Talk:Survivors

The shotguns

If anyone can help identify them, I'd be extremely grateful. Chef Brian _Vrooom 21:50, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

It's really hard to say who made the shotguns. They appear to have boxlock actions instead of the classic sidelock actions. They are hammerless instead of having the exposed hammers like you would see in a western. Other than that they could have been made by one of your country's shotgun makers. Such as Churchill, Greener, or Westley Richards. They could also be of Spanish, Belgian or Italian origins. Then of course there is always the possibility that they are American made shotguns. Side by Sides can be very difficult to idenity without being able to actually handle the model in question and look for the manufactuer's mark. Jcordell

Thanks for narrowing the search somewhat. I think I have some more screenshots of the shotgun, stored somewhere in the deep recesses of my hard drive, although I doubt they'll help in furthering the identity of the shotguns... Chef Brian_Hello!

Page format

Hello all. I changed the page format to more closely fit the standard for IMFDB. Also I corrected some of the comments to make sure that the viewers know that what is illegal in Britain is NOT ILLEGAL in the United States, where the majority of the IMFDB members and Admins reside.  :) I feel sorry for the folks in the UK. If the zombie apocalypse ever happens, you guys are so screwed! ;) I probably have more guns in my closet than 99% of the smaller police departments in the country. Man, what happened? And the British were such excellent gun makers once.... :( MoviePropMaster2008 19:03, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

EDIT: I also confirmed (easily) that the pump shotgun was an 870. I will try to post a pic of an 870 in that exact configuration sometime soon. The Side by Side shotguns are much harder, but as I noted, I've only seen silver engraved receivers on the HIGHER END ones. MPM2008

Thanks so much for all the work, and for making it easier for you guys in the U.S to relate. The reason why the UK is now so anti-gun is because of the Hungerford and Dunblane massacres, which occurred in the 1980's and 90's. The then government panicked after each, and subsequently all handguns and automatic rifles were effectively banned. Even Olympic sport shooters have to train outside of the UK. It doesn't seem to have stopped gun crime, though. London today is a warzone with knives and illegal guns. Chef Brian_Hello!

Yes, We in the U.S. already know about Hungerford and Dunblane. Don't know about you, but I was already heavily involved in pro-gun political activities at that time, and those tragedies were BIG NEWS here in the United States. The names Hungerford and Dunblane create a chill down the spine of most informed American Gun owners, (as do the Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania, or the Stockton Schoolyard shooting in 1989 or the San Ysidro McDonalds shooting, or the 101 California Law office shooting in San Francisco, or Columbine, etc. ....}  :( Those were sickening and tragic events, but also I was sickened as to how the insane actions of ONE madman could screw over the fundamental rights of MILLIONS of fellow Britons. So we know all about the bad situation in the U.K. and how you got there. On the American gun rights forums and newsboards, we hear all the time the increasing stupidity and craziness of the UK. (Your KNIFE ban? Your Replica Ban?) And recently (in the news) a motorist in Liverpool was pulled over by the police for 'laughing in his car'. Laughter is an offense in Liverpool? George Orwell's book 1984 was loosely based on Britain at the time by the author. Who knew that Britain actually became that society ... we just didn't notice until recently... :( I went to school in Britain a long time ago. I really like the British people, their system of government, not so much as it regards to individual rights .... MPM2008

Remington 870

Oh that's not fair. I identifed the shotgun as a Remington also. The only thing that I found puzzling was that the screencap shows a slug shotgun in the actor's hands. But I guess in England the television and movie companies get what they can. If that means an Remington 870 Express doubles as a conventional smoothbore then so be it.

Okay Mister sensitive feelings! ;) I said I also confirm, i.e. I concur with your original guess. You seemed a little noncommital, so I was concurring and stating out right that it was definitely an 870. ;) MPM2008

I'm very sensitive. LOL Jcordell

I agree with you about England. I own a Webley Mk VI, three Lee-Enfields and I just recently purchased a Webley Mk IV in 38/200 that I got for a very resonable price. The local Cabelas has a Holland & Holland Royal Ejector in 12 gauge that I drool over whenever I'm in the store. The country used to have such a strong shooting tradition and great gun makers. Jcordell