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Post by RAF on Oct 22, 2004 13:54:00 GMT -5
What was the gun the Tom Selleck's character used in the movie "Quigley Down Under"
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Post by TSK on Oct 22, 2004 15:33:47 GMT -5
RAF, Mr. Selleck used a Mod. 1874 Sharps, caliber .45-110. The rifle used in the movie was made by Shiloh Rifle Mfg. Co. Ted
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Post by RAF on Oct 22, 2004 15:54:27 GMT -5
TSK... THanks.
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Post by shunka on Nov 20, 2004 14:23:52 GMT -5
Word has it from a reliable source who supplied period correct leather clothing and acouterments for that film (and others of similar ilk) that hoolywierd also had a special duplicate of said Shilo Sharps made with an aluminum barrel so that Mr. Selleck could actually carry that bloomin' thing during filming day in and day out and not suffer from his arm falling off.... ;D
best shunka
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Post by TSK on Nov 21, 2004 21:28:42 GMT -5
I too had heard that they had a stunt rifle made, makes sense.
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Post by Cherokee on Nov 30, 2004 21:50:32 GMT -5
Its my understanding that a total of three rifles were made up for the movie.
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Post by shunka on Dec 2, 2004 21:49:02 GMT -5
I wonder if Mr Selleck took one home....hmmm. best shunka
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Post by Cherokee on Dec 2, 2004 22:17:32 GMT -5
I wonder if Mr Selleck took one home....hmmm. best shunka I would bet he got his pick!
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Post by TKO on Jan 8, 2005 14:32:10 GMT -5
I loved it when they took that bucket WAY OUT THERE and he popped it.
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Post by Cherokee on Jan 9, 2005 18:02:29 GMT -5
I loved it when they took that bucket WAY OUT THERE and he popped it. Wish I could shoot like that. What about when the bad guy ask-how long(seconds) from the time, bad guy got shot to the time you heard rifle report? Only in Hollwood I guess they thought that sharps was a super mag. Never less it was a good show.
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Post by Savagefan on Mar 20, 2005 7:17:50 GMT -5
:)Cherokee,
Several weeks ago Jim Leatherwood and I were doing a good deal of shooting with an old original .45-70 Sharps Brochardt, on which we had mounted one of his new Wm. Malcolm tube-style scope (1880s era design). Of course, I like popping the 300 yards steel silhouettes, and was amazed at how long it took the bullet to get there. At just that range, I could squeeze off the shot, sit up and then watch the bullet hit the target...followed by the sound of the "ding" a second or two later.
At 1,000 yards, I can imagine the delay. Without a timer, it would likely seem...well...about like the shot on the bad guy mentioned. It would seem like a 5...6...7 seconds or more delay.
But, that's the fun of shooting these old large bore calibers. That...and just how accurate these old guns and big bullets can be at long range.
Toby Bridges
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Post by WesTx on Mar 21, 2005 23:41:14 GMT -5
Have to agree with Toby here. Some years ago I got to help some fellers play their version of Berdan's Sharpshooters and an incident where they whittled out sight extentions to hit a Confederate lookout tower. Just keep adjusting the wooden sight extention till they really started ducking. We set the target at 1400 yards, though the shooters didn't know the range. After a while they were getting hits on a 10X15 foot out-house type structure. Between BOOM! & Clunk! you could have rolled a cigarette and had it half smoked! ;D
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Post by quigleysharps4570 on Apr 12, 2006 5:09:30 GMT -5
Its my understanding that a total of three rifles were made up for the movie. That's also what I read. The 45-110 for show...the prop for carrying and a 45-70 for the shooting.
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Post by redhawk1 on Nov 5, 2007 6:48:02 GMT -5
I wonder if Mr Selleck took one home....hmmm. best shunka He sure did.
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Post by frontiergander on Apr 16, 2008 21:04:31 GMT -5
A hollywood actor taking home a firearm? NOO!! I dont believe that!
haha!
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