5 ridiculous Gun Myths

[sindominator]

Comments are hilarious, anywho something to read while you wait for that Brazil vs Korea match =)

http://www.cracked.com/article_18576_5-ridiculous-gun-myths-everyone-believes-thanks-to-movies.html

[Rekrab]

I take issue with the comment that a small girl can't handle the recoil on a Desert Eagle .44mag >.>

But yes, amusing article.

[paul0660]

Hmm........I have heard of silencers that do better than 120 decibels, and you have to remember that the decibels is a log scale, so each 10 db is double the energy, so 120 vs 160 is a heck of a lot less.

But "ptew"...........true, never happens.

I think my favorite myth, or least favorite, if it is a myth.......is when the bad guy REALLY gets pissed at the bad guy during questioning and finally racks the slide in anger.........what was he going to do before, throw it?

[AJAX22]

There are silencers that are truly silent (or very nearly)

single shot bolt action rifles with ruberized internals shot through specialized suppressors fitted with wipes.

It's impractical but it can be done....

[Black Majik]

Entertaining article, even if it's filled with incorrect terminology.

[johnrunner89]

Cool article, they should of included the myth about stopping power, that firearms don't make people fly back when being shot or automatically be disabled.

[Black Majik]

I was actually hoping for the .50 caliber bullet can miss the target and still rip limbs off myth.

[rojocorsa]

Forcing cone and cylinder gap fail. And that does not look like an 1895 Nagant with a Brammit device either....

I like how the guy shooting the Glock had a stogie.

The machine Ahnuld Youtube clip was hilarious...

This article was entertaining overall...

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

Revolver with a silencer. That's funny. Hollyweird.

[BigDogatPlay]

IF the cylinder barrel gap was reduced to a nearly impossible tolerance, and sub sonic ammo was used... you could get a revolver fairly quiet. Not Hollywood quiet, but a lot quieter than you might normally find.

Truly silenced requires a locked breech, subsonic (or close to it) ammo and a reasonably decent suppressor.

Interesting article, even if it does have some real lulus in it.

ETA: The Mark Wahlberg soda bottle thing actually really will work, if it's done right and with a locked breech (such as a bolt action) .22 and standard velocity or less ammo. It's covered in several different underground books on silencers.

[CHS]

I still hate that they referred to them as "Assault Weapons"

That's one myth that JUST. WONT. DIE. GRRRRR.

[sindominator]

So what about the pillow over the pistol, so you won't wake the neighbors?

I have seen it in multiple movies where the killer comes in the bedroom and and pops a cap on someone all while placing a pillow over the gun.

[thevic]

what about frag grenades creating great explosions?

[ZirconJohn]

Forcing cone and cylinder gap fail. And that does not look like an 1895 Nagant with a Brammit device either....

I like how the guy shooting the Glock had a stogie.

The machine Ahnuld Youtube clip was hilarious...

This article was entertaining overall...

Sorry for off topic comment...

But that... THAT would be an AWSOME avatar...!

[Sajedene]

Ahaha great read. Oh the "laws of Hollywood" totally screws with everyone.