http://www.spike.com/blog/road-trailer/78993
watch, then reply.
(the gun i'm referring to is the revolver Viggo is using)
watch, then reply.
(the gun i'm referring to is the revolver Viggo is using)
What gun is this, and what would YOU use?
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twhitson87
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I'd probably be carrying my AK with me (ultimate collapse of civilization weapon imho), but it doesn't look like the other survivors are armed very well...who knows. Either way, a revolver works fine if that's all you've got. I wouldn't care much what I had so long as I had something.
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Here, let's all play
Sorry for the large file, but wanted to make sure we could get a good look at it. Also I wanted to say that from the preview it looks like they explain what happened (vague in the book, but it "looks" like some environmental event in the movie). Also I thought the gun was a "45 revolver" in the book with two bullets in it. One for the man, and one for the boy.
Sorry for the large file, but wanted to make sure we could get a good look at it. Also I wanted to say that from the preview it looks like they explain what happened (vague in the book, but it "looks" like some environmental event
in the movie). Also I thought the gun was a "45 revolver" in the book with two bullets in it. One for the man, and one for the boy.Eightball
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Another vote for the model 10.
Me? The Medusa revolver which could take a whole host of 9mm-ish cartridges. Or a nice .22, with 2 liters stuck on the end
Me? The Medusa revolver which could take a whole host of 9mm-ish cartridges. Or a nice .22, with 2 liters stuck on the end
MikePGS
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My pick to. One of my dream guns for sure.
Deus Machina
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Read that book not too long ago.
The event would have to be a large-scale chain-eruption of volcanoes, or a mass low-radiation method of bombing, or something. It specifies that it started with a series of flashes and concussion. Even meteor strikes don't flash too bright.
Anyway, the revolver was smaller than a .45. At one point when the man and boy find shelter, the man find a box of .30-30 and .45 ACP (it was specific), and considers reloading by prying the bullets out, attempting to move the primers without popping them (a .44, maybe? .38 tend to be a different primer size) and, roughly quoted, 'whittling the bullet down to size.' I assume LRN.
It does say that's hardly ideal, but either 1) plants the caliber at larger than .38/.357 but smaller than .45 or 2) notes a minor inaccuracy (the primers) on the author's part.
Unless .357 uses large primers (only have a .38, myself) or he managed to find a box of that one weird import (Brazilian? Argentine?) that puts small primers in .45.
Actually I actually used to shoot that way! When I was young, I used to shoot with this old revolver that had a REALLY hard trigger pull. Thinking back on it, Im sure it was a .22 because the recoil was really light. I was little and didnt have the strength to pull it with my index finger, so I held the gun just like that and pulled the trigger with my middle finger.
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Yup, S&W.
DougW
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Mdl 10 S&W .38 (probably). I would use a Ruger Service Six (stainless). Wait, I have one of those!
byronroland
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Possibly a 1917?
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Not an expert but what about a Model 1917? Cylinder holes look big for a .38..357. Would explain the .45 reference and a Smith has the cylinder counterbores and does not require moon clips.
New to this site. Just registered this morning.
Not an expert but what about a Model 1917? Cylinder holes look big for a .38..357. Would explain the .45 reference and a Smith has the cylinder counterbores and does not require moon clips.
Blackbeard
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I dunno, but that movie looks like a THR SHTF dream come true. Has anyone read the book?
bigfatdave
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I have, it was one of the most compelling books I have ever read, and probably the bleakest as well.Blackbeard said:
The book is short, and written in an odd but easy-to-digest format (sort of a stream-of-consciousness, minimalistic style). I highly recommend reading before seeing the movie, because I can't imagine any movie conveying the internal struggle and horror you get from the book.
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That would be accurate to the book, I won't spoil anything further.
I would say a model 10
at -.18 it shows someone tossing 2 bullets with a lead bullet and the case is rimmed, and much longer than a .45
-.39 when he is loading the gun that is the classic S&W grips and it shows some of the marking on the barrel, they are not legible but you can see writing on the barrel
and at -.55 it shows a ramped front sight while the 1905 had a round front sight.
your second question
what gun would I carry? Kind of hard to answer that one, if I only had 2 rounds I would carry something like a Russian 7.62 pistol so if someone killed me they would have a hard time finding ammo, but If it was my gun I would carry a 7 shot .357 revolver. That way you can shoot the .357 and the .38's. Why a 7 shot? Did you see the last Batman?
He's our right?
Yep
*BOOM*
Where'd you learn to count anyways?
at -.18 it shows someone tossing 2 bullets with a lead bullet and the case is rimmed, and much longer than a .45
-.39 when he is loading the gun that is the classic S&W grips and it shows some of the marking on the barrel, they are not legible but you can see writing on the barrel
and at -.55 it shows a ramped front sight while the 1905 had a round front sight.
your second question
what gun would I carry? Kind of hard to answer that one, if I only had 2 rounds I would carry something like a Russian 7.62 pistol so if someone killed me they would have a hard time finding ammo, but If it was my gun I would carry a 7 shot .357 revolver. That way you can shoot the .357 and the .38's. Why a 7 shot? Did you see the last Batman?
He's our right?
Yep
*BOOM*
Where'd you learn to count anyways?
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I was able to freeze frame a shot that's near the end of the trailer where he's shooting the gun in the woods at someone.
The muzzle appears larger than a .38, so my guess is a S&W Model 21 in .44 Special
Ok, I just looked at the trailer again. It appears that there is more than one gun being used. In one frame, the gun has a ramped front sight, similar to a Model 13 (but still on a skinny barrel) In other frames, the front sight is the half-moon sight. Sometimes it looks like a 4" barrel, other times a 5"
This is not unusual for the movies. Indy had several revolvers (and many different hats) in the flicks.
The rounds tossed onto the table look like .38's, but that means nothing
The muzzle appears larger than a .38, so my guess is a S&W Model 21 in .44 Special
Ok, I just looked at the trailer again. It appears that there is more than one gun being used. In one frame, the gun has a ramped front sight, similar to a Model 13 (but still on a skinny barrel) In other frames, the front sight is the half-moon sight. Sometimes it looks like a 4" barrel, other times a 5"
This is not unusual for the movies. Indy had several revolvers (and many different hats) in the flicks.
The rounds tossed onto the table look like .38's, but that means nothing
Ohio Gun Guy
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What ever I had ammo for! Lots of it!
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If I was one of the only people left on earth, what gun would I use?
Well, all of them.
That movie looks really good!
Well, all of them.
That movie looks really good!
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You can carry a LOT of .22lr in your front pocket.
The book is excellent, and isn't about guns or the end of the world as it is about the relationship a father and son have in an every day near death situation.
The book is excellent, and isn't about guns or the end of the world as it is about the relationship a father and son have in an every day near death situation.
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In the book he later finds some .45 rounds and they do not work in his gun- I think it is more like the 38 or 357. He starts out with a fully loaded gun- eventually it is down to one or two rounds.
I recommend the book prior to the movie cause the imagery in your head from the writing will not be the same as the movie. I can say that after reading this book, I stocked up on supplies, and actually thought about how long it would take for me to get to my safety zone by foot.
I have one thing going for me- I live very close to a supermarket so you can be assured I will have the baddest Shopping cart caravan seen this side of the Apocalypse.
I recommend the book prior to the movie cause the imagery in your head from the writing will not be the same as the movie. I can say that after reading this book, I stocked up on supplies, and actually thought about how long it would take for me to get to my safety zone by foot.
I have one thing going for me- I live very close to a supermarket so you can be assured I will have the baddest Shopping cart caravan seen this side of the Apocalypse.
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If you guys like stuff like this you need to read Aftermath by Al Steiner. It's only available on the net and be warned it's X rated in some parts. I have it saved in a Word document and have been working to edit out the X rated stuff so I can share it with family. It would make an even better movie than this - the story is beyond excellent.
I would probably be stuck with my Kel Tec P3AT and spare mag because the only times it's not on me is when I'm in the shower or the few times I'm gettin down and funky (been married 7.5 years if you know what I mean). I'm sure in most SHTF scenarios you're going to lose 99% of your crap so that's what I mean stuck with it.
Dream SHTF gun to be stuck with would be anything semi auto, preferably one of my AK's or MP44's along with several mags and about 5k rounds. Holed up in an abandoned underground mine with people to help secure it, me and the 4 year old would rule the land. Sorry, I tend to daydream when it comes to the S hitting the F.
Craig
I would probably be stuck with my Kel Tec P3AT and spare mag because the only times it's not on me is when I'm in the shower or the few times I'm gettin down and funky (been married 7.5 years if you know what I mean). I'm sure in most SHTF scenarios you're going to lose 99% of your crap so that's what I mean stuck with it.
Dream SHTF gun to be stuck with would be anything semi auto, preferably one of my AK's or MP44's along with several mags and about 5k rounds. Holed up in an abandoned underground mine with people to help secure it, me and the 4 year old would rule the land. Sorry, I tend to daydream when it comes to the S hitting the F.
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