James Bond Movie Opening "Scope"

[MoPHo]

What is that metallic scope that is always in the James Bond movies? It follows James to the middle of the screen and then he shoots it, the screen goes red and then it wobbles. Is it supposed to be a sniper scope or something? I can't figure out what the hell it is...

Goldeneye is on right now and it's something that has bugged me.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

It's a barrel of a gun

 

[MoPHo]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Yeah, it's the view from inside the barrel of a gun. The spiral pattern that you see on the outsides are the rifling patterns within the barrel. Modern gun barrels are not smooth on the inside. The spiral pattern causes the bullets to turn in flight like a football, resulting in a straighter trajectory.

 

[MoPHo]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Yeah, it's the view from inside the barrel of a gun. The spiral pattern that you see on the outsides are the rifling patterns within the barrel. Modern gun barrels are not smooth on the inside. The spiral pattern causes the bullets to turn in flight like a football, resulting in a straighter trajectory.

Ahhh. Thank you. A for both of you.

 

[SKORPI0]

Meh, watching the "Quantum of Solace" behind the scenes that is being shown between commercials. Looks good so far.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

no its not. it's spiraled...

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

no its not. it's spiraled...

If there was only a word for that.... Oh yea rifled

 

[judasmachine]

Boy, you better not be from TX.

[clicks avatar, ahh NY]

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

:thumbsup:

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

yes there are. It is called rifling.

 

[McCarthy]

Originally posted by: MoPHo
I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

*Thumps MoPHo with the stock of a smooth bore musket

 

[Colt45]

fuck, did this actually just happen?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

FYI, they've been showing the "spiral" (aka rifling) of the barrel since the very first Bond movie (Dr. No, 1962). I don't know how common a rifled barrel was on a pistol back then (assuming that Bond's potential attacker was using a pistol), but as the trend was established from the outset, it's no wonder it became the norm.

 

[eLiu]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
FYI, they've been showing the "spiral" (aka rifling) of the barrel since the very first Bond movie (Dr. No, 1962). I don't know how common a rifled barrel was on a pistol back then (assuming that Bond's potential attacker was using a pistol), but as the trend was established from the outset, it's no wonder it became the norm.

Rifling was in use in all firearms long before 1962. Rifling was around even when bullets were still sphere-like. For example, rifling is the primary difference between a "rifle" and a "musket", where rifle is taken in the old-school muzzle-loading sense of the word.

 

[TehMac]

Originally posted by: judasmachine

[clicks avatar, ahh NY]

Naive little boy town.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

no its not. it's spiraled...

If there was only a word for that.... Oh yea rifled

yeah i know. i couldn't think of it at the time.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: MoPHo

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
It's a barrel of a gun

I was thinking that, but there are spiral separations between some of the metal. The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

Now I think I know why gun control is so popular.

 

[BrownTown]

FAIL

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: MoPHo
The barrel of a gun is smooth on the inside...

<Neo>Whoa!</Neo>

maybe in the 1800's