Revolver
Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:01
When he shoots Friedman with the revolver it was originally a semi auto why did you change it. If it has to do with the with the operation of the gun or the gun i may be able to help because i have a vast knowledge of fire arms.
Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:51
#1
Glock/Revolver
Hmmm... I made a comment about this and then tried to leave it in the podcast after. We'll see.
I originally had it as a Glock, which, when out of bullets, would have the slide all the way back and exposed/you'd know it was empty. So this wouldn't work when Jack pulled the gun on Freeman and shoved it in his face. For that to happen, it had to be a revolver.
Does that make sense?
Fri, 05/16/2008 - 21:21
#2
OK so the reason it is a
OK so the reason it is a revolver is because he used all of the rounds i see.Also what he could have done thought is if he were bluffing about still having bullets he could have pushed down on the slide release lever chambering the gun again but without any ammunition.
Sat, 05/17/2008 - 12:31
#3
True
True, but I also think part of the surprise was that he didn't know it was empty either.
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 21:59
#4
It's better as a revolver for
It's better as a revolver for a couple reasons. Like you said, Jack would obviously know the gun was empty if the slide locked back. Also, Glocks tend to hold a lot of bullets. People who know guns expect a Glock on tv to have upwards of 15 shots on hand (assuming it's a 9mm), so it looks hokey when somebody empties one by firing 5 or 6 times.
The biggest thing to me is that Jack isn't a gun guy, per se. Sure, he had firearms training for his movie, but in that situation, there's no way he would have thought to bluff and been able to pull it off quickly enough for Friedman not to see.
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 00:30
#5
But what caliber?
Another part of this that's interesting is what caliber would make sense given the damage that Freeman takes. If it was a .38 or so it would do A LOT different things to his hand/legs than a 9mm, which would pass right through, right?
So if we agree on a revolver here, what cal bullet would make sense given the level of damage?
Thanks in advance!
Thu, 07/16/2009 - 07:34
#6
I'm gonna say that for
I'm gonna say that for handguns, as a rule of thumb, keep revolvers as .38 Specials and semi-autos as 9mms. In the situation at hand, nobody would question it being a .38 due to the damage it does. Also, I think a .38 Special is a good choice because everybody knows what it is. Same with a 9mm. You say "Nine" in reference to a gun, and people picture a small, black pistol. If you want somebody to sound especially tough, have him carry a .357 Magnum or .44 Magnum (revolver) or a .45 (semi-auto).
The 9mm "passing right through" is something of an urban myth. Way back when, when cops & the Army started switching from old school Colt .45s to 9mms, all the old .45 fans started talking some serious shit about the 9mm, how it's really weak and ineffective. That's not to say a bullet (of any caliber) won't go right through somebody, but people kind of have this idea that you can get hit with a 9mm and just keep going like nothing happened. The truth about all handgun calibers is that it counts more WHERE you get hit than what you got hit with. Also, a handgun knocking the badguy across the room is total BS, too.
However, the vast majority of people see a dude on tv take a shot from a .44 Magnum, they have no trouble believing it puts a dinner-plate sized hole in him and blows him through the wall.
My advice would be to worry about specific mechanical details. Even gun guys are willing to suspend disbelief when the hero is blasting the bad guys, but "turning off the Glock's safety" totally kills it.
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