Given all the shoddy gun scenes we see in our movies here is a good one.
Tom Cruise plays an ex-Special Forces hitman in the movie Collateral.He uses a .45 ACP H&K USP as his weapon,for this movie he went extensive arms training using live rounds under the supervision of Mick Gould,former SAS.Tom's weapons handling and realism have been praised by ex-military folks.
here is the training video I am adding its worth a watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8-P8sJNHk0
Worth Watching
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Worth Watching
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Re: Worth Watching
Yup, I saw this flick years ago and what impressed me most was double tapping the guys in a dark alley after they take his briefcase away. It set me thinking and wondering how well choreographed that sequence was. Double tapping that too repeatedly on different targets isn't very easy with a center fire handgun (have tried it unsuccessfully) and the ease with which Tom did left me admiring the guy as a dedicated actor who must've put in days training for it and this clip indeed proves just that. Wish besides aping them in mannerism and clothes, our guys and stunt choreographers learn to handle guns (on screen) by watching these dedicated lot from Hollywood.
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Re: Worth Watching
Cruise went through 3 months of rigorous training using live ammo only his skills got so good that you'll see Mick Gould say that he does the scenes with blanks but in his mind its like he is firing live ammo and doing it for real.
Double Tapping isn't easy I will agree with you it needs time with the gun and on the range something we lot here can't afford due to the ammo quota's.
I doubt ever our stuntmen will emulate the same because our lovely audience wont know the difference,the American crowd appreciated it because of their gun loving majority.
But overall I have been amazed seeing the scenes -the night alley in which he double taps and then does a mozambique,the night club scene just loved the way he reloaded his pistol.
Double Tapping isn't easy I will agree with you it needs time with the gun and on the range something we lot here can't afford due to the ammo quota's.
I doubt ever our stuntmen will emulate the same because our lovely audience wont know the difference,the American crowd appreciated it because of their gun loving majority.
But overall I have been amazed seeing the scenes -the night alley in which he double taps and then does a mozambique,the night club scene just loved the way he reloaded his pistol.
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Re: Worth Watching
I saw collateral and then the hindi version with Emran Hashmi and Irrfan Khan.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
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Re: Worth Watching
Aloha,
For those of you who are in the US and have access to handguns,
I would suggest that you find an IDPA or IPSC club and join it.
There, you will learn everything you see in the movies.
Years ago, I shot IPSC and used a Smith & Wesson Model 57 in 41 magnum.
My target loads easily made major power factor.
Doing double/triple taps with a large frame revolver takes a lot of practice.
I was going thru a minimum of 3,000 rounds or more a month.
I now use a Beretta 96, 40SW as primary "favorite" fun gun.
The double action semi auto first shot and single action second shot can be double tapped.
Getting used to shooting a DA semi auto takes a lot of practice. Having shot a lot of DA revolvers helps.
For those of you who are in the US and have access to handguns,
I would suggest that you find an IDPA or IPSC club and join it.
There, you will learn everything you see in the movies.
Years ago, I shot IPSC and used a Smith & Wesson Model 57 in 41 magnum.
My target loads easily made major power factor.
Doing double/triple taps with a large frame revolver takes a lot of practice.
I was going thru a minimum of 3,000 rounds or more a month.
I now use a Beretta 96, 40SW as primary "favorite" fun gun.
The double action semi auto first shot and single action second shot can be double tapped.
Getting used to shooting a DA semi auto takes a lot of practice. Having shot a lot of DA revolvers helps.