Is movie editing pumping up the round count in some scenes?

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Originally Posted by ManiacallyChallenged

Texas reload as in pirate reload?

Yep. If you want a good example, I posted a behind-the-scenes video from the "Stargate: Universe" web site on the Discussion Page for the IMFDB entry. In the video, Rob Fournier (the show's armorer) shows how they do a Texas Reload on the episode "Time" - when an M4 runs out of ammo, they swap the empty rifle with a loaded rifle off-camera, and then when the camera returns to the actor's perspective, they start shooting again. Even though they're obviously firing more than 30 rounds.

The norm seems to be that they just reload between takes, but don't show the actor doing it. The best example I can think of is in "Pulp Fiction", when you see Mr. Pink's S&W's slide lock back, and then in the next shot, he's still shooting as if nothing happened.

Sound editing can also play a part. Watch "Die Hard 2" - when John McClane shoots the last terrorist on the skywalk, you see his Beretta empty, but you hear one more gunshot on the soundtrack, which was added in by the folly editor. Something similar happens in "Red Dawn".