Quigley Down Under movie trivia.
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badguybuster
Blackhawk
I rather enjoyed that movie. Although I disliked the female lead.
Good Movie. Crazy Cora was as much of an irritant to those watching as she was to Quigley.
coachk64
Single-Sixer
I have an 1874 Sharps 45-70, and my #1 bucket list trip is to the Quigley Shoot in Forsyth, MT. Anybody on here been there?
One of my favorite lines.
Actually this is my all time favorite "western" movie, I watch it probably a couple of times each year! I know that calling it a western could be debated, but I am a fan of Tom Sellek and I think this movie was one of his best efforts.
contender
Ruger Guru
I too rate this movie as one of my top favorites. The trivia facts were fun. I chuckled at the way people, or I should say,, the less educated types about firearms,, didn't think that a 900 yd shot was possible.
And the actor that played "Crazy Cora" was actually a good choice in my opinion.
And I do enjoy several of the lines in the movie. Like Dan in MI,, the telling off of the British Major is CLASSIC!!!!!!!
And the actor that played "Crazy Cora" was actually a good choice in my opinion.
And I do enjoy several of the lines in the movie. Like Dan in MI,, the telling off of the British Major is CLASSIC!!!!!!!
Western Australia counts in my book.
The movie is one of my all-time favorites. The 900-yard shot is no big deal. The kill range of a 45-70 is 1 1/2 miles with a 500 gr. bullet shooting volley style
My neighbor is an Aussie and had a friend and his son from Australia visit him.
We were going to the range to shoot my cowboy stuff. Trapdoor Springfield, Ruger SA, and 1874 Sharps with black powder.
BUT before we went, they had to watch the Quigley movie which they really enjoyed. We had a great time at the range.
My neighbor is an Aussie and had a friend and his son from Australia visit him.
We were going to the range to shoot my cowboy stuff. Trapdoor Springfield, Ruger SA, and 1874 Sharps with black powder.
BUT before we went, they had to watch the Quigley movie which they really enjoyed. We had a great time at the range.
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The Quigley rifle was in 45-110.
Just a bit longer than 45-70.
Just a bit longer than 45-70.
using a 405gr paper patched bullet if I remember right
Yep the 45-70 Government is a Sharps .45-2 1/10
A 45-110 is a Sharps .45-2 7⁄8
Between 1871 and 1880, Sharps rifles were chambered in 15 different cartridges that had bore diameters of .40, .44, .45, and .50 inches with either a bottleneck or straight-walled case.
This iconic Sharps rifle is just as Matthew Quigley described the gun in the movie, a “lever action breech loader” with a 34-inch blued octagonal barrel. Mine is a mite shorter at 32"
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Yaworski
Hawkeye
Armies banned a shot because it was too deadly? The shot defies physics?
Alan Rickman did Hans Gruber after Elliott Marston.
Can't get the little things right, gotta wonder if the big things are right.
Alan Rickman did Hans Gruber after Elliott Marston.
Can't get the little things right, gotta wonder if the big things are right.
coachk64
Single-Sixer
I've actually got the 34" barrel, but in 45-70 rather than the 45-110 as in the movie. I figure with modern propellants I can at least duplicate the ballistics of 110 grains of black powder in a shorter case behind the same bullet. And although this rifle is modern (made in 2024) I have to be very careful as I also have a Springfield trap door 45-70 made in 1891, and I certainly don't want to push that one to higher pressures. I have to specially mark the ones for the trap door.
coachk64
Single-Sixer
Just watched a video on youtube of the shooting scene. He actually called it a 540 grain patched bullet, which I haven't seen available (although I'm sure there are places I haven't looked), and the timer on the video said it was around 782 yards, which made sense based on an average horse's speed and the time it took to get there. Still (if it were true) would be a very impressive off-hand shot. Most of the recreational good shots would struggle with a shot like that off of a solid rest, but I've known snipers for whom that would be a walk in the park, but they would always use some type of rest.
badguybuster
Blackhawk
an experimental rifle with experimental ammunition..
you could say that..
well, lets have an experiment
you could say that..
well, lets have an experiment
badguybuster
Blackhawk
I can hit 12x12 plate at 800 all day long but thats with a scoped 23" 308
. I dunno if I could even come close with a vernier sight...maybe minute of barn doorCheck out the episode of "Hollywood Weapons" where they recreated some of the Quigley shots. It was one of the few episodes I saw where every shot depicted in the movie that they recreated, actually was do-able!
Crazy Cora was my husband's favorite character to looking...hot chick and crazy, what could possibly go wrong?
I'm in a similar boat as I too have a '74 Sharps in 45-70 and love shooting it but no, I have not been to the Quigley shoot in MT.
I also love reading about the old buffalo hunters that used them and the unbelievable shots that they made.
Actually, the shot that Billy Dixon made while fighting Indians, that was almost one mile, is even more impressive than the Hollywood shot of Quigley. Even though I do like the movie.
brucew44guns
Bearcat
You can easily buy the movie disc---if you watch it it will be likely re-watched as some here have said they do--it gets to you in good ways..
I guess I just don't get it. I think the movie is OK, but that's about it. I have no idea why so many here seem to think that it is a great film, let alone the best "Western" of all time. I've always liked Tom Selleck, and I think if his character were played by some unknown actor I would think of the movie is even less than OK.
Terry Morgan
Single-Sixer
Google actress Laura San Giacomo. Not too irritating.
And if I recall my history right, that wasn't even with his gun, but one he had borrowed from another member of the group. Correct me if I'm wrong.
contender
Ruger Guru
vito,, it's ok to not think the same way as others do about a movie.
It's entertainment.
But in this case,, there were little things that many of us find very enjoyable. As a "Western" you have to understand that we Americans can seem focused solely upon ourselves. yet,, it was an American cowboy,, in the timeframe of our settling of our western states. And we have our Native Americans,, who were being mistreated & killed etc. Australia has a parallel in the way they treated the Aborigines.
And the weaponry used, was pretty authentic. Something hollyweird has gotten so wrong for so long, that it was refreshing.
But hey,, it's ok to not think the same way as others!
It's entertainment.
But in this case,, there were little things that many of us find very enjoyable. As a "Western" you have to understand that we Americans can seem focused solely upon ourselves. yet,, it was an American cowboy,, in the timeframe of our settling of our western states. And we have our Native Americans,, who were being mistreated & killed etc. Australia has a parallel in the way they treated the Aborigines.
And the weaponry used, was pretty authentic. Something hollyweird has gotten so wrong for so long, that it was refreshing.
But hey,, it's ok to not think the same way as others!
Yaworski
Hawkeye
That's like saying you've never seen "Star Wars." Wow, just wow.
