Tom Servo
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Just got the series on DVD and have been rewatching pretty closely. Most of the guns (with the exception of one goofy laser pistol) seem to be analogues of present-day centerfire pistols. I'm pretty sure I've seen a couple of cosmetically-altered 1911s, and Mal's gun looks similar to a Ruger Old Army blackpowder, of all things. Anyone care to venture any opinions on what they've seen?
It seems somewhat apropos that the show would favor projectile weapons, since on the fringes of civilization, ammo would be easier to manufacture and come by than, say, Dilithium Laser Crystals, and in Mal's case, reloading might be the most economical way to go.
Except for the goofy "laser-noise" that all the guns seem to make (and the fact that EVERYBODY loads and cocks with their finger on the trigger), the writers seem to have done some research on guns. Incidentally, "futuristic" weapons are shown to be either unreliable or in the hands of government elite-types.
Oh, and if you haven't seen this show, you're just a bad person and should probably go stand in a corner somewhere.
It seems somewhat apropos that the show would favor projectile weapons, since on the fringes of civilization, ammo would be easier to manufacture and come by than, say, Dilithium Laser Crystals, and in Mal's case, reloading might be the most economical way to go.
Except for the goofy "laser-noise" that all the guns seem to make (and the fact that EVERYBODY loads and cocks with their finger on the trigger), the writers seem to have done some research on guns. Incidentally, "futuristic" weapons are shown to be either unreliable or in the hands of government elite-types.
Oh, and if you haven't seen this show, you're just a bad person and should probably go stand in a corner somewhere.