Cool Guns

The man who supplied most of the guns in Tombstone is in the film. Every weapon identified, why the barrel lengths matter, and why Wyatt Earp’s Buntline Special almost certainly never existed.

Robert McCall has no signature gun and mostly uses whatever he takes off his opponents. Every weapon in the 2014 film identified, plus an honest answer on whether the nail gun would work.

The most famous weapon in No Country for Old Men is not a gun at all. Every weapon identified, including why Chigurh’s shotgun is not a pump and why its suppressor never worked.

Saving Private Ryan earned its reputation for accuracy, which is why the few things it gets wrong are worth knowing. Every weapon in the film, who really carries what, and what you can buy today.

Dirty Harry is remembered for one gun, but every weapon the Scorpio Killer uses is WWII Axis hardware. Here is every gun in the 1971 film, who really carries what, and what you can buy today.

Django Unchained is set in 1858, and most of its guns had not been invented yet. Here is every weapon in the film, what is wrong with it, and the reproductions you can actually buy and shoot.

Bullet Train is more brawl than gunfight, and most of its guns get taken away before they matter. Here is every weapon in the film, and what you would buy to own the real thing.

Reacher doesn’t own a gun. Every firearm across three seasons is something he took off someone else, and that’s the most interesting gun decision on TV.

McGarrett carries the SEAL pistol, Danno carries the cop pistol, and the best prop in the show belonged to a dead man. Every weapon in Hawaii Five-0 identified.