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  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    I have a couple of questions.

    I am thinking of printing out photogrsphs of the various Bond Guns (Actually only the ones which were featured in the books of Ian Fleming) and then framing them for hanging on a wall.

    What pistols do I need photographs of? I also want them to scale but am not sure of dimensions?

    I would appreciate any advice.
  • 00730073 COPPosts: 977MI6 Agent
    BCFDRay wrote:
    Reliability issues and muzzle flip, with the 226? What caliber are you issued? Combat Tupperware :))
    That is amazing! It’s funny you should mention that. One of the upcoming vlogs covers the Glock 17 and I have a special guest shooting and discussing it!

    The reliability issue was that we kept having misfires with the issued ammo. I can't find the exact text on it, but it was either about the loaded OAL of the ammo being off spec and the striker not hitting the primer deep enough or with the primers being exceptionally "safe" variety. We have a habit of burning through wartime ammo before we buy new stock, so this could be the root cause of these troubles.

    BTW the wartime sub machine gun ammo (loaded hot as in +P+) was the cause for the FN HP DA having cracked frames and needing upgrade, which is why 900 PIST 80 turned into 900 PIST 80/91.

    And yes, if you cut your teeth with the weight of an all steel FN with its sublimely low bore axis, and then have the P226 with its all that slide mass slamming above the lightweight aluminium frame, you will notice it. Think all steel 1911 vs USP .45.
    "I mean, she almost kills bond...with her ass."
    -Mr Arlington Beech
  • HG1940HG1940 Posts: 59MI6 Agent
    hello.

    I have no direct experience with the P226, but I did not see that much of muzzle flip in Ray's vid. of course we did not have an angle that could provide a more accurate appreciation.

    From my very limited experience in firearms I would still say any reliability issues with either a P226, a beretta 92 or any major manufacturer classic wondernine should be an exception and not a rule, depending on particular ammo.

    I am in search of a single stack, da/sa pistol for summer carry. The amazing P5 is single stack but it is about the size of a P99. I am now torn between the walther ccp (no da/sa unfortunately) and the Sig P225 which is a single stack version of the P226.

    regards
  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    HG1940 wrote:
    hello.

    I have no direct experience with the P226, but I did not see that much of muzzle flip in Ray's vid. of course we did not have an angle that could provide a more accurate appreciation.

    From my very limited experience in firearms I would still say any reliability issues with either a P226, a beretta 92 or any major manufacturer classic wondernine should be an exception and not a rule, depending on particular ammo.

    I am in search of a single stack, da/sa pistol for summer carry. The amazing P5 is single stack but it is about the size of a P99. I am now torn between the walther ccp (no da/sa unfortunately) and the Sig P225 which is a single stack version of the P226.

    regards

    Have you taken a look at the Sig 365? Single stack, 9mm, about the size of a Glock 43 but hold a full 10 rounds
  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    Joshua wrote:
    I have a couple of questions.

    I am thinking of printing out photogrsphs of the various Bond Guns (Actually only the ones which were featured in the books of Ian Fleming) and then framing them for hanging on a wall.

    What pistols do I need photographs of? I also want them to scale but am not sure of dimensions?

    I would appreciate any advice.


    That’s actually a very cool idea! The books are much different than the movies, but literary Bond carried the Beretta 418 for starters
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Yes, the Beretta. There was also of course the PPK and also a couple of revolvers which I can not remember details of.
  • RadioHackRadioHack Posts: 10MI6 Agent
    BCFDRay wrote:
    HG1940 wrote:
    hello.

    I have no direct experience with the P226, but I did not see that much of muzzle flip in Ray's vid. of course we did not have an angle that could provide a more accurate appreciation.

    From my very limited experience in firearms I would still say any reliability issues with either a P226, a beretta 92 or any major manufacturer classic wondernine should be an exception and not a rule, depending on particular ammo.

    I am in search of a single stack, da/sa pistol for summer carry. The amazing P5 is single stack but it is about the size of a P99. I am now torn between the walther ccp (no da/sa unfortunately) and the Sig P225 which is a single stack version of the P226.

    regards

    Have you taken a look at the Sig 365? Single stack, 9mm, about the size of a Glock 43 but hold a full 10 rounds

    The 365 is not a single stack, Sig actually designed the unique magazine first, then the pistol around it.
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    @Joshua also in the novels, James Bond keeps a Colt 1911A1 pistol in his Bentley for extra firepower when needed. Beginning with the novel of Dr. No, he starts using the iconic Walther PPK in 7.65mm as his primary weapon. Ian Fleming also had him carry a Colt Police Positive revolver in both Casino Royale and The Spy Who Loved Me. Hope that this helps you.
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    PPK 7.65mm wrote:
    @Joshua also in the novels, James Bond keeps a Colt 1911A1 pistol in his Bentley for extra firepower when needed. Beginning with the novel of Dr. No, he starts using the iconic Walther PPK in 7.65mm as his primary weapon. Ian Fleming also had him carry a Colt Police Positive revolver in both Casino Royale and The Spy Who Loved Me. Hope that this helps you.

    Centennial Airweight in TSWLM.

    The 1911 is also has an extended barrel that protrudes beyond the slide.
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  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    PPK 7.65mm wrote:
    @Joshua also in the novels, James Bond keeps a Colt 1911A1 pistol in his Bentley for extra firepower when needed. Beginning with the novel of Dr. No, he starts using the iconic Walther PPK in 7.65mm as his primary weapon. Ian Fleming also had him carry a Colt Police Positive revolver in both Casino Royale and The Spy Who Loved Me. Hope that this helps you.

    Centennial Airweight in TSWLM.

    The 1911 is also has an extended barrel that protrudes beyond the slide.

    Thanks ASP, It has been a while since I read the original novels.
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    PPK 7.65mm wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    PPK 7.65mm wrote:
    @Joshua also in the novels, James Bond keeps a Colt 1911A1 pistol in his Bentley for extra firepower when needed. Beginning with the novel of Dr. No, he starts using the iconic Walther PPK in 7.65mm as his primary weapon. Ian Fleming also had him carry a Colt Police Positive revolver in both Casino Royale and The Spy Who Loved Me. Hope that this helps you.

    Centennial Airweight in TSWLM.

    The 1911 is also has an extended barrel that protrudes beyond the slide.

    Thanks ASP, It has been a while since I read the original novels.

    Shocking :o Sort that out ASAP :D
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  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    RadioHack wrote:
    BCFDRay wrote:
    HG1940 wrote:
    hello.

    I have no direct experience with the P226, but I did not see that much of muzzle flip in Ray's vid. of course we did not have an angle that could provide a more accurate appreciation.

    From my very limited experience in firearms I would still say any reliability issues with either a P226, a beretta 92 or any major manufacturer classic wondernine should be an exception and not a rule, depending on particular ammo.

    I am in search of a single stack, da/sa pistol for summer carry. The amazing P5 is single stack but it is about the size of a P99. I am now torn between the walther ccp (no da/sa unfortunately) and the Sig P225 which is a single stack version of the P226.

    regards

    Have you taken a look at the Sig 365? Single stack, 9mm, about the size of a Glock 43 but hold a full 10 rounds

    The 365 is not a single stack, Sig actually designed the unique magazine first, then the pistol around it.

    You’re absolutely correct, I misspoke. It is as small, if not smaller than most single stack firearms
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Thank you for your advice. My plan has changed. It will either be A4 sized photographs in individual frames or the Bond guns in one A4 frame. Being to life size scale will not matter.

    My plan depends on approval from my wife to display it/them! 8-)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) Nearly everthing I have Bond related is still in boxes, as
    I've yet to get permission to display them.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    @ Joshua, of the revolvers Bond used in the novels, besides the Colt Police Positive, He was also used a Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight in Dr. No. Major Boothroyd issues it along side the PPK for long range work. It later reappears in The Spy Who Loved Me as ASP mentioned. Additionally Bond uses a Savage 99F rifle in the short story For Your Eyes Only, a Thompson Submachine gun in The Spy Loved Me(used during an operation in Canada to locate SPECTRE, he mentions it to Vivienne Michel.) and an International Experimental target rifle built by Winchester in The Living Daylights.
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    Yes, I forgot about the rifle. If I remember correctly I think Bond also had one in 'From A View To A Kill?'

    The number of guns means that I must only have one frame. My wife would surely not allow anything else!
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    @ Joshua, the only gun used by Bond in From A View To A Kill is an Colt M1911A1. He does mention using a Remington .30-30 rifle to Rene Mathis in Casino Royale. During the Second World War, Bond and a colleague both used Remington's during the assassination of a Japanese cipher expert in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Bond also has taken weapons from various henchman at times when his own gun was either taken or unloaded. In Live And Let Die, he takes a Colt Detective Special from Tee Hee and uses it to aid in his escape. He also uses a S&W Model 10 taken from Dr. No's men during his escape from Crab Key.
  • JoshuaJoshua Posts: 1,138MI6 Agent
    PPK 7.65mm wrote:
    @ Joshua, the only gun used by Bond in From A View To A Kill is an Colt M1911A1. He does mention using a Remington .30-30 rifle to Rene Mathis in Casino Royale. During the Second World War, Bond and a colleague both used Remington's during the assassination of a Japanese cipher expert in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Bond also has taken weapons from various henchman at times when his own gun was either taken or unloaded. In Live And Let Die, he takes a Colt Detective Special from Tee Hee and uses it to aid in his escape. He also uses a S&W Model 10 taken from Dr. No's men during his escape from Crab Key.

    Thank you. It is some time since I listened to the audio book. I thought Bond was carrying a rifle or sub machine gun when he was waiting at the enemy hide out. Thank you for correcting me.
  • KladdaghKladdagh FrancePosts: 117MI6 Agent
    I came back after 1 month of abscence ... GREAT THREAD !!! ...
    I really enjoy it ... and congrats for the input ...
    ~Never Let Them See You Bleed~
  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    Just posted a new vlog! James Bond Influenced Everyday Carry! Special thank you to David Zaritsky for participating! #ChapstickLife


    https://youtu.be/Fm3I7Zty_zQ
  • James BoldmanJames Boldman Amherst, MAPosts: 461MI6 Agent
    BCFDRay wrote:
    Just posted a new vlog! James Bond Influenced Everyday Carry! Special thank you to David Zaritsky for participating! #ChapstickLife


    https://youtu.be/Fm3I7Zty_zQ

    Another great video, this time featuring two of my favorite Bond Brothers! Great job Ray!
  • HG1940HG1940 Posts: 59MI6 Agent
    very nice video and very practical.
  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    BCFDRay wrote:
    Just posted a new vlog! James Bond Influenced Everyday Carry! Special thank you to David Zaritsky for participating! #ChapstickLife


    https://youtu.be/Fm3I7Zty_zQ

    Another great video, this time featuring two of my favorite Bond Brothers! Great job Ray!


    Thanks brother! 11 days can’t get here soon enough!
  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    HG1940 wrote:
    very nice video and very practical.

    Thank you!
  • Quentin QuigleyQuentin Quigley Terminal One, Hamburg AirportPosts: 1,150MI6 Agent
    Awesome video, Ray. I love seeing Bond's personal effects gathered together like this. It would be cool to see the other prop collectors here post pics of their carry items. In my wallet, I keep one of those credit card gizmos that folds into a knife. It certainly comes in handy when working in a warehouse.

    btw Thanks for showing the mini Maglite. I hadn't discovered that prop yet.
    Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
  • BCFDRayBCFDRay Joppa, MarylandPosts: 373MI6 Agent
    Awesome video, Ray. I love seeing Bond's personal effects gathered together like this. It would be cool to see the other prop collectors here post pics of their carry items. In my wallet, I keep one of those credit card gizmos that folds into a knife. It certainly comes in handy when working in a warehouse.

    btw Thanks for showing the mini Maglite. I hadn't discovered that prop yet.

    Those credit card knives are incredibly handy and surprisingly sharp! If i didn't make the switch to the minimalist wallet, i'd probably carry one for redundancy, two is one, one is none! I'd be curious as well too see what others carried, like i said in the video, any Bond items we missed that would make great EDC items?
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    edited May 2019
    Here’s my stuff, nothing really Bond in there except the 2004 black Bond collection DuPont fountain pen. I have the Pell money clip, but prefer the stainless Purdey as it retains more of a spring compared to silver. Although I only smoke the occasional cigar, I still carry a lighter. I suppose that can be classed as Bondian as he used this model in TND, but that was gold plated. The knife is a Spyderco PITS. The second pen is a Conway Stuart Churchill fountain pen, and the flashlight is a 800 lumen Fenix. OK, there’s another Bond item there, the Leatherman Rebar is in a DM Bullard Walther PPS mag holder. Bond used them in Carte Blanche.

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    Few more bits on my key ring that are Bond related. I keep my Globetrotter luggage keys on my car key fob along with a small flash drive. My main keys have a really bright USB chargeable Fenix led light with is really bright and lasts for 14 hours on the lowest setting or 6 on the highest. I use this loads at night and I charge it about twice a year if that. There’s also a Victorinox small knife/scissors/file combo and SPECTRE ring.

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  • CheverianCheverian Posts: 1,446MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    Here’s my stuff, nothing really Bond in there except the 2004 black Bond collection DuPont fountain pen. I have the Pell money clip, but prefer the stainless Purdey as it retains more of a spring compared to silver. Although I only smoke the occasional cigar, I still carry a lighter. I suppose that can be classed as Bondian as he used this model in TND, but that was gold plated. The knife is a Spyderco PITS. The second pen is a Conway Stuart Churchill fountain pen, and the flashlight is a 800 lumen Fenix. OK, there’s another Bond item there, the Leatherman Rebar is in a DM Bullard Walther PPS mag holder. Bond used them in Carte Blanche.

    E5A57A47-AF0F-4185-9951-1FD08205F88F_zpsrduaaqzy.jpeg

    Good to know about that Fenix key ring light. I have a couple of their other products and am a fan.

    And I had to laugh when I saw the Spectre ring. Mine also ended up on my key ring!

    Few more bits on my key ring that are Bond related. I keep my Globetrotter luggage keys on my car key fob along with a small flash drive. My main keys have a really bright USB chargeable Fenix led light with is really bright and lasts for 14 hours on the lowest setting or 6 on the highest. I use this loads at night and I charge it about twice a year if that. There’s also a Victorinox small knife/scissors/file combo and SPECTRE ring.

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  • Miles MesservyMiles Messervy Posts: 1,757MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    Here’s my stuff, nothing really Bond in there except the 2004 black Bond collection DuPont fountain pen. I have the Pell money clip, but prefer the stainless Purdey as it retains more of a spring compared to silver. Although I only smoke the occasional cigar, I still carry a lighter. I suppose that can be classed as Bondian as he used this model in TND, but that was gold plated. The knife is a Spyderco PITS. The second pen is a Conway Stuart Churchill fountain pen, and the flashlight is a 800 lumen Fenix. OK, there’s another Bond item there, the Leatherman Rebar is in a DM Bullard Walther PPS mag holder. Bond used them in Carte Blanche.

    E5A57A47-AF0F-4185-9951-1FD08205F88F_zpsrduaaqzy.jpeg


    Few more bits on my key ring that are Bond related. I keep my Globetrotter luggage keys on my car key fob along with a small flash drive. My main keys have a really bright USB chargeable Fenix led light with is really bright and lasts for 14 hours on the lowest setting or 6 on the highest. I use this loads at night and I charge it about twice a year if that. There’s also a Victorinox small knife/scissors/file combo and SPECTRE ring.

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    Those car keys may also qualify as a Bond item ;)
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    It‘s a german Bentley :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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