Why do people spin the wheel on revolvers in movies/tv?

[The_Shootist]

Spinning

Actually, after I load my SP 101 with a Safariland Speedloader, it seems to ensure they are all seated correctly.

For some reason, I don't have to do this when using an HKS s/l on my SP 101. Unsure of the difference, but it gives me an excuse to look cool

 

[TimboKhan]

Call me silly or prude or whatever, but wishing that someone gets raped in prison doesn't seem like the High Road to me.

 

[Eightball]

Call me silly or prude or whatever, but wishing that someone gets raped in prison doesn't seem like the High Road to me.

I concur.

 

[roscoe]

Yeah, what the . . .?

Anyway, I sometimes spin the cylinder on my Blackhawk and squint menacingly. The dog just never seems intimidated, though.

 

[RustyShackelford]

racking the slides/spin revolvers

I think some Hollywood revolver shooters do it to check the cylinder or to see if it's fully loaded, . I open and close my Ruger GP-100 before I go to work but I don't spin it, .

What irks me more is the recent Hollywood films/TV shows that have a cop/good guy rack the slide on a pistol, re-holster, enter a room, bldg, house, etc then when they get inside and hear a noise or see a threat, pull out the same weapon and rack the slide again, . B-movies and cheap TV series I can understand but A list actors and big features? I say...:banghead: .

RS

 

[Master Blaster]

Cause the people who write TV and movie scripts are idiots who know nothing about firearms.

Same reason people are always cocking the hammer on their Glocks.

 

[Father Knows Best]

What irks me more is the recent Hollywood films/TV shows that have a cop/good guy rack the slide on a pistol, re-holster, enter a room, bldg, house, etc then when they get inside and hear a noise or see a threat, pull out the same weapon and rack the slide again, . B-movies and cheap TV series I can understand but A list actors and big features? I say... .

In the movie biz, that's what is known as a "continuity error." It happens principally because movies are not shot in sequence. The scenes outside the house will typically be shot on different days from the scenes in side the house. They may be shot months apart. The indoor scenes may be shot before the outdoor scenes, even though they will be edited and shown in the reverse order. As a result, it's easy for people to forget or fail to notice that the slide was cycled in both places. With any luck, it gets caught in the editing booth so you only see the slide being racked once, but not always....

Another common continuity error with firearms deals with whether they are cocked or not. For example, the hammer on a 1911 or revolver will be back in one shot, but when the camera angle changes the hammer is obviously down. Oops!

Firearms aren't the only example, of course. I don't think a major Hollywood has ever been made that didn't have at least a couple of continuity errors in it.

 

[Odd Job]

The excellent movie "The Green Mile" has a line in it, which I feel explains Innerpiece9's problem accurately:

"That boy's cheese just slid off his cracker"

When you think of it along those lines, you don't have to ask him what he means by posting that

 

[P95Carry]

OK - thread back on track please - the #20 post is only left for the purpose of reminding folks what is decidedly 'non THR'.

The cylinder spin has been pretty well discussed anyways and so possibly closure will be soon if only thread drift to follow.