Films with realistic depiction's of firefights and shoot-outs

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Well the Galil is a rare weapon in this country. Maybe he couldn't get anymore mags for it. He should have brought more ammo.

True, but I think in this case, it was more of a plot device than anything else. If he had been carrying enough Galil mags and .308 ammo to last the entire standoff, he would have pretty much dominated (even without Parker's help). A half-dozen washed-up old men with revolvers and shotguns are not going to be a match for a guy with a Galil and body armor.

Also, I thought it was equally ridiculous that he used the Galil the way he did...spraying the walls on full-auto (or rather, semi-auto with automatic gunfire sound F/X) and hoping to hit Jeffers and the other guy. Considering that he and Parker display such excellent tactical competence for the rest of the movie, you'd think he would know that "spray-and-pray" shooting is a dumb idea.

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Also maybe they just brought a lot of 1911 mags, and their 1911s were chambered in 9mm.

There's no way anybody could carry as many 1911 mags as they went through (especially for the number of rounds they went through). It would be almost physically impossible. At the very least, we should have seen bandoleers full of 1911 mags draped across their chests, but we didn't.

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Also, I wonder why they didn't use the USP the black guy had or the ppk or the Browning Hi Power from that other guy?

Because HK sucks and hates them. Sorry, J/K, couldn't resist. That is another good point.