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Originally Posted by MT2008
A couple of things...
(1.) He uses the P220R for less than half the movie. For the rest of the movie, he uses a Beretta PX4 Storm. Why bitch about the P220 but not the PX4? Personally, I'd have rather he kept the 220 for the whole movie, anyway.  |
I would have much rather seen him with his signature Beretta, lose it and then switch to a SIG P220R. The Beretta Storm is fugly as shit.
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Originally Posted by MT2008
(2.) The first "Die Hard" was known for featuring some of the latest, coolest weapons of the time (not only the Beretta 92F, but also the H&K P7M13 and the Steyr AUG). Obviously, "Live Free or Die Hard" is trying to following suit, so they have him use two types of pistols that are much more recent designs. Likewise, the Beretta 92F is now an old, obsolete, and commonplace (in Hollywood) design. So having McClane use it AGAIN just wouldn't be that cool.
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While a railed SIG is new, the P220 is not, been around since the mid 70s same time as the Beretta 92 was introduced. It just didn't gain prominence in movies until much later. Was the Beretta M9A1 around when Live Free or Die Hard was filmed? They could have gave him that, since the SIG P220R is an old design with a rail stuck on it to make it appear cutting edge.
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Originally Posted by MT2008
(3.) Contrary to what YNH says, the mag releases on SIGs are reversible. It takes a bit more effort than with Beretta, but it can be done. Not only that, but in case you guys have forgotten, we have a picture of the actual P220R that was used in the movie. As you can see, Mike Papac (the movie's armorer) in fact DID reverse the mag release for Bruce Willis so that he could reload his pistol faster:
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Since it's not an easy thing to do on a SIG, maybe that's the reason the mags were hard to release.