The character was a vet of the Civil War, on some kind of special forces team. He was a gunman. How does such a man forget that there's a thumb operated ejector rod on his revolver?
The Colt SAA didn't come out until 8 years after the Civil War ended. Not sure exactly when the movie was set but this may have been a new gun to him. Under stress it would have been realistic for someone to choke on something unfamiliar.
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I was amazed he managed something like 15 shots out of a six shooter without a reload.
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Near the end of the final shootout, he's seen ducked behind a water trough trying to shake the spent cases from his Colt Single Action Army. He makes no effort at all to use the ejector, as if he had no idea that's what it was for. What the hell??
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I skipped ahead to Annette Bening. Damn fine woman!
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Must be the only person who bumps the grip with the heel of my hand to pop empties back. Pluck them right out. Only use the ejector rod if necessary. It usually isnt.
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Must be the only person who bumps the grip with the heel of my hand to pop empties back. Pluck them right out. Only use the ejector rod if necessary. It usually isnt.
Shh. Don't inject your actual experience with SAA's into this conversation. The Fudds gots to flaunt their superiority as gun eggspurts.
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Must be the only person who bumps the grip with the heel of my hand to pop empties back. Pluck them right out. Only use the ejector rod if necessary. It usually isnt.
The character was a vet of the Civil War, on some kind of special forces team. He was a gunman. How does such a man forget that there's a thumb operated ejector rod on his revolver?
The Colt SAA didn't come out until 8 years after the Civil War ended. Not sure exactly when the movie was set but this may have been a new gun to him.
That's got nothing to do with the point. I'm fully aware of what guns were used in the Civil War, when that war occurred, and when the 1873 revolver was adopted. Your point was that he was so flustered by combat that he forgot an essential function of his personal revolver, which was a SAA. He was portrayed as someone not the least unfamiliar with the stresses of combat, and not likely therefore, to be so flustered as to forget such a thing in the midst of it.
The scene was a screw up, plain and simple, and a ridiculous one at that.
Despite that, still a great Western. Most of them have such BS in them, some more than others and some worse than others.
I liked the movie, but the script didn't ring true to me. Duvall's character especially...nobody talked so 'proper' in those days, especially a free range cattle man. The young kid in the movie bugged me as well...his accent.
Costner, Bening and the guy who played the hostile rancher carried the movie in my opinion.
I liked the movie, but the script didn't ring true to me. Duvall's character especially...nobody talked so 'proper' in those days, especially a free range cattle man. The young kid in the movie bugged me as well...his accent.
Costner, Bening and the guy who played the hostile rancher carried the movie in my opinion.
People talked a lot more proper back then if that is the term you want to use. Contractions weren’t used as much and people were generally much more formal in their speech.
True Grit is a good example of period correct dialogue in both the book and the second movie which more or less exactly follows the book.
The character was a vet of the Civil War, on some kind of special forces team. He was a gunman. How does such a man forget that there's a thumb operated ejector rod on his revolver?
The Colt SAA didn't come out until 8 years after the Civil War ended. Not sure exactly when the movie was set but this may have been a new gun to him. Under stress it would have been realistic for someone to choke on something unfamiliar.
Civil was handguns didn't have ejectors. At least none that I can think of any. I doubt it was a new gun to him. A non-standard barrel length, too short to be 7.5" and too long for 5.5". Also no front sight. Looks like the barrel was cut a bit after the front sight. 6.5" barrel maybe? At least he didn't shoot the camera person. PJ
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I've seen combat vets make mistakes on a range. They hadn't been shot either while doing the reload. I guess - it's just a movie but the idea that a "man used to combat wouldn't make a mistake" isn't one I'd necessarily buy. Especially if you think about time elapse since he last had to fire shots in anger and maybe never had to with that particular revolver.
