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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I just don’t see actors stopping and checking a prop gun every time it’s handed to them and the assistant director and armorer say cold gun.[/quote]

I bet most actors won't mind checking, now.[/quote]

Do they even know how to? I'd argue that the armorer should be there before the film starts rolling and walk them through it. I've had about 50 hours of weapons training with highly trained professionals that do it for a living. This was training for non-military, but official travel to a dangerous area, so we were trained with live rounds. A LOT of live rounds. 50 hours is not a ton, but I bet it's more that 90% of the adult population. On my own, I could reliably clear a Glock, a shotgun (probably), and a revolver. Something antique or replica? Very hard to say.

From my training I personally would not be comfortable using a weapon where the trigger worked without personally being walked through the clearing procedure. I don't think that is the same standard for actors on set where rule #1 is NO LIVE ROUNDS.[/quote]

You trained 50 HOURS! and you can only function-check/clear a Glock, a revolver and *maybe* a shotgun?

WTAF? What kind of training was this? I taught my mother how handle, function-check, load, shoot, clear, field strip, clean and reassemble an AR in less than an hour. My 76 year old mother. In less than an hour.

I’m baffled by your post. Just baffled.

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You taught her from zero knowledge to passing multiple safety tests and a target test requiring distance, close, and one hand shooting behind a barrier with a pass of 25 shots out of 30 in an hour. Sure you did.

I'm not talking about you teaching granny to shoot (or more likely fail to) some random intruder. Weapons training for people that might actually need to used one in day to day life - law enforcement, military, select other gov is heavily focused on safety and knowledge as well as simulating real-life scenarios. And it takes a heck of a lot more than an hour. The 10 hour course I had many years ago in addition to the 40 more recently featured significant classroom time focused on safe handling practices and non-live weapon scenarios.

That's why I said I think an armorer should walk an actor through clearing a weapon. An armorer should be an expert on weapons. Most people are not (including myself.)[/quote]

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