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Is it possible for a .44 Magnum...
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Given the position of a Democrat's head, that could be the same!
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Yes! But given the size of the brain, it could well be intact.
Yes. & in the interim, you could start forest fires with the muzzle blast.
Ah, Hollywood.
I watched Dirty Harry shoot his 44 mag one handed. No problems.
I watch a lot of old westerns. The old cowboys all shoot their Winchester 94s rifles with no sign of recoil.
Having both firearms, I can attest to the fact that Hollywood is full of BS.
My Model 94 will kick the crap out of you.
The S&W M29 44mag is a hand cannon. Probably split your forehead if you don't pay attention.
I believe the 44mag would do a lot of damage to a person's head, but I too believe it would not sever the head from the body. It sure would be a mess though. The victim wouldn't have to worry about brushing their teeth that night.
I watched Dirty Harry shoot his 44 mag one handed. No problems.
I watch a lot of old westerns. The old cowboys all shoot their Winchester 94s rifles with no sign of recoil.
Having both firearms, I can attest to the fact that Hollywood is full of BS.
My Model 94 will kick the crap out of you.
The S&W M29 44mag is a hand cannon. Probably split your forehead if you don't pay attention.
I believe the 44mag would do a lot of damage to a person's head, but I too believe it would not sever the head from the body. It sure would be a mess though. The victim wouldn't have to worry about brushing their teeth that night.
OH SURE! Ruin the movies for me.
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Most Hollywood producers and writers know little more than actors about firearms. And most actors - from experience and my limited contact - know nothing other than they shoot bullets and how to fake recoil. Such statements from Hollywood are rarely useful. In "Dirty Harry", Detective Calahan was using intimidation to persuade the perp not to reach for a nearby gun (and it worked on screen and might in real life). There is little more intimidating than staring down the barrel of a large bore revolver or pistol (or a shotgun). Also, Calahan did not shoot .44 Magnum rounds in his Model 29; he shot .44 Specials (revealed in "Sudden Impact") for increased power and penetration over .38 Specials of the day (1971). Since most bullets available at the time were round nose or hard cast solids (effective jacked hollow point bullets were a relative rarity), a .44 Magnum - like the other calibers for the day - relied upon hemorrhaging and loss of blood pressure from making holes through people rather than hydrostatic shock to function.
Jon-Erik HexumOn October 12, 1984, the cast and crew of Cover Up were filming the seventh episode of the series "Golden Opportunity" on Stage 17 of the 20th Century Fox lot. One of the scenes filmed that day called for Hexum's character to load bullets into a .44 Magnum handgun, so he was provided with a functional gun and blanks. When the scene did not play as the director wanted it to in the master shot, there was a delay in filming. Hexum became restless and impatient during the delay and began playing around to lighten the mood. He had unloaded all but one (blank) round, spun it, and—simulating Russian roulette with what he thought was a harmless weapon—he put the revolver to his right temple and pulled the trigger.
Hexum was apparently unaware that his actions were dangerous. Blanks use paper or plastic wadding to seal gunpowder into the cartridge, and this wadding is propelled from the barrel of the gun with enough force to cause injury if the weapon is fired within a few feet of the body should it strike at a particularly vulnerable spot, such as the temple or the eye. At a close enough range, the effect of the powder gasses is a small explosion, so although the paper wadding in the blank that Hexum discharged did not penetrate his skull, there was enough blunt force trauma to shatter a quarter-sized piece of his skull and propel the pieces into his brain, causing massive hemorrhaging.
Hexum was rushed to Beverly Hills Medical Center, where he underwent five hours of surgery to repair his wounds. On October 18, six days after the accident, Hexum was declared brain dead. With his mother's permission, his body was flown to San Francisco on life support, where his heart was transplanted into a 36-year-old Las Vegas man at California Pacific Medical Center. Hexum's kidneys and corneas were also donated: One cornea went to a 66-year-old man, the other to a young girl. One of the kidney recipients was a critically ill five-year-old boy, and the other was a 43-year-old grandmother of three who had waited eight years for a kidney. Skin that was donated was used to treat a 3½-year-old boy with third degree burns. Hexum's body was then flown back to Los Angeles. He was cremated at Grandview Crematory in Glendale, California, and a private funeral was held. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean, near Malibu, California, by his mother. He left an estate estimated to be worth $255,000.
Hexum was apparently unaware that his actions were dangerous. Blanks use paper or plastic wadding to seal gunpowder into the cartridge, and this wadding is propelled from the barrel of the gun with enough force to cause injury if the weapon is fired within a few feet of the body should it strike at a particularly vulnerable spot, such as the temple or the eye. At a close enough range, the effect of the powder gasses is a small explosion, so although the paper wadding in the blank that Hexum discharged did not penetrate his skull, there was enough blunt force trauma to shatter a quarter-sized piece of his skull and propel the pieces into his brain, causing massive hemorrhaging.
Hexum was rushed to Beverly Hills Medical Center, where he underwent five hours of surgery to repair his wounds. On October 18, six days after the accident, Hexum was declared brain dead. With his mother's permission, his body was flown to San Francisco on life support, where his heart was transplanted into a 36-year-old Las Vegas man at California Pacific Medical Center. Hexum's kidneys and corneas were also donated: One cornea went to a 66-year-old man, the other to a young girl. One of the kidney recipients was a critically ill five-year-old boy, and the other was a 43-year-old grandmother of three who had waited eight years for a kidney. Skin that was donated was used to treat a 3½-year-old boy with third degree burns. Hexum's body was then flown back to Los Angeles. He was cremated at Grandview Crematory in Glendale, California, and a private funeral was held. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean, near Malibu, California, by his mother. He left an estate estimated to be worth $255,000.
Yes, although there was a bullet lodged within the barrel when the blank went off.
That's what you get when a guy with "wild" in his name has a gun.
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Do not forget a fact that Harry mentions to his partner in "The Enforcer" - he loader the Model 29 with .44 Special cartridges.
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