Question for firearms wizards

[Rubycon]

What kind of shotgun was Anton Chigurh using in No Country For Old Men?

A shotgun with a silencer? Is that possible or just another Hollywood mythological creation? :laugh:

 

[TallBill]

I could answer both questions, but alas I'm a gun enthusiast, not a freak.

 

[TallBill]

I'm not a wizard either. Btw, it's a surpressor, not a silencer.

 

[Rubycon]

Well the overdubbing lead you to believe it was some top secret weapon with a crazy choke and nearly zero propellant noise!

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: TallBill
I'm not a wizard either. Btw, it's a surpressor, not a silencer.

Did you place on your hat and robe when you entered this thread?

 

[Orsorum]

You mean the cattle gun? It's not a shotgun.

 

[Rubycon]

Not the thing hooked to the bottle that he was holding up to locks. The other thing was definitely a shotgun type weapon.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

http://www.tacticaloperations....dgefall2001/index.html

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
http://www.tacticaloperations....dgefall2001/index.html

While at the range, an assortment of rounds were fired, both standard (supersonic) and subsonic. The muzzle sound signature with subsonic ammunition was reduced to a level that was the same as that produced by a .22 short fired from a rifle. Others that were present likened the sound signature to that of a .177 caliber RWS pellet rifle. Put another way, the manual cycling of the 870?s pump action was actually louder than the sound of a subsonic 12-gaugt round being fired from the Clandestine 12.

:shocked:

I guess that is illegal for civilian use.

 

[Kwatt]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
What kind of shotgun was Anton Chigurh using in No Country For Old Men?

A shotgun with a silencer? Is that possible or just another Hollywood mythological creation? :laugh:

Most of the noise from a firearm is from the projectile breaking the sound barrier. Although I have no experience with and have never seen a "sound suppressed" shotgun. I would tend to think it would be possible to reduced the sound when combined with a sub-sonic load.

I used to varmint hunt with a "sound suppressed" bolt action .22 rifle. Until the sheriff explained to me his discomfort with me having such a weapon. And he did not go for the "noise pollution reduction" spiel. When using sub-sonic .22 long rounds it made less noise than my pellet rifle. With super-sonic .22 long rifle rounds it did make a difference. But it was still rather loud.

The better "sound suppression" will "probably" be those with the sound suppression integral with the barrel and a projectile that is designed to break the sound barrier with as little air displacement as possible. Although, I have never seen such a weapon or projectile.

I do not have any idea what they had in the movie "No Country For Old Men" Being a movie it is best to remember that on TV and in the movie's it is almost impossible to shoot at a vehicle and not have it blow up. Or shoot out the tires while the vehicle is traveling at 60 mph. With a handgun and standard ammo. While everywhere except on the "lot" both are incredibly hard to do.


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[Kwatt]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
http://www.tacticaloperations....dgefall2001/index.html

Thank for the link!!

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[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: Rubycon

:shocked:

I guess that is illegal for civilian use.

Not neccesarily, suppressors are completely legal for civilian use.

You just need the proper ATF forms and tax stamps to go with them. I own a few myself.