FR Gun Club: Stupid Gun Mistakes EVERY Writer Makes

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[Kimmers]

Neither does my Christmas gift from my husband.....Beretta Tomcat Inox.... a gun I will carry as soon as my CHL arrives....... BTW Kel-Tec......nice

[mnehring]

How about when the author uses 'site' instead of 'sight' or 'sights' or 'sight picture'.

That could be due to UK spelling..

[ohioarmedneutrality]

You might want to add to the list how after good guys and bad guys in a movie or TV show have fired God-knows how many rounds, that one or the other has their gun trained on one or the other and then practically whispers some snarky or profound comment to the other before firing the next shot.

Anyone who has ever fired a gun knows that without adequate hearing protection, your ears will suffer severe damage, temporarily or even permanently. That is why you will see law enforcement in real life shouting loudly after rounds are fired because otherwise no party involved may be able to hear well as well as wishing to be forceful and assertive.

Long story short, in reality, no good guy, after firing off rounds from his .45, 9 mm or .357 can expect the perp to hear him whispering “Do you feel lucky?”

[Army Air Corps]

I recall a Russian revolver for which a suppressor might actually work. The cylinder eased forward and created a seal before the hammer fell.

[Lee'sGhost]

“dual wielding”?

You mean, a weapon in each hand?

[TalonDJ]

For anyone that watches Anime or even some movies, anytime someone points a gun at someone, draws, or in any way moves a gun (or sword) in a purposeful way there is always a *kaclink* sound of metal on metal. It does not matter if the movement was tiny. It is just like the dubbed in *wham*s everyone adds for fist fights.

[Fiji Hill]

How about the term “Saturday night special”? I assume this is a .38 with some sort of timer that allows it to be used only between the hours of 6 PM and midnight on Saturdays.

[TalonDJ]

You mean, a weapon in each hand?

Yes, in gaming parlance that is 'dual wielding'.

[Uri’el-2012]

THE SILENCED REVOLVER

Can work if the cylinder gap is very tight. Of course then it would foul before long.

It will work on a Nagant M1895

[Old Teufel Hunden]

The one gun gaffe I see abused the most is in Westerns where they use smokeless powder during their gunfights. Smokeless powder was not invented until 1884 and did not make it’s way out to the Wild West until the 1890s. The majority of westerns take place before the 1890s.

[mnehring]

A Saturday Night Special plays disco music whenever you fire.

[mnehring]

How about the ‘curve the bullet’ in Wanted?

[P8riot]

Broomhandle mausers like the one here, use clips.

[Uri’el-2012]

So, over a long distance you want to have your crosshairs above the target.

Not if you are using a MilDot scope and
you know at what distanced it is zeroed.

Mine is zeroed at 300 yards,
I shoot below by 2 dots at 100 yards

[domenad]

Drizzt dual-wields. You telling me he’s not a pro?

[mad_as_he$$]

Some Dan Wesson models had the ability adjust the forcing cone very close to the cylinder. Still loud even with a silencer.

[Lee'sGhost]

Excellent! This is a great thread!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Taking off a revolvers “safety”.

[P8riot]

Wonder if it will work on a Mateba?

[STD]

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