#prop guns

[omercifulheaves]

Thing is, this ain't even the first Japanese ad I've seen that uses Warren Oates in Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia to sell prop guns.

[cerebral-vengeance]

[mxalexwhat]

Thank you so much for the info you put out about prop guns. I was wondering why was there a live round on set? If live rounds are never used I can’t make it make sense in my mind why? Especially if it’s so dangerous. It seems bo let’s to me that a wild round is anywhere near a set.

No problem. Several people have asked this question since I made this post.

I don't know what kind of prop gun they were using, but this was a western film so I'm thinking an older one. Often times, a prop master for westerns will find real guns for authenticity or maybe even just for close-ups. All prop guns should be emptied of ammunition before use on a set, of course, but just because the clip is empty doesn't mean the chamber or barrel is empty.

In California, I don't think you'd ever risk getting a prop gun with a forgotten bullet still in it because the laws are so strict, so its possible that the armorer got the gun locally in New Mexico and didn't think to check?

All that being said, there could have been any kind of object in the gun's barrel or chamber, even a cleaning jag, and with a blank loaded behind it, that projectile becomes as deadly as a bullet. And that object would still be called a live round.

[that-strange-ringing]

Here’s my (unpainted) killjoy ray gun. It’s still slightly rough around the edges.

I’m thinking of making an Etsy account and selling these (blank/white so people can paint their own how they want) for around $10 or slightly less.

[muthur9000]

I was mainly interested in the Alien attraction which would use VR headsets in a digital environment which recreates the Alien Universe around you, structured like a first person shooter you could go head to head with Xenomorph's. The experience is to be set in a roughly 2,000-sq.-ft. free-roam environment for four players, using specially-created prop guns with haptic effects and hand tracking. There's a immersion visual reality gaming centre in my city, and it's amazing. The Alien game will also use such things as environmental effects like heat, mist, and a motion platform so physical elements can be used to create a visceral experience. I was going to fly to Malaysia for this! Now it may never happen 😢😭

[hydraworx]

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[hayquetenerpatience]

This guy's a piece of work. 'I didn't pull the trigger.' 'It's not my fault.' 'I just cocked the hammer and let it fall.' If there ever was a candidate for cancellation... this is it!

[kleefkruid]

I honestly don’t understand why the film industry needs prop guns that fire anyway? I played in a short film where I shot someone, and while the prop gun was a real gun, the inside had been filled with metal so it was impossible to ever put anything in (or out of) it.

the shooting effects where added in post, and I had to act out the recoil of the pistol. I watched a bunch of shooting range videos to get it right.

and safety wise, even though it was a non-functional gun it still had to be in a special case at all times when it wasn’t used, and when I had to take it home to practise I had to go straight home without detours or using public transport and I wasn’t allowed to tell anyone I had it.