd upgrade prices in Hitman: Blood Money.

I have always wanted a Beretta 92 Inox, mainly because it is a sharp looking gun. I know the 92 series is a statistically unreliable platform. That's why I'll still carry my Sig P230 as my BUG (Bad Boys anyone?).

Yes, Miami Vice:
- The Bren Ten, and the "Miami Holster"
- The CZ 97B, which was the basis for the Bren Ten
- An addiction to the 10mm round, that led (leads) me to buy almost all 10mm's (except that Widow Thing).

Best 10mm ever, IMO - "Perfected" Glock 20SF (Lone Wolf accessories)

AR-7 was used in "From Russia with Love (1963)" to allegedly shoot down a helicopter. Very neat trick with a .22LR chambered takedown rifle with iron sights!

the AR-7 in from Russia with love is a .25 high velocity according to Q branch:rolleyes:

Every time watch band of brothers i come out really wanting one of those Thompson Paratrooper carbines:(

Quigley Down Under has made me lust after a Sharps ever since seeing it. Unfortunately Shiloh Sharps rifles are rather pricey and have a 2-3 year wait on orders for new rifles, last I checked.

Shiloh is getting rifles out the door in 16 to 18 months now. The Quigley movie was responsible for putting them into a four year backlog and has been good for their business. In fact Shiloh made the rifle(s) for the movie. Plus there was at least 1 dummy aluminum one.

Everytime Quigley runs on TV, someone new runs out and buys a Quigley, whether it is a Pedersoli or a Shiloh and then discovers there is more to just pointing the rifle and pulling the trigger.

Quigleys are not that friendly for shooting BUT any of the other Sharps models are.

I do confess that I want a Remington or an 1860 though every time I see the movie.

That line " I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it. " is a classic

I suscribe to all of the gun rags and I have come to the conlusion that the writters are whorse to the companies that send them products\weapons that are sent to them.

Yes I'm ashamed to admit that I bought a SPAS-12 after the Terminator came out. It was the heaviest and bulkiest shotgun that I've ever owned.

I didn't get past the third post (from Nushif) before I found someone who did the same thing. If it weren't for Westerns, I can't say I'd ever want a single-action revolver as they are 'tactically' at a disadvantage by today's standards. But that doesn't matter now does it? :D

8) *le high-five*

Every boy that watched saturday "western series" television wanted the Hubley (now Vintage) toy Colt 45 SAA in a fancy rig so they could go out and play cowboys and indians with their friends. I simpler time.

To the present: Nope, can't say any TV/movie has planted the seed to purchase any particular type/manufacturer of handgun or long gun.

Loved Quigley's rifle, but wound up buying a Browning 1885 in .270 instead. Does that count?

I'd like pop culture to influence a purchase, but it hasn't yet because I can't find the right gun.

The movie "Bad Boys" has lots of neat toys. Who doesn't want the Cobra racing down the runway at the end of the movie. Personally, I want that 4-shot derringer that the bad guy has at the end. I don't know what it is, but one day I will have one.

I'd like pop culture to influence a purchase, but it hasn't yet because I can't find the right gun.

The movie "Bad Boys" has lots of neat toys. Who doesn't want the Cobra racing down the runway at the end of the movie. Personally, I want that 4-shot derringer that the bad guy has at the end. I don't know what it is, but one day I will have one.
Haven't seen the movie but it's most likely a cop-357. HEAVY triggers I've heard.

I used to never like Glocks. Not that I hated them, but they just felt so common and bland. However after watching Sons of Anarchy, and some of the characters in that show using Glocks, it just made me want one for no apparent reason.

I cant wait to own my very first old west revolver

I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of my first Colt SAA. I figure it's all this guy's fault. :)

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I still can't believe my mother saved my Hopalong Cassidy breakfast set. I found it in the cedar chest. His horse's name was Topper.

I had never heard of dissipators until i saw the borne identity, and now i have one. so maybe i was influenced by it.

Haven't seen the movie but it's most likely a cop-357. HEAVY triggers I've heard.
Thanks for the heads up!

Now I'll have to practice Google-Fu and see what comes upfor this gun.

i assume during the Bush era the want for carcanos rose immensely :-)

No.
I don't go to the movies and I don't watch TV.