[SML] stage guns

[Alf Sauve']

There's a lot more to movie guns than just putting in reduced charge 
blanks. In fact that's exactly what they don't do.  A whole industry was 
created to make guns function safely for movies.

The leader in movie weaponry is ISS.

http://issprops.com/weapons

They may start with a real gun, but they will totally change the inside. 
  Some work off of CO2 or other compressed gas.

Besides making them safe from a "projectile" standpoint, they also make 
them safe from a hearing standpoint.  The Bang is added in post 
production.   But at the same time, the guns have to look and act like 
the real thing.   Actors may be trained to fake the recoil, since most 
of their guns will have much lower recoil than in real life.  Look at 
ISS's NON GUN  guns.

I think Gun Stories or Shooting Gallery (Outdoor Channel) did a whole 
episode on ISS.  Fascinating stuff.  I believe, if I remember correctly, 
they showed how they designed Hans Solo's gun in that episode.

Alf

On 8/15/2015 1:22 AM, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft wrote:
> I was wondering how semi-automatic pistols like 1911 ones are made to
> cycle with the tiny loads used for stage/movies.  Just saw someone in a
> movie shooting away without the slightest hint of a recoil, so the
> charge must be tiny.  Maybe a muzzle restricter to increase the pressure?
>