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GENERAL TOPICS => Books & Movies => Topic started by: Doug.38PR on November 13, 2016, 09:19:20 PM
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I just got down to Houston tonight and dad showed me a TV series that MeTV has started showing called Trackdown with Robert Culp playing a Texas Ranger.
He was stunned the other night and showed me that the Ranger in the series (from the 1950s) carries and uses a Model 3 Schofield. Very impressive and unusual for a western, especially a western back then and on TV.
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I always figured that producers of westerns from that era wanted their heroes to use unique "gimmick" guns. In fact, "Wanted Dead or Alive", with Josh Randall's "Mare's/Mair's Leg/Laig" (I've seen it written different ways) is a spinoff of "Trackdown". I actually appreciate the Smith and Wesson more, though.
CC Griff
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Welcome to Houston, Doug!
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I always figured that producers of westerns from that era wanted their heroes to use unique "gimmick" guns. In fact, "Wanted Dead or Alive", with Josh Randall's "Mare's/Mair's Leg/Laig" (I've seen it written different ways) is a spinoff of "Trackdown". I actually appreciate the Smith and Wesson more, though.
CC Griff
I agree. How else could you explain Johnny Ringo's LeMat conversion? Gimmick all the way around.
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Here you go
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Welcome to Houston, Doug!
Nice to be back for a visit. I was born and raised here spending the first 30 years of my life. Moved away 9 years ago. Seems like it spreads out another 5 miles, gets torn down and rebuilt and traffic gets worse every 3 or 4 months when I return to visit. I was more than pleased to find Grand Parkway 99 open so I can go around Houston and skip traffic both ways to get to the west side.
I gather you live in Houston. Since you're a member here, may I assume you frequent Collectors Firearms at Richmond and Fondren?
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I agree. How else could you explain Johnny Ringo's LeMat conversion? Gimmick all the way around.
Randall carries 45-70 cartridges in his belt. IF that were actually a cut down 1886 (which it's not) Lever action, then he could only get like two shots in the tube. Kind of worthless.
Even as a .44-40 why would you want to make a rifle into a lever action pistol?
Looks cool, but looked better with Arnold using a Shotgun in Terminator 2
The Schofield is much better because it is practical and more realistic. (and quite advantageous as unloading and reloading is a bit faster)