Movie gun Question.. Training Day.

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Hey.. this has probably been asked before, but what kinda guns does Denzel Washington have in the movie "Training Day" .. Here's a pic..
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At first I thought they were 1911s, but they're not.. they look to be S&W's. Anyone know which model?
 
Those are S&W 4506's, with the factory adjustable sights. The 4506 was approved for officer carry at LAPD as an personally purchased alternative to the Beretta 92.

Having carried a 1006 as a duty weapon, Denzel must have a good back to carry two 4506's, those boogers are heavy!

P.S. Funny thing about the picture, pistol in the left hand has the safety on, the pistol in the right hand does not...
 
I agree with kenpocop on what they are.
P.S. Funny ting about the picture, pistol in the left hand has the safety on, the pistol in the right hand does not...
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heh.. that was the first thing I noticed in the pic too. That, and also that his grip angle seems quite odd.
 
I was just happy that they taught him to keep his finger off the trigger!

Unfortunately, I see many police officers mimicing what they see in TV/movies. That painful grip angle is common. I have actually seen officer on the qual line go "gangsta" when shooting the single hand portion!
 
Those are S&W 4506's, with the factory adjustable sights. The 4506 was approved for officer carry at LAPD as an personally purchased alternative to the Beretta 92.
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Ahh ok.. what do they issue the LAPD today? Glocks?
 
Actually, yes! I have a friend on the firearms staff that told me the new chief hurt himself on one of the Berettas and ordered Glocks for the department. The S&W are still an option.
 
Yeah, they're .45s. Obviously this proves that this is an actor, not someone who handles guns regularly. However, the single most ridiculous gun-related scene was a stand-off between Magneto (who had th ability to control anything metal) and Professor X. In the scene, several police officers are pointing their weapons in one central direction. During the standoff, Magneto adds greater threat to the situation by using his metal-controlling powers to cock the guns of every police officer in the area. And no cartridges fell out. All I could think was: "Now what kind of damn cops would be pointing weapons that are loaded but not charged/cocked and ready for action? Geez...what an oversight."
 
since we are on movie guns..now i know why you see movies with glocks..no safties or hammers to cock..so i guess there isnt a chance for a slip up..unless you hear the "cocking" sound of a hammer..makes you wonder , with all the money they sink into a movie and tech advisors you'd think someone would catch these things more often..i mean nothing like someone carrying a 1911, you hear the cocking sound but look at the gun and the hammer is still forward..i was watching the Rock the other night and darn how many times do they have to show cage racking the slide on that beretta and never shooting it..so theres still the first round still in the thing..sorry that stuff just kinda urks me..most of the general public wouldnt notice or care..but gun people will see it. ..and the ever popular racking of a shotgun..then they hand it to someone else or someone picks it up off a BG after he has shot it then racks one too..arghhh!! ..somebody should start a topic on the errors you see in movies lol had to vent:banghead:
 
Having carried a 1006 as a duty weapon, Denzel must have a good back to carry two 4506's, those boogers are heavy!
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Being an actor, he only had to carry them for a couple hours at a time, then he could go rest in his air conditioned trailer while some cutie gave him a back massage. :)

Actually, I think they were a good choice for the movie. They are a realistic weapon for the role and they look much more impressive than the Berretta, especially considering that huge .45 bore.
 
Training Day was an awesome movie. At the very end when Ethan Hawk was set up by those cholos, brought back bad memories for me as an adolescent. I pretty much grew up around guys like that.
 
Hollywood sucks

That really was busch-league of this film not to notice/correct the saftey issue of those guns. I didn't catch that when I watched it, but after looking at the still photo I am slightly disgusted.
 
Yeah, Vic Mackey carries one, as did Sonny Crockett on "Miami Vice" if I'm not mistaken (4506 or it's predecessor).

Loved the scene where Denzel dumped both mags in the direction of some gangstas in the ghetto after ripping off that black lady (who is a singer in real life, I just can't remember her name).

I love the heft of the 4506. The grip is also very, suprisingly narrow, moreso than a 1911 with slimline grips.

Unfortunately, the only one I've even had the pleasure to shoot was about as accurate as my son's super-soaker.
 
I carried a S&W 6450 on duty. It was an oddball run made just for one distributor, and they made less than 200 of them. It's essentially a 4506, except it came with 2-dot adjustable rears (as pictured), and a red ramp front! I sent it to Novak's 45 Shop back in 1991 or 92 and had an action job and a real front sight installed. It has the hooked, curved trigger guard. It is now one sweet shooter.
 
As an experienced user of telephones, I'm upset that Hollywood insists on making movies featuring scenes where an offscreen character hangs up on an onscreen character, a conspicuously loud dial tone is heard, and the onscreen character proceeds to repeatedly tap the cradle and say: "Hello...Hello?...Is anybody there?..."

It's dramatic license, just on a subject near and dear to us. No less irritating for that, I agree.
 
I had a 4506 for a while - not only are they heavy, but those grips are frickin' huge! :eek: I guess it makes for some good dramatic effect :scrutiny: having 2 :scrutiny:
 
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