Talk:Lethal Weapon 2

On the cover it appears he is using the extended slide release model from the first film (the shot is reversed). - Gunmaster45

Choice of backup Gun

I praise Murtaugh's choice of the fine Smith 5906, but why he uses that as his backup gun and the old .38 revolver as his main weapon is beyond me. M14fanboy 06:03, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Two reasons i can see. First the model 19 is .357 magnum. And secondly, since Murtaugh is an older cop he was most definitely trained with a revolver so he would be more comfortable, and more accurate with the piece he's carried most of his career.

you do make a point there, but I'd still rather have 15 rounds of 9mm then 6 of .357 M14fanboy

IMO Murtaugh's choice is a little odd. Most people would use something, that is more or less a smaller version of the main weapon. A S&W snubnose (Model 36, 38 or similiar) would make sense. Or a model 19 with the shorter barrel, since Murtaugh doesn't seem to care about the weight of a backup gun. But of course, to carry a fullsize pistol with 15 rounds as a "backup" is kind of cool, lethal-weapon-wise. --Lastgunslinger 19:30, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Try looking at it this way. If you run into a problem that six rounds of .357 can't fix then you would probably have a need for 15 rounds of 9mm at your disposal.

Good point, and with Murtaugh's career it looks like it's a good idea for him atleast. M14fanboy

Riggs' wounds

Has anyone ever noticed in Lethal Weapon 3 when Riggs is showing of his scars he refers to the bullet holes as "a family of .44s"? Was he just trying to make it seem like he got wounded worse than he was or was this just an error on the filmmakers part?

If one is inclined towards realism then the filmmakers didn't do their research and failed to learn that the C96 was never chambered for a 44 caliber round. But if one wants to follow through with the movie, Riggs was trying to brag about his injuries so it could be argued he was inflating the truth.

Very good point.

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If you look at the scars in the 3rd film, you'll notice they are in a fairly close group, all on his back. It's doubtful that Rudd hit him that well, especially considering after the first shot/hit from Rudd, Riggs went down and the further bullet hits were while he was on his back in the scene.

With that, and the fact the C.96 was indeed never a .44 caliber weapon, it's quite plausible Riggs was telling the truth and the scars could very well have been from some other shootout that didn't happen in either of the previous films. Just a thought.

There was however a Chinese version of the C-96 in .45, which is fairly darned close.

I would think he would be lying because a .44 is a huge round. Just one would have blown a huge hole in his torso, and a few would just...liquify it.--ColonelTomb 02:22, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Or we could always assume that the film makers have no clue what the fuck they're talking about. Cause, you know, that DOES happen. 71.199.132.177 19:36, 28 February 2010 (UTC)