New Bond related firearm
sniperUK
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Today I picked up my latest addition to my shooting "toys", a mint condition 1965 Smith & Wesson model 29/2 .44 magnum revolver ,6 1/2 " barrel. It is blued not nickle plated like the one used by RM in LALD so a bit more "Dirty Harry" . Adds to my 1911, P99 and PPK ,just a little different and a lot of fun to shoot -{ B-)
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was it six shots or five ?
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This would be very close, to what it would be like with
Me with a .44 Magnum.
No, he used the .357 Colt Python.
From watching movies etc, I expected those bullet holes to be much bigger.
I was expecting huge big holes.
Exactly .44 of an inch , just punching through paper at approx 1300 ft per second , nice and clean, they will only expand when coing through something "solid" ie flesh, wood.
Could put your fist through.
I remember a video posted by chrisisall ( he sometimes posts sensible stuff)
In America a guy shot at his lawyer in the street and fired about eight shots, several
Hit the lawyer but he didn't notice until the ambulance arrived to help.
On QI one night they did say that most people when shot don't notice !
It's a fascinating subject. -{
Was that video you saw one of the shooter chasing his lawyer round and round a tree?
The reactions of people upon being hit by bullets vary widely. There is even a case or two of people being hit by a .44 Magnum just sitting down and waiting patiently for the ambulance....
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Tecolote
Subject.
But I thought you folks in the UK were forbidden shootable firearms?
Bond’s Beretta
The Handguns of Ian Fleming's James Bond
How's the recoil on that monster?
I recently shot my new PPK 7.65, and it was just about enough for old arthritic wrists of mine.
Other feller at the range had a .44, and I gave it a try. My God, you really have to be ready for that whollop!
Enjoy the gun, and great thread on the lawyer round the trees...
Tom
In Great Britain (England, Scotland ,Wales) banned are self loading full bore rifles and pistols for target shooting ,though pistols are allowed for humane dispatch by vets and some pest control operators, game keepers and hunters.
Everything else ,bolt and lever action smallbore and fullbore rifles, shotguns ,smallbore semi auto rifles can be held on a Firearms Certificate for legitimate sporting purposes. Hand guns can also be held by collectors on Section 7 licences but they are not allowed to possess ammunition for them other than on specified ranges.
In Northern Ireland handguns can still be allowed for target shooting, including practical pistol, and, in some limited circumstances,personal protection.
Recoil is fine, no worse than the 2 3/4 inch 357 Ruger I used to carry .
I remember reading once , that a hit man ,used a .22 to shoot some one in the head . Reason being ,if he used a large calibre weapon, the victims head would explode ,be very messy.Where as ,the .22 would go through the skull , but not out the other side,
(not as messy) but the bullet itself ,would riqouchet around indside his bonce, mashing up his brain .(its wot I read I may not be true)
Other two Bond related ?
No pistols of all types are perfectly legal here, as long as authorised for club use or in certain circumstances personal protection. As in GB semi-auto full bore rifles need to be converted to straight pull but semi-auto pistols are fine.
The Walther P99 certainly is as for the 1911 (the stainless one) Bond has used a similar one in a few movies, shooting Electra in TWINE for one.
One of the club members had an original 1916 officers Luger P08 down last night, perfect working condition ,beautiful to fire, I want one !!!
How silly is it to fire a gun " Gangsta" style, held sideways on ?
Very nice collection by the way. {[]
As I understand it, this 'gang star' method actually has a purpose. When you fire a pistol, people tend to snatch it to one side as they pull the trigger, usually to the right, and by doing so you can obviously miss your target. If that said target is a person, you're likely to miss. By holding the gun on its side, snatching the trigger will cause your shot to go high, usually into the head area if aiming at the body, making you more likely to score a fatal hit.
That's the theory I heard anyway. For the record it's still a stupid way to shoot.
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As it would kick up, so sideways it would " Spray" a load of bullets in the
Direction you were firing ?
Jeremy Clarkson ( blessed be his name)
A very short distance, and not one of the bullets made the distance !
It would seem the movies have lied to me again.
Funny memory from the range;
Overhearing a group conversation about buying ammo off the shelf or making your own -
"Do you use reloads?"
"Oh yeah, all the time"
"Great, what do you use?"
"It's that little button just above the trigger"
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