Hollywood, just like every one else, makes mistakes from time to time.

Sorry. I don't see the problem. Walk into my house, and you will fine .50 cal cans, .30 cal and such, loaded with different rounds than what is stenciled on those cans. I can walk into any Army/Navy and find the same thing. So to me, it's true to life. Primers aside, what's the problem?
 
The goofs that bother me most are those that occur within news stories.

It's like they intentionally portray every firearm as a weapon of mass destruction. Every rifle is an assault weapon. Every assault weapon is a machine gun. Every pistol sprays extra deadly bullets with a never ending supply of ammo in the magazine. And I really cringe when the weapon used in a crime is shown to be a revolver and they have a photo of a Glock on the screen.
 
It's not that big a deal. It's set dressing for a surplus store scene, not a documentary about WWI logistics.

And honestly, you guys have been to these places. Not every ammo can and rocket crate is full of what's stenciled on the outside.
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Yep.

I have purchased surplus ammo several times that came in ammo cans where the contents of the can were not what was inside. I have gotten 5.56 in a .50 BMG can. I have gotten German ammo in a US ammo can. While not surplus, I received 12 ga. Brenneke slugs in a B52 .50 BMG ammo can.

Ammo cans are convient containers for repackaging and carrying/transporting heavy materials such as ammo.
 
I am with you on terminology used in news stories, Mr dajowi. But I have problems with some things in this forum, too, like that thing about clips and magazines. Personally, I don't think we should ever use the expression "assault rifle" at all under any circumstances, especially when discussing infantry rifles. It merely adds to the confusion, especially when people here claim that an assault rifle has to be full auto--which does make it a machine gun.

Everyone knows that a semi-automatic AR-15 is a sporting weapon.
 
Any calls the 9mm whimpy, just show them that. That one's funny, you'd think they'd at least paint over the 9mm (must have been really low budget, couldn't afford paint.

Every rifle is an assault weapon.
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It's more like every rifle is an AK47. :rolleyes:
 
True...this one is minor though...

While I admit that the mishap in the OP's post is noticeable...it isn't as bad as some other hollywood flops.

Take for instance one of the ending scenes in the Bourne Ultimatum. Bourne's gun switches between shots from a Glock 19/17 to a Sig SP2022. They almost get away with it, but the sights are so different between the two guns, that the error is blatant.

Here is a link to another forum that obtained photo stills of said scene.

http://www.defensivecarry.com/forum/defensive-carry-guns/130257-glock-sig-sauer-5.html
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Someone else mentioned this a couple weeks ago but I had just watching Lethal Weapon (again) and noticed the same thing he had (and hadn't really caught it before for some reason). The scene where Mel holds up the bullet saying 'I even have a special one with a hollow point to make sure I get the job done right'. Cudo's to the script guys/director for the accurate dialogue (here and elsewhere in the movie) but to bad the prop guys supplied a plain old RN 9mm bullet. Considering the close up of the scene, it would have been worth picking up an HP bullet for the shot. If I had been director it would have been "CUT!!! What the H*$$ is that? Someone get Mel a G D hollow point bullet! What am I paying you people for?" :mad: (I think that's how directors talk right?)
 
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