Gun gaffes in novels?

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Another vote for Donald Hamilton--he knew his stuff in the Matt Helm books. (He certainly hated the 'sawed off aluminum .38 revolvers!) I particularly liked his politically incorrect statements which were sprinkled through his books like chocolate chips.

His women always had 'character'--of one sort or another--too.

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Coinneach:
An interesting project. I might do the same down here. Gives me an excuse to re-read them. ("I'm not sitting reading again, dear, I'm carrying out serious literary research" ;))

As to King's actual feelings towards guns, I dunno -- I didn't like the following quote from "The Regulators":

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>We're careful because we understand the potential a gun has to maim and kill, Johnny thought, but it's more than that. On some level we know they're evil. Devilish. Even their biggest fans and partisans sense it.[/quote]

I appreciate it's a character speaking, but even so ...

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David Hackworth in his latest book, "The Price of Honor" called some MP5s semi-automatic submachine guns. WTF? Is that a contradiction in terms or an oxymoron? Still, it's a pretty good book.

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Hey Hard Ball, Colonel Nick Fury (the director of the Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division) carries a 9mm parabellum Walther PPK all of the time.
 
Bruce, don't mention those dbl barrel pump shotguns or they will add them to the banned list out here in kalifornia, I was hoping they would never find out about mine, I guess I will have to bury the 20round 10ga magazines.Though I will take the nightvison laser "sniper" scope off of it first and just use it on my single aciton semi auto. ;)
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hard Ball:
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I'mworking on a pocket holster rig for a M82A2 .50 caliber Barret.[/quote]

Brings a whole new meaning to "is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me" :D
 
Found it!!

It was in The Regulators all along -- (pp. 54 and 55 my edn).

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>He wears a buckskin trapper's shirt with a bandolier belt across it ... He is standing, this fellow, and in his hands is a heavy double-barrelled shotgun.

(snip irrelevant text)

The guy in the buckskin shirt opens up, firing three times, pumping his weapon rapidly after each shot and then reshouldering it.[/quote]

Someone should teach him to keep the gun in his shoulder between shots, too ;)

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