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Hey guys. Kinda off the wall question but what lever action is Arnie using in Terminator 2? it looked big to be a 30-30, was it a 45-70 or a shotgun of some sort? Looks like they chopped the stock short too.
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Winchester 1887
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Winchester 1887
Upon arriving in the present (believed to be 1995 in the film), the Terminator Model T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger) enters a biker bar and takes the clothes and firearm off a biker. As he prepares to leave on the biker's Harley Fatboy, the T-800 is confronted by the bar owner, who fires a warning shot from his sawed-off Winchester 1887. The Terminator coolly walks over and snatches the gun from his hand.
Three versions of the gun were used during filming. The first was the iconic "Rosebox Shotgun" with a sawed off barrel and stock and the trigger guard cut out. This is the gun seen through most of the film. The second version had a large lever loop so the gun could be flip cocked one-handed while riding a motorcycle (similar to the actions seen in True Grit and The Rifleman). James Cameron says in the commentary how Arnold accidentally picked up the wrong shotgun and tried to flip cock it and nearly broke three fingers. The third gun was the rubber prop gun for stunt work. The Terminator keeps the gun as his main weapon for a good portion of the film until he comes upon Sarah Connor's (Linda Hamilton) armory, where more superior weapons are at his disposal.
Since Winchester had stopped producing the Winchester 1887 shotgun before the film, the armorers had to find pristine condition guns which were no longer in production! The guns in the film are indeed genuine Winchester shotguns and not a foreign copy such as the Norinco YL1887L (which wasn't released until 2002) or any of the Aldo Uberti copies (they weren't producing an 1887 shotgun at the time). The report of the shotgun is said to be two cannons firing at once.
The sawed-off Winchester 1887 with large-lever loop used by Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator - 10 Gauge. Note the metal plate on the lever for better handling during flip-cocking.
The other sawed-off Winchester 1887 used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie. This is the one on the right in the picture below.
The three prop Winchester 1887 shotguns used in the film. The one on the left is the "Rosebox Shotgun", the one in the center is the rubber stunt prop, and the one to the right is the large lever loop shotgun for one-handed flip cocking - 10 Gauge.Strong people are harder to kill than weak people, and more useful in general - Mark RippetoeComment
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Were you just watching that on AMC movies?Comment
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Norinco makes an 1887 Winchester 12ga clone. Also, theres ADI Lithgow's Model 1887 12ga...if you can find one.Comment
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A 10-gauge shotgun with no shoulder thing that goes up...
No. Effing. Thanks.Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. -Andre GideComment
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that's the same gun the "runners" on COD MW2 use akimbo, Turn the corner and "BOOM" hate that.
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Probably so you can easily snag the trigger for "jerk" shots. Trigger guards are there to prevent accidental discharge."Ok, sign language 101. This means stay low, this means stack up, and this means I'm gonna punch your lights out if you don't shut up!"Comment
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HAHAHA...I am the bane of your existence on MW2!!! So who dictates what is the 'correct' way to play? There I have been plenty of times I've been 'outdistanced' turning the corner on MW2 with shotties akimbo!Originally posted by Shotgun ManComment
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Last edited by pontiacpratt; 02-19-2010, 3:28 PM.A mugger, even an armed one, can only make a successful living in a society where the state has granted him a force monopoly.
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