kirk
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Post by kirk on Dec 12, 2008 21:41:33 GMT -5
I bought a vhs tape of the movie for next to nothing and enjoyed seeing the model 8 in action on it. The movie isn't the best I have ever seen, but seeing and hearing the old model 8 bark onscreen is a rare experience. They seemed to want to show off the fact that it was a semi-auto by shooting mutiple three shot strings and flashing back to the shooter several times for emphasis. Also as someone posted previously the model 8 has a very distinctive sound compared to the lever actions. The movie also featured a model 1895 Winchester which is one of the rarer lever guns and one of my favorites. I would love to have one in .30-40 Krag to compliment my Krag Jorgensen rifle.
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Post by tnrifleman on Dec 14, 2008 11:50:17 GMT -5
I'll have to check out that movie. I'm going to get one that I saw at the local Walmart. "You Know My Name" stars Sam Elliott as lawman Bill Tillman. Sam Elliott is one of my favorite actors.
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Post by Hardrada55 on Dec 14, 2008 14:23:03 GMT -5
Can you imagine all the movies that SHOULD have a Remington Model 8 or 81 in them?
Bonnie and Clyde is the big one they totally missed on, considering that at the ambush, the Model 8 was one of the main engines of their destruction.
How about having Remington Model 8s in the Wild Bunch? or one of my favorite Lee Marvin movies, the Professionals? Both dealt with the time of the Mexican Revolution.
I bet you guys can think of a million more movies that should have Remington Autoloading rifles in them.
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Post by imfuncity on Dec 16, 2008 2:16:36 GMT -5
I sure agree that there are a lot of movies that could have been very unique with our rifle - especially Bonnie and Clyde. To have used the correct shooting irons in that one would have made half of the movie!
On the other hand, Hollywood was so into cutting up firearms at that time that it's likely they would have destroyed it to make it look like what they wanted vs. what they really were.
I don't have Ride the High Country yet, but I did find it on DVD on the internet and made a heavy hint regarding it for Christmas. Interestingly, I too found and got at Wally World You Know My Name, regarding Tilghman (w/ Sam Elliot, one of my favorite actors) - but it still is in the shrink wrap, haven't had time to watch it. Just finished reading about Tilgham in a book regarding outlaws and lawman, that should add a little background (reality) to the movie.
Personal favorite with Sam Elliot is Louis L'Amour's, The Quick and the Dead. (Don't mistake it for the other Quick and Dead w/ Sharon Stone, that movie/DVD wasn't even worth buying to use as a target!)
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Post by beleg2 on Feb 1, 2009 15:21:13 GMT -5
This is the M8 in hands of one of the bad guys. Again, shooting from the barn: Martin
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johnl
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Post by johnl on Feb 26, 2009 13:16:01 GMT -5
IMHO "Ride the High Country" was one of Peckinpah's best and the man knew guns better than most directors in hollyweird. He grew up hunting and fishing when you could still do that in California. Great stills of Warren Oates with his model 8!!
Also, you can add a Winchester 1886 to the list as well and you don't see those too often in the movies either.
John
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Post by blackbahart on Jul 13, 2016 0:15:22 GMT -5
well just reving an old thread ,was watching an old western on TCM and noticed an old remington during the mountain return treck shoot out scene .Was interesting to see one as dates were never mentioned in the movie,but everbody was packing sidearms .Almost no reasoning with the movie armor.
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