Posted on 01/27/2017 6:49:02 AM PST by w1n1
Remember watching the old western movies that has the good guy cutting a rope with a gun, resulting in saving an innocent bystander and the day? Can the good guys really do that? Well, Jerry Miculek Youtuber set out for this task to see if its a myth or facts.
In the video Jerry talks about using the pistol, rifle and the rope to mimic the time frame from these western movies, here’s what he used:
-Used Sisal 3/4 inch rope as this was the norm back in the old western days. -This rope is placed on a manniquin with 200 pound of weight at the bottom to maintain tension. -Colt single action .45 pistol. Fired at the rope and did not cut the rope. -Bring in a bigger gun, 74 Shadow Sharps 4570 rifle which shoots a 500 grain round nose (smokeless load).
The Results
-With the .45 pistol, it only scratched the rope and did not cut it. -With the Shadows rifle 500 grain no problem cutting the rope in half and saving the manniquin. As an extra bonus Jerry decides to pull out a .50 Cal BMG to represent the present day hombre and proceeds to cut the rope in half. However, the shot was a little off to the side and there was not enough tension on the rope. Ending story mannequin was laid to rest. You still gotta see this gun myth in action here.
the infowarrior
Always though Tuco was crazy to trust Blondie could pull off the shot.
My world is now shattered.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was actually on last night in my neck of the woods.
Jerry should have tried the shot at distance with the 45/70, it could have been done.....
There is no strain/tension on the rope in that gif.
Blondie used a rifle to cut Tuco’s ropes in my favorite documentary.
I will continue to watch Bonanza no matter what you say! :)
Wasn’t this explored by the MythBusters?
Mythbusters busted this one as well.
Remember the carnival shooting galleries that had a $100.00 bill hanging from a very thin chain? All you had to do was shoot and break the small chain and it was yours.
I watched many a man shoot, saw the small chain hit many a time but no one ever shot the chain in half.
I believe the gallery operator made more money from that gallery than people trying to shoot out the red dot cards.
That type shooting goes way back in Hollywood films. Some writers even used it in their stories.
It is used in the film THESE THOUSAND HILLS I saw on TV forty five years ago, but the shooter was too late. The hanged man had his neck broken.
They proved you cannot blow up a car by shooting the gas tank.
You cannot light gasoline with a cigarette.
only one revolver ever made could be silenced.
Sorry Hollywood.
“Sorry, Shorty.”
Shooting out the leads from an electric chair doesn’t work either.
I just love that movie! My all time favorite.
You forgot to ping the ‘banglist’....
Myth busters did a segment on this
We have done this repeatedly at Cowboy Action Shooting matches. Three-quarter inch rope is pretty tough, but it can be done, even with .44 and .45 caliber pistol cartridges. Half-inch rope is much easier. You do need to have some weight on the rope, or the bullet will just push it aside.
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