Guns in Desperado

El Banana · Post by **El Banana** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:26 am

Eh, I guess this is as good a place as any to ask.

In Desperado: can anyone here identify that double-barreled gun he carried?

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:27 am

Apparently it's a "red 'X' of death." That's a .54 cal if I'm not mistaken.

El Banana · Post by **El Banana** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:36 am

Internet cache, how I hate thee.

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:49 am

If I had to guess, I would say it's a sawed down 12 gauge side by side shotgun. But that's just my gut feeling.

<a href="http://www.caratuleo.com/b/bso_-_desper ... >Here's</a> a larger pic, if anyone wants to hazard a better one...

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:16 am

A picture from the new movie (sequel?).

El Banana · Post by **El Banana** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:44 am

kthulhu wrote:If I had to guess, I would say it's a sawed down 12 gauge side by side shotgun. But that's just my gut feeling.

<a href="http://www.caratuleo.com/b/bso_-_desper ... >Here's</a> a larger pic, if anyone wants to hazard a better one...

That seems like a fair guess, what ammo does it use?

LightningCountX · Post by **LightningCountX** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:49 am

Well, i dunno about that gun, but others used in the movie i belive were TMP's(Tactical Machine Pistols), .45 Ingram Mac-10 SMG's, Berrettas 9mm, and i believe I saw one of the goons with a M16.

BrahRizor · Post by **BrahRizor** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:59 pm

It's a gun...in a movie...how often are they even real ones to begin with...so who cares

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:12 pm

El Banana wrote:
kthulhu wrote:If I had to guess, I would say it's a sawed down 12 gauge side by side shotgun. But that's just my gut feeling.

<a href="http://www.caratuleo.com/b/bso_-_desper ... >Here's</a> a larger pic, if anyone wants to hazard a better one...
That seems like a fair guess, what ammo does it use?

12 gauge shotgun shells, probably the most common type out there. The smaller the gauge number, the bigger the shell. 12 gauge shotgun shells come in three sizes: 2 3/4", 3", and 3 1/2". Not all shotguns can use all sizes.

A picture of a 2 3/4" 12 gauge shotgun shell:

In most cities and states, you can buy side by side, over/under, pump, and autoloading "sport" shotguns without a permit. You cannot, however, saw them down below the legal barrel length (18", as I recall) without registering said gun as an "AOW" (any other weapon) with the ATF and paying a $5 registration fee. You should talk to your local ATF and law enforcement groups about this, to make sure it's legal to do in your area, even with the ATF registration.

CliffD · Post by **CliffD** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:47 pm

LightningCountX wrote:Well, i dunno about that gun, but others used in the movie i belive were TMP's(Tactical Machine Pistols), .45 Ingram Mac-10 SMG's, Berrettas 9mm, and i believe I saw one of the goons with a M16.

You forgot the Wildey w/ scope, for long-range shots.