Talk:44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout

Is it just me or does the muzzle of McGregor's revolver look too big to be a .357 Magnum? (Ballistics Expert2)

- It only looks bigger on the close up of the gun - just an optical illusion. The gun is definitely a S&W 686, which is .357 only. StanTheMan 19:30, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

In the film, the AR-15 the 20" heavy barrel, but real his gun look like use 16" barrel and in fact may be a Bushmaster Dissipator

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Seems the M37 with stock and the M870 below are very similiar seen in this angle, so may be they are both the same type/same one used? - note by teslashark

- If you take a close look at the film image under 870, you'll notice the pump grip matches that of a standard 870, and not an Ithaca. StanTheMan 03:12, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

AR-15s

Did anyone else notice that the AR-15 rifles acquired from the gun shop had bayonet lugs? The NHS happened in 1997, three years into the "assault weapons" ban, which banned the sale of new firearms with, amongst other things, bayonet lugs. And this was California of all places.

I'm really not sure that we should have separate entries for "AR-15 A2" and "M16A2". Since this is a movie (and since props get reused between scenes, typically), it seems likely that the AR-15s in the gun store are the same M16A2s used by the SWAT officers later. It wouldn't make sense for the armorer to bring two different types of guns that look identical to the set, just for the sake of accuracy (when the audience can't tell the difference). -MT2008 01:00, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Also, the Federal AW ban just banned the NEW PRODUCTION of evil features. People could buy and sell whatever PRE-BAN stuff they had, depending on their state. All throughout the 90s Californians could buy ANY pre-ban AR-15 as long as it was not banned by the Roberti-Roos AW ban of 1989. This was BEFORE the 1999 ban, which was ONE of the reasons why Gov. Grey Davis was recalled (many things caused various groups with different agendas to hate him, but the Gun Owners worked hard for his recall). So having AR-15s in 1997 for sale in California with Preban features is not illegal (though the preban guns would be tons more expensive at the time). As long as they were NOT called AR-15 and NOT made by Colt. MoviePropMaster2008 02:30, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

I am just so glad I live in the fine state of Indiana where there are none of the stupid laws like in California or in Illinois Excalibur01 03:02, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

is was just wondering. The two of the three AK varients were Romanian AIMS, but one was a Hungarian variant. was it a Hungarian one that was used in the actual incident or is that just what the movie armourers put in?

According to Wikipedia all three were Romanian made.--Lynx 16:03, 16 June 2010 (UTC)