"Inception" shooting method - curious?
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November 3rd, 2010 07:14 AM
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"Inception" shooting method - curious?
Was re-watching Inception, the Christopher Nolan film recently and noticed something strange. In the first scene when Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is firing, he keeps taking his support hand and cupping it over his ejection port. I've heard before that DiCaprio is known for training in firearms before his roles (witness Blood Diamond so I'm kind of curious where this shooting style came from. Is he trying to catch his ejected shells so they don't hit the floor? Is that even possible?
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November 3rd, 2010 07:27 AM
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Don't know sounds interesting I'll be sure to keep an eye out for that if i decide to watch this movie later today. If he is trying to catch the brass in theory its possible but you'd think he'd either 1. burn his hand if he did catch the brass and/or 2. get hit with rising gun under recoil
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November 3rd, 2010 07:30 AM
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Or 3. Cause a stoppage. I've seen it at IDPA matches, where the shooter has the ejection port close to an object like a wall or barricade. The brass is prevented from ejecting, and the gun stops.
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November 3rd, 2010 07:44 AM
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There are very few shooting "styles" that come out of hollywood that I'm inclined to emulate...... To each his/her own, of course.....
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November 3rd, 2010 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by
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Was re-watching Inception, the Christopher Nolan film recently and noticed something strange. In the first scene when Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is firing, he keeps taking his support hand and cupping it over his ejection port. I've heard before that DiCaprio is known for training in firearms before his roles (witness Blood Diamond so I'm kind of curious where this shooting style came from. Is he trying to catch his ejected shells so they don't hit the floor? Is that even possible?
he was suppressing his muzzle, sneaking around, and catching his brass...notice you don't see it eject or hear it hit the ground
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November 3rd, 2010 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by
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Don't know sounds interesting I'll be sure to keep an eye out for that if i decide to watch this movie later today. If he is trying to catch the brass in theory its possible but you'd think he'd either 1. burn his hand if he did catch the brass and/or 2. get hit with rising gun under recoil
he was wearing gloves, and if he has good muzzle control he won't have to worry about it. as for 3. his hand was far enough away from it for the brass to clear.
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November 3rd, 2010 09:32 AM
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he was wearing gloves, and if he has good muzzle control he won't have to worry about it. as for 3. his hand was far enough away from it for the brass to clear.
just watched that part a little bit ago. Didn't notice the gloves but the rest seemed plausible I guess. Either way nice trick, or that's how I see it as it holds no real world value to me
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November 3rd, 2010 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by
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he was suppressing his muzzle, sneaking around, and catching his brass...notice you don't see it eject or hear it hit the ground
Whatever happened to zip tying a plastic bag around your gun and hand, ala "Mr Brooks"?
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November 3rd, 2010 09:58 AM
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so what is the idea of catching your brass?...are we assuming the suppression is effectively quiet enough that the brass hitting the floor is louder than the shot?....or is he trying to keep the brass off of someone else who might get burned?...
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November 3rd, 2010 10:02 AM
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Well the brass would hit as a separate sound no? could he also have been covering his tracks? so no one sees the casings on the floor? (not as likely...as the dead bodies are a give away)
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November 3rd, 2010 12:10 PM
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I wouldn't rely on Hollywood for any shooting methods or techniques....it's entertainment--nothing more.
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November 3rd, 2010 12:14 PM
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it was a dream, he was flying at one point in tthat secene.....jk jk
when i saw the movie, i thought he was cocking the gun vs grabing the brass from mid air....
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November 3rd, 2010 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by
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it was a dream, he was flying at one point in tthat secene.....jk jk
when i saw the movie, i thought he was cocking the gun vs grabing the brass from mid air....
he always put his hand over it just as he was firing...about 3 different times?
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November 3rd, 2010 12:43 PM
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Maybe he is just a really brass conscious reloader
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November 3rd, 2010 01:17 PM
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