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    Posted: 28 February 2008 at 7:28pm
Did anyone see the recent remake of Flight of the Phoenix?  If you look carefully, there is an excellent close-up of a Mk IV in Hugh Laurie's (of "House" fame) hand as he is going to shoot someone. Unhappily, this piece spends a lot of time in the dust since people keep throwing it down at other people's feet.  Also, the loudest laugh I got from an admittedly pretty humorless picture was when one character gets shot WITH THAT SAME WEBLEY and flies back about fifteen feet. LOL I got a lot of strange looks when I burst out in guffaws when that happened (it was a sympathetic character who bought it). Trying to explain that the .380/200 was one of the most anemic service rounds ever didn't seem to help, especially when I tried to explain the whole "200 grain bullet was actually 178 grain" thing. Confused
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That was an excellent movie I like the original version as well
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Post Options Post Options   Quote A square 10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 February 2008 at 7:45pm
gotta watch it again - suspect ill laugh at the apropriate time as well - thats rediculous , movie people , LOL
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Post Options Post Options   Quote hoadie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 February 2008 at 9:07pm
Its the "movie" people that have real people believing the Civil War was fought over slavery & the same "movie" people that have created the anti hunting movement!! They gave voices to animals(ie:Bambi) & spelled nothing but trouble for us hunters!! When the world falls into kaos..I'm goin fer them 1st!!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote A square 10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 February 2008 at 3:50pm
i heard this morning that one of "those movie people" one michael moore is being sued by more than one of the subjects he subjected to his PC adjustments to the actual quotes in his infamous 911 movie ,
 
im so happy to see this - hope it getys the same coverage his 'documentary' trash got in the press
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Post Options Post Options   Quote OLD RSM Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 January 2009 at 3:25pm
 
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Post Options Post Options   Quote A square 10 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 April 2009 at 8:23pm
ah yes gerry , those 455 webleys are the heart of my collection , mkI , II , III , IV , V , VI and of coarse an enfeild mkVI
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and of coarse this 22cal version of the mkVI -
 
 
 
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Wow Thumbs Up  Nice looking pistol A square.
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Very nice indeed
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thank you , its one of the pride of my assortment , not that many around
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Originally posted by RamblerReb

  I tried to explain the whole "200 grain bullet was actually 178 grain" thing. Confused
However the original 38/200 round did have a 200 grain lead bullet (Cartridge, S.A., Revolver Ball, 380 in, MkI) .  It was the later (1937) Mk.II round (Cartridge, S.A., Revolver Ball, 380 in, MkII) that had the 178 gn. FMJ bullet.
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