Talk:The Town

Glocks

-I think these maybe actually be Glock 21's. Especially in the finally robbery, they fire them until the slides lock, firing only 7-8 rounds.--Jackie.45Cal 17:29, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Ummmm, okay, firstly, the Glock 21 has a 13 round mag capacity, secondly, the weapons people may have just loaded 7-8 rounds for some reason, or the shots of the actors firing the other 9-10 rounds may have been cut.--Pølaris 22:26, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, going by the number of rounds fired is never a good way to discern particular weapons' calibers in movies. Movies also routinely show actors firing hundreds of rounds from subguns and assault rifles loaded with 30-shot magazines, simply because the reloading is done between takes and not shown on camera. Same idea applies here - as Polaris pointed out, the editor may have simply cut footage of the rest of the magazine being emptied. -MT2008 22:34, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

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Jem (Jeremy Renner) fires a pistol.

Looks like a USP. -Dr. Awesome

I agree, i think it's a USP Compact. -Scott; August 12th 2010

Am I the only one who thinks this movie looks like it will be awesome? --ManiacallyChallenged

Plus also this page is the talk of The Town. Puns are awesome.

And am I the only one who thinks that these guys are, like, alarmingly well-equipped for bank robbers? I WISH it were that easy to get a full-auto HK416. :(

Even if the registry was reopened you would still have a hard time getting one. HK would go out of their way to somehow stop that.--FIVETWOSEVEN 04:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Keep in mind that this is MASSACHUSETTS that the movie is set in. Strictest gun laws ever. SKS rifles aren't even allowed to be purchased inside the Boston city limits. -- K 98.118.59.151 10:32, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

You know I have to admit I was thinking the same thing myself in regards to the weapons used by this crew and those in other movies like Heat or something. Where are these guys getting their firepower? HK's 416 is strictly in use by SOCOM or SWAT units. Sure the argument can be made they are acquiring some stuff on the "black market" but...come on!!! --Charon68 20:44, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Heat actually made more sense than this one. AR-15 carbines are relatively easy to convert with drop in parts, Sigs and HK pistols are easy to find, and a semi-automatic HK 91 are nothing compared to an HK 416. GaBoy45 00:56, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Well to stretch it, we can say this movie takes place during a time when the HK416's civilian variant has been released already and like in Heat, the character bought the civilian variant and put in a drop in auto conversion. It IS a stretch, but at least my theory explains how they at least got a hold of a 416.

Oh and to the guy up there saying that because this movie takes place in Massachusetts with the strictest gun laws ever doesn't mean ANYTHING to bank robbers or criminal in general. They coulda bought their guns outside of the state, transported them back to Massachusetts and then made them full auto. This is the fact showing that gun control in one state doesn't matter when all you have to do is go to the neighboring state. I mean, what's H&K really going to do when they find out that someone is using their guns in a bank robbery? You really think the gun company would go out of their way to make sure their name isn't tarnished when police have problem finding high profile criminals? Excalibur01 02:25, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

I should know what you can and can't do in MA, seeing as I live there. :P You can't even buy a handgun in Boston with a magazine that can hold more than ten rounds, any shotgun with a revolving cylinder and/or a capacity exceeding six rounds, a semiautomatic rifle with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 10 rounds, any SKS, AK47, UZI, AR-15, Steyr AUG, FN-FAL, and FN-FNC rifle. I agree, your point is valid, but there's no need to sound all snippy about it. all I was saying is that obtaining that level of weaponry would be a fairly difficult task. -- K 98.118.59.151 21:06, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

I wasn't trying to be "snippy". You're just reading my text in that tone. I was just being informative on how things work to the criminal mind. They don't follow the law or any rules at all. You really think a magazine limit will stop a criminal from committing crime? Excalibur01 13:06, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Haha absolutely not, and in that respect, most, if not all, firearms laws are a joke. Sorry if I took that the wrong way, no hard feelings. :) -- K 98.118.59.151 17:57, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

And just as another stretch, it IS possible to get the HK USC, with is the civilian UMP and customize it to function like a UMP, but the best theory on why all the hard to get weapons is they most likely stole them from the Police. I mean, there are many departments that uses the UMP and there are some out there that do have the HK416. It wouldn't be TOO hard to believe they ambushed a cop car and stole their weapons or broke into a police armory. They seem to be good at breaking in and disguising themselves. Excalibur01 02:32, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

They could also possibly had illegal weapon imports from foreign countries. - Kenny99 03:01, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

I doubt it'd be an illegal import in full automatic since you'd have to have legit military or Law Enforcement credentials for something like that. HK has a very poor track record when it comes to civilian customer service. Excalibur01 15:06, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

It appears that Hollywood uses HK416s as well.

You guys are over-thinking this again. The bottom line is this: The robbers are using HK416s and other exotic automatic weapons because those guns look cool, and visual impact is all that matters in Hollywood. In real life, it is highly unlikely that we would ever see bank robbers using such hardware. It's not impossible, but it is highly unlikely. -MT2008 15:11, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Well said MT2008...this is a movie not a documentry.--Spades of Columbia 17:32, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Yahoo Movies

Yahoo Movies has some pictures. http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/2274/the-town-stills#photo6 http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/movie-stills/gallery/2274/the-town-stills#photo37

Jimmy O?

Is it just me or is that cop with the wooden stocked 870 played by Titus Welliver, who plays Jimmy O'Phelan on Sons of Anarchy ShootingLiberal 00:50, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Yeah that's him. He was in Affleck's Gone Baby Gone also.--Predator20 01:34, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Rifle with dual-magazines

Anyone knows what this rifle is? (in much better detail at [1]) - Kenny99 02:07, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

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AKMSU - Mythekal

Thanks. - Kenny99 02:52, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

I always knew the nuns would get desperate after Sunday donations dried up :) BeardedHoplite 14:33, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Don't fear their rulers, few their automatic weapons Excalibur01 15:04, 18 September 2010 (UTC)