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Survivors
Survivors is a six part drama shown on BBC One and on the BBC iPlayer service. It follows the survivors of a flu-like virus which kills approximately 99.9% of the world's population. (Think 28 Days Later but without zombies.) Despite the action following the small pocket of survivors living in Britain, a country with possibly the strictest policies regarding gun control, the survivors come across a remarkably high amount of high powered weaponry (which are more than likely "illegal black market firearms' within the parameters of the drama, and the fact that the UK has banned nearly every firearm possible.). (Currently, a British subject now need a license to own a BB gun limited to 328 fps.)
Rather like Stephen King's The Stand only with more gunplay and action thrown in. And it's British? Wow. Jcordell
Ergo, it is British Science Fiction - not being Sci-Fi because of the post apocalyptic plague elements, but the fact that British subjects can acquire firearms! Now that's Sci-fi! ' MoviePropMaster2008
Browning Hi-Power
The first gun seen in the series is seen in the hands of an escaped criminal, Tom Price (Max Beesley), who loads the thirteen rounds into the magazine and fires the gun at a near-by tree. The gun was previously encased in a waterproof bin-liner and submerged in a rainwater collection barrel.
Beretta 92FS
In a later episode, the main protagonist ends up in a sustainable community, headed by the lone surviving member of the British political system, Samantha Willis (Nikki Amuka-Bird). When they capture two 'raiders', they decide to to exercise some justice, by (in a very 'British' manner) shooting one of them squarely in the head with a Beretta 92FS pistol, a firearm that is nearly impossible to acquire through legal channels (even for the police). What's more, the shooter ,Samantha Willis, is almost knocked down by the recoil of the gun. Coupled with that, 1) It's safe to say she's never fired a gun before. 2) She is portrayed as being very weak, especially when holding a gun. 3) Where the hell did she get the gun from (British police officers are not regularly armed with any firearm, and even then they use Glocks). 4) She's remarkably accurate. It's safe to say that the program focuses more on the plot than on realism.
Remington 870 w/ extended magazine tube and rifle sights
Another firearms that is essentially banned in Great Britain, this Remington 870 pump action shotgun holds far more than the current legal limit of two 12 shells (in the U.K.). In the course of the third episode, the gun is fired twice, with the traditional clunk-click sound of the pump action being preformed. It is a standard extended barrel 870 with deer gun (slug) sights on the barrel.
12 gauge double barreled shotgun
Possibly the only firearm in the show that is currently legal to own in Great Britain (how pathetic is the UK or what?). The double barreled shotgun is in the hands of a 'raider' named Dexter. It is featured prominently throughout the second episode, where it is used in a threatening manner many times and is also used for shooting down some wild champagne bottles in a car park. It appears to be a higher end British manufactured shotgun, noting the stock style and the possibly engraved 'silver' receiver - maybe a Purdey's or Holland & Holland.
