simonrichter
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Has anyone here on this forum read one of the Stieg Larson books? He will most lkely agree with me that while the guy definitely had a sense for suspense, he didn't have a clue about firearms.
I recently finished the second volume ("The Girl Who Played With Fire"), and it is full of errors in this regard (apart from the first book, where she "disables the safety" on a Glock )
E.g., I'm pretty sure that "Colt Magnum" is not a proper designation, and apart from that, at least it would refer to a .44 model, not a .45.
Furthermore, "Colt 1911 Government" typically refers to a .45 cal pistol, not a 9mm, doesn't it?
On the climax, one of the villains (spoiler alert) uses what is described as a "Browning .22", a "boy scout pistol". Within the given context, it is obvious that this pistol has to be kind of a small, vest-pocket size backup gun. I can't think of any other Brownung in .22lr other than the various target models which are highly unlikely in the way the scene is depicted. Or are there any other, non-target-sized Browning pistols in .22lr? (My guess is that the author actually meant a Baby Browning in .25, which is also quite anemic...)
Any ideas / comments?
I recently finished the second volume ("The Girl Who Played With Fire"), and it is full of errors in this regard (apart from the first book, where she "disables the safety" on a Glock )
E.g., I'm pretty sure that "Colt Magnum" is not a proper designation, and apart from that, at least it would refer to a .44 model, not a .45.
Furthermore, "Colt 1911 Government" typically refers to a .45 cal pistol, not a 9mm, doesn't it?
On the climax, one of the villains (spoiler alert) uses what is described as a "Browning .22", a "boy scout pistol". Within the given context, it is obvious that this pistol has to be kind of a small, vest-pocket size backup gun. I can't think of any other Brownung in .22lr other than the various target models which are highly unlikely in the way the scene is depicted. Or are there any other, non-target-sized Browning pistols in .22lr? (My guess is that the author actually meant a Baby Browning in .25, which is also quite anemic...)
Any ideas / comments?