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06 November 2003, 09:03

sonofagun

Could you tell...

If someone were to hand you a Beretta 9mm, could you tell whether it was (A) fully loaded or (B) empty (or nearly empty) based solely on it's weight or "heft"?

06 November 2003, 09:35

eshell

quote:
Originally posted by sonofagun:
If someone were to hand you a Beretta 9mm, could you tell whether it was (A) fully loaded or (B) empty (or nearly empty) based solely on it's weight or "heft"?

I've got a 92FS and it's pretty easy to tell if the full (15round) mag is in or not. The balance point changes quite a bit, and 15 cartridges + mag adds a lot of weight.

With a low-cap (vs full-cap) is used, I don't think I could tell if the inserted mag had any ammo in it or not, or how many.

06 November 2003, 09:42

sonofagun

To clarify I'm speaking with 15 round magazine inserted - full or empty.

06 November 2003, 10:08

Lar45

I'm pretty sure that I could.

06 November 2003, 11:31

p dog shooter

I could but then i handle hand guns all the time.

06 November 2003, 17:20

sonofagun

Thanks - I kinda thought so, but wanted to double check.

Reason I asked is - remember the scene in "Die Hard" where Bruce Willis hands a supposedly loaded Beretta to the head bad guy to test who he is? Gun was actually empty and I figure the bad guy would have known this, unlike as shown in the movie.

What do you think?

07 November 2003, 02:41

B_Koes

Surely you're not suggesting that everything you see on the movie screen be completely accurate! If you want to see reality then save your money and set up a chair on a street corner!! [Wink]

07 November 2003, 06:27

sonofagun

Of core snot: sum of us just enjoy "picking" movies apart on certain other forums for fun and laughs. Die Hard is full of inaccuracies.

Afraid a chair on a street corner where I live would be pretty boring!

08 November 2003, 03:14

graycg

I carry one all the time and you can tell the difference if loaded or not easily. Also, you can tell if the chamber has a round in it by looking at the extractor, most M92 series pistols have red paint on the front end that shows when there is a round in the chamber.
As for the accuracies of gun lore in movies...you ever seen a copper jacketed bullet spark when it hit something?