Well, it was not only his first movie, it was the first- ever feature-film considered to be shot in Hollywood. Naturally, Hollywood being Hollywood, it was the first movie to ever be remade.
DeMille shot a remake of The Squaw Man in Yes, just four years later. It is likely on this production that Stembridge and DeMille first collaborated. The two quickly founded Stembridge Gun Rentals to supply prop guns to the movie industry. For the rest of the 20th century, Stembridge Gun Rentals became the major prop arms supplier in Hollywood. The company was responsible for everything from Han Solo's pistol to Tony Montana's "little friend" to Arnold's shotgun in Terminator 2.
You know, the one he flips around to cock. After all, the show was called The Rifleman. As demonstrated every episode in the opening credits, McCain could quickly fire his custom rifle — and give it a little flip in his right hand, thanks to the large loop on the lever.
The Rifleman production used three prop guns. Two of them were Winchester Model s. That one could be used to batter things, toss on the ground, etc.
The Winchesters were more precious. But that "" was no mere model number — it was the year that Winchester first manufactured the rifle. So there's one big problem. The Rifleman takes place in the s. Need proof? The date reads " Welcome to MeTV! Find your local MeTV station. Where to watch. See when your favorite shows are on.
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Connors actually was that fast and agile with his carbine, having been a former athlete who played both professional basketball and baseball in the major and minor leagues before turning to acting. Thus, his trigger finger never enters the trigger guard. This screw could also be backed out so the carbine could be fired in a normal fashion.
In addition, to enable the actor to spin-cock his carbine without having the cartridge tumble out before it was chambered, a spring-loaded plunger was inset near the breech to keep the cartridge in place. Early in the series Connors added a nut to secure the trigger-tripping screw so that it would not accidentally back out.
This mesmerizing feat was made even more miraculous by the fact that the Winchester carbine only holds 10 rounds. But then, this was Hollywood, where anything is possible. Some have postulated that because Connors is firing 5-in-1 blanks, which measure 1. There is some credence to this, as Connors is seen working the lever 12 times, not Adding to the intrigue of how many shots Connors fires, there are actually 13 audible shots, a feat made possible by sound dubbing.
Fortunately, I was in a unique position to find out, as I had the pleasure of knowing Connors during the latter years of his life. During my many trips to visit him at his Medicine Hat ranch in Tehachapi, California, he taught me the techniques of spin cocking and swing cocking his carbine, one of which he still had displayed among his other memorabilia on the walls.
First, I double-checked the zero with five rounds of slow-fire offhand. Then, satisfied with the point of impact, I moved to rapid-fire. Holding the stock next to my side with my right arm, as Chuck had done in his opening sequence, I pointed the carbine at the target and cranked off 10 shots as fast as I could from hip level for safety concerns, I did not walk towards the target while firing, as Chuck had done.
Still, firing as fast as I could, I managed to empty the magazine in approximately 11 seconds, pointing the carbine at the target rather than taking the time to aim for each shot. Out of the 10 shots I fired, four hit in the right shoulder era, one hit in the upper shoulder area, two hit close together in the upper torso, two hit in the mid-center chest area and one shot was a complete miss, not striking the target at all.
All my hits generally veered to my left, which I attribute to the way I was holding the carbine during this rapid-fire exercise.
But the end result was that five of my shots would have clearly disabled my opponent, while the other four would have completely taken him out of the game altogether. I only hope, had this been an actual gunfight, that my complete miss would not have been my first shot! Give a Gift Subscriber Services. See All Special Interest Magazines. All RifleShooter subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets.
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