Favorite Shootin Films

[RedFeather]

My take on Quigley Down Under.  Used to have an 1879 Remington.  Never could shoot it as well as the movie character.  His shots were amazing, espeically considering he NEVER adjusted his tang sight which was set for five hundred yards shots but could cut a rope at ten yards.  Hollywood.

Oh, I forgot one.  The 1950's "Red Badge of Courage" with Audy Murphy.  Those guns in that movie are REAL, not repros.

[gamo2hammerli]

"Enemy at the Gates" is a great film. Saw it once in the cinema....and saw it 3 times on dvd.

That book about that Russian sniper is required reading in the Canadian military.....a soldier friend told me that.

[EdNunya]

does in fact qualify....

30 cal Broom Handle Mauser pistol...   Scoped long guns..etc;)

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Semper Fi
Ed

[cnsjones]

And here they are:

Ten Shootin’ Films

The Shootist (John Wayne)
Shooter (Mark Wahlberg)
Quigley Down Under (Tom Selleck)
El Dorado (John Wayne-- also Robert Mitchum)
Outlaw Josie Wales (Clint Eastwood)
Sgt. York (Gary Cooper)
Blazing Saddles (Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickins)
High Noon  (Gary Cooper)
Enemy At The Gates (Jude Law. Ed Harris, and Ron Perlman)
Red Badge of Courage (Audie Murphy)


Any additions, feel free!!

Surprised that someone didn't give us "Dirty Harry" --
 But almost all the Clint Eastwood movies were "shootemups" and some of the old "Spaghetti" westerns were pretty good.

I also liked Open Range with Robert Duval and Kevin Costner.

thanks guys

[PeakChick]

Quigley Down Under was definitely a bit of Hollywood story making, but one of my favorite movies. Actually, if you watch the movie, Quigley did adjust his tang mount vernier sight a couple of times. True, he should have been doing it more, given the rainbow trajectory of a 45-110. As a bit of trivia, the rifle Tom Selleck used in the movie was custom built by Shilo Sharps in the USA. Shilo Sharps builds what are acknowledged as some of the finest Sharps pattern replicas. I had a Davide Petersolli Sharps replica, in a No. 3 Creedmore pattern, 45-70. What a delightful rifle that was, some of the most beautiful wood and craftsmanship I have seen. The double set trigger on my rifle was incredible. I had the tang sight dialed in for 150 yards and didn't adjust it much, usually just applied Kentucky windage. It sure required a LOT of hold over to lob 405 gr. pills at a steel Buffalo target at 500yds. "Ping"

[lil'feeby]

i forgot one "Apaloosa"

[RedFeather]

Shilo sure makes some fine Sharps rifles.  A friend was retiring and wanted something special like a Sharps.  I told him to call Shilo.  When he did, they listened to what he wanted and told him that they had a rifle which just about met his specs and the original customer backed out on the order.  He got it that week for about $1800.  Don't recall all the features but we figured the first guy must has plunked about $600 down as an initial payment.  Boy, did he make out!

[shadow]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Tombstone, Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill,,,,,,,to many favorites hehe. Ed

[HILMAN76]

Young Guns 1 and 2 ..REGULATORS!! MOUNT UP!!!