Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition

Re:Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition by Simulacra on Friday July 03, 2026 @08:28AM (#48774203)

I'm sure it exists, but we need this for movies. Of all the things I wish the movie industry would do, removing the sound of racking a slide or pulling back a hammer...on an automatic.. is top of my list of things that need to absolutely go.

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Re:Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition by jdkwxnkwxnsk on Friday July 03, 2026 @10:41AM (#48775656)

Please, these are more often than not just creative choices, sure they may be inaccurate but accuracy is seldom the point a director is trying to make when taking creative liberties like this.

If every movie was as close to reality as possible they wouldn’t be classified as entertainment.

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Re:Gun Mistakes in Fiction Writing: Handgun Edition by RJSquirel on Friday July 03, 2026 @09:33AM (#48774839)

This. Every movie shotgun uses the sound of a Remington 870 racking. Every camera uses the sound of a Nikon MD11/12 winding. I'm sure there are more.

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