Mike Irwin
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Did Colt ever make stainless steel Pythons?
I don't know much of anything about Colt revolvers.
I don't know much of anything about Colt revolvers.
The guns of Walking Dead
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The show so far seems very true to the graphic novel it's based on
Production values.....lets just say I've seen a lot of zombie movies, and some of these are the most well done and realistic looking zombies (did I just say realistic looking zombies?) I've ever seen.
The effect of the gunshot inside the tank was also cool; usually hollywood glosses over the sound and concussion effect of gunshots in confined spaces or explosions, in favor of flaming visual effects.
I also noticed what a few people have already mentioned; the lack of recoil on some shots from the Python, and him telling the other cop to make sure he has a round chambered and the safety off...on a Glock. However, I didn't hear the click of a safety that other people say they heard, just the sounds of the slide being pulled back and going back into battery. Could have missed it. Hollywood certainly is used to putting in fake sound effects for Glocks; how many times in movies have you heard the sound of a hammer cocking, when the person is using a Glock?
I also think he took too many guns with him, and maybe not enough ammo. Also the wrong kind of guns for zombies, but chalk that one up to inexperience
Production values.....lets just say I've seen a lot of zombie movies, and some of these are the most well done and realistic looking zombies (did I just say realistic looking zombies?) I've ever seen.
The effect of the gunshot inside the tank was also cool; usually hollywood glosses over the sound and concussion effect of gunshots in confined spaces or explosions, in favor of flaming visual effects.
I also noticed what a few people have already mentioned; the lack of recoil on some shots from the Python, and him telling the other cop to make sure he has a round chambered and the safety off...on a Glock. However, I didn't hear the click of a safety that other people say they heard, just the sounds of the slide being pulled back and going back into battery. Could have missed it. Hollywood certainly is used to putting in fake sound effects for Glocks; how many times in movies have you heard the sound of a hammer cocking, when the person is using a Glock?
I also think he took too many guns with him, and maybe not enough ammo. Also the wrong kind of guns for zombies, but chalk that one up to inexperience
Mike Irwin
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I had originally said they were Benellis, but I was wrong, they were Mossbergs.
And I don't think a shotgun would be a bad choice at all. Police rounds are buckshot.
And I don't think a shotgun would be a bad choice at all. Police rounds are buckshot.
Just 8 inches. I deliberately used an angle to make it look longer just for fun.
BTW, I missed the opening episode of Walking Dead and was hoping for a rerun but no such luck. I did go online and get the highlight segment. Saw the Python in action, including the inside the tank shot.
James Snipe
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50 cal MC on the tank
Before they climbed on the tank he could have used what i thought was a 50 cal MC to mow a buch of them down. It looked like there was planty of ammo. usually there are long guns in the tank also.
Before they climbed on the tank he could have used what i thought was a 50 cal MC to mow a buch of them down. It looked like there was planty of ammo. usually there are long guns in the tank also.
5.56RifleGuy
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Nevermind. Good show though.
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Sounds like a show I'll have to watch.
One thing that bugs me about post apocalyptic movies is how poorly armed many of the survivors are. After all few of us are very far from places where guns are sold or where some government agency has an arsenal.
If I were in Georgia I'd think Fort Benning would be worth a visit.
One thing that bugs me about post apocalyptic movies is how poorly armed many of the survivors are. After all few of us are very far from places where guns are sold or where some government agency has an arsenal.
If I were in Georgia I'd think Fort Benning would be worth a visit.
Let it Bleed
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I suppose schedules may be different depending on carrier and region, but the season premiere re-airs on the Independent Film Channel (IFC) on 11/4 @ 12:15 am and AMC on 11/5 @ 10:00pm; 11/6 @ 2:00 am; and 11/7 @ 2:00 am.
I keep racking my brain to recall what the "bad guys" were using to shoot at the Deputies, but I can't remember.
Mike Irwin
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It looked like the bad guys were using a Sig, a pump shotgun of some type, and a Glock.
Personally I think a shotgun with its bulky ammo is a so-so choice for a zombie long-gun. You need to kill the brain to put down the undead. Remember shots to the body are completely ineffective, even .50 BMG. That means effective head shots.
A .223/5.56 mm semi-auto rifle with low power scope for shots out to 50-100 or so yards. An AR or Mini-14. Light easy to carry ammo. And ammo to rifles (M16A2/3 or M4's) would be relatively easy to pick up with all the dead National Guard troops around. (Standing off picking off zombies at longer distances with a .308 is not usually a good idea unless you've planned for a long siege. It gives zombies in the area time to amass leaving you very little exits and you're screwed esp. in the city where the numbers can run in the tens of thousands. Shoot and maneuver is key)
A .22 lr with open sights is ideal for relatively close encounters (less than 50 yards). Lots of ammo can be carried on the person and reduced noise signature. If you're facing a siege type situation making hundreds or even thousands of precise head shots from the rooftops with heavier caliber rifle can be fatiguing. A light easy to shoot .22 rifle is the best rifle for exterminating the undead in large quantities at relatively shorter distances.
A suppressor for either weapon would be ideal to reduce noise signature. In general discharging any firearm will signal any undead within hearing distance. Unless you plan to stay and see how many show up, keep moving.
A .223/5.56 mm semi-auto rifle with low power scope for shots out to 50-100 or so yards. An AR or Mini-14. Light easy to carry ammo. And ammo to rifles (M16A2/3 or M4's) would be relatively easy to pick up with all the dead National Guard troops around. (Standing off picking off zombies at longer distances with a .308 is not usually a good idea unless you've planned for a long siege. It gives zombies in the area time to amass leaving you very little exits and you're screwed esp. in the city where the numbers can run in the tens of thousands. Shoot and maneuver is key)
A .22 lr with open sights is ideal for relatively close encounters (less than 50 yards). Lots of ammo can be carried on the person and reduced noise signature. If you're facing a siege type situation making hundreds or even thousands of precise head shots from the rooftops with heavier caliber rifle can be fatiguing. A light easy to shoot .22 rifle is the best rifle for exterminating the undead in large quantities at relatively shorter distances.
A suppressor for either weapon would be ideal to reduce noise signature. In general discharging any firearm will signal any undead within hearing distance. Unless you plan to stay and see how many show up, keep moving.
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James Snipe
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we will have to see if they can keep the momentum going ....
we will have to see if they can keep the momentum going ....
The BBC had a Zombie three part series on cable last week in which the survivors are from a TV station reality show in Britton. There are only two guns in the entire series both taken off of the bodies of Bobbies (one of whom is shot by a survivor) what looks like a Glock 17 also based on the number of rounds fired without reloading and a maybe M4 with lots of add ons that make it hard to tell, might be a Sig 556...Downer of a series everybody dies in the third and final episode.
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