Remembering Levon
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Thanks for posting that!
And yes, I did recognize him...we shall not see his like again.
And yes, I did recognize him...we shall not see his like again.
The hand inspection and thrown to the side....lol that is so typical if you know
The best line:
"The world ain't what it seems...is it Gunny".........that line was incredibly impactful....he knew who he was talking to. Loved that character...great choice for the role as Mr Rate
The best line:
"The world ain't what it seems...is it Gunny".........that line was incredibly impactful....he knew who he was talking to. Loved that character...great choice for the role as Mr Rate
I had no clue, the switch to show who he was gave me chills.... then the rest was very rewarding.
Not to spoil it...the movie is one of my favorites as well as the band and especially the song.
Not to spoil it...the movie is one of my favorites as well as the band and especially the song.
Anybody remember this blockbuster, Fire Down Below?
Levon played Rev. Goodall.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119123/fullcredits/
Levon played Rev. Goodall.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119123/fullcredits/
ex13F
Single-Sixer
Brought back a lot of memories.
I forget the meaning of the hand slide. Anyone clue me in?
What an amazingly talented man. The Band was phenomenal!
What an amazingly talented man. The Band was phenomenal!
Identification
"Save your neck, or Save your Brothers" looks like its one or the other! oh...you don't know, the shape im in.
contender
Ruger Guru
As much as I've known about music & musicians from that era,, as well as enjoying "The Band's" music,, this was news to me.
WOW!!!!!
MANY thanks for posting that one!
WOW!!!!!
MANY thanks for posting that one!
There was a "in memory" concert on his behalf. it was called "Love for Lavon" it's freaking fantastic. from Greig Allman to Roger Waters. a must for all Band Fans!
GunnyGene
Hawkeye
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Paul B
Hunter
Did anyone ID the mystery gunsmith? Sout the only one that came to mind for me was Harry Pope who basically made barrels. The paper patching and fitting of the bullet to the grooves fits in with Pope's style of shooting. The only problem is Pope would have been long dead at the time of SHOOTER.
Maybe James Howe who wrote modern Gunsmithing.
Paul B.
Maybe James Howe who wrote modern Gunsmithing.
Paul B.
Wide River To Cross, with Amy Helms an Roger Waters brought the house down!
The Band is a favorite for both of us here, and for the acting I still think of him as Ridley in The Right Stuff. I bet Yeager never paid him back for those sticks of gum.
Thank you so much for posting this. I knew immediately who this was. Great stuff.
Awesome...
In thinking about the premise of using the bullet wrapped in paper to keep the original rifling on it... I don't think you would be able to make any kind of long range shot with that.... just speculating.... what would be easier is just replace the original killing bullet with one that came from the guy's rifle.
Yes, I know I'm over thinking it as usual it is just a movie.
Yes, I know I'm over thinking it as usual it is just a movie.
He was a bad ass one of my favorites
Got up a bit early and need to put the Sig AR upper on my PSA lower and change out the trigger that came with the upper and I think I'll watch the movie while I do that.....
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It's funny,, last night my buddy Danny came over,, we all went to dinner, then returned here for a social evening. (That meant Danny & I spent much of it talking guns & such!)
Well, when we went to get on the computer for me to look up a company I was telling him about,, AND knowing his appreciation of "The Band",, I had to bring him here & show him this post. As we were heading to my computer,, Penny had the TV on,, and "Shooter" was on! I busted out laughing.
I asked Danny if he remembered the gunsmith scene. He did. But when I shared this post,, he too was very surprised!
Well, when we went to get on the computer for me to look up a company I was telling him about,, AND knowing his appreciation of "The Band",, I had to bring him here & show him this post. As we were heading to my computer,, Penny had the TV on,, and "Shooter" was on! I busted out laughing.
I asked Danny if he remembered the gunsmith scene. He did. But when I shared this post,, he too was very surprised!
That guy came from small town named "Turkey Scratch" Ark. live hard to some standards, played just as hard. had a huge sense of humor to, one of his last albums was named "I ain't in for my Heath" . we went to the Rock & Roll hall of fame and few years back. Lavon Halms was named one of the 50th greatest voices of all time. a country boy at hart, music was inside there to. gone to soon. his music lives on!
reuben_j_cogburn
Buckeye
the FBI agent choking on the coffee was insanely funny... I knew right away it was chicory coffee.... I've had the displeasure..... I have the movie downloaded but I edited out all the parts without Kate Mara in them....:sneaky:
That it is, and there are a few "inconsistencies" within.
But, as to the first portion of your post since you brought it up. Paper patching was an early days "jacket" for soft lead rifle bullets so they could be pushed faster without leading the barrel. A typical paper patch is two or more circumferences of the bullet with a paper about a couple of thou's or so thick, so figure .006", give or take, of this "jacket". The depth of the lands of a typical rifle barrel run from .005" to .010". So, in order for the second barrel to not impart any impressions on the patched bullet would require a smooth bore barrel, or barrel with a bore diameter that is .004" to .008" larger than the bullet diameter in order to retain at least one full wrap of the paper on the bullet. Neither would be a recipe for accuracy as even the rifled barrel would only have a few thousandths of an inch of paper thickness to work with to impart any spin and a smoothbore would quickly begin to tumble/keyhole.
But, it is only a "movie" ;)
