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Old 11-21-2012, 04:42 PM   #1
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Default Article - 5 Gun Myths from the Movies
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5 Ridiculous Gun Myths Everyone Believes (Thanks to Movies)

#5.Silencers Turn Gunfire Into a Gentle Whisper
#4.Machine Guns are Magical Death Machines
#3.Bulletproof Vests Are Magical Force Fields
#2.Gratuitous Cocking
#1.Bullets Explode Everything


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Old 11-21-2012, 05:20 PM   #2
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Interesting.
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Nice list but he forgot the biggest myth of the last Century...

GLOCKS fire more accurately when canted to the port side!

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Nice list but he forgot the biggest myth of the last Century...

GLOCKS fire more accurately when canted to the port side!

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Hell yeah they do!!!!. I like when they are shooting without looking and hit everything they intended to hit.
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Nice list but he forgot the biggest myth of the last Century...

GLOCKS fire more accurately when canted to the port side!

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It irritates the heck outa me when I see these myths in any form of media.
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It irritates the heck outa me when I see these myths in any form of media.
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Ah man you burst my bubble. I thought everything that came out of Hollywood was truth.
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My favorites are that a shotgun pattern automatically opens up into a widespread cone of death as soon as the shot leaves the muzzle.

Then hearing a hammer cocking sound or a safety being clicked off when the actor is holding a Glock.
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