Fake accessories on screen

[MT2008]

(I know this is an old topic, but I have been off IMFDB a lot and wanted to weigh in.)

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

I think MPM said a lot of them were airsoft accessories.

He did, and he's correct. However, I remember my contact at ISS told me that they tried some of the airsoft optics on their weapons and found that the airsoft versions were too fragile for repeated rentals. He said they use the real thing, but "gutted." This came up because MPM thought that the ACOG used on the M4/M203 from both "Transformers" and "Rambo (2008)" was an airsoft replica. My contact at ISS said no, it's a real one. (See my comments on the "Rambo" page from 2011.)

That being said, I am sure the airsoft versions are often used as stand-ins, just as airsoft weapons have often been used in non-firing scenes.