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Originally posted by Purrybonker
I can be one of those PIAs that whines about technical veracity (or the lack thereof) in movies - and more particularly TV shows.
Once I get on a theme with a show, like the CSI franchise - I can become obsessive. I'll put up with a lot of crap if the show has other entertainment factors that hold my interest, but I often have to declare a boycott on a series if it starts to drive me completely bonkers.
CSI Miami and NY are examples; the "science" in these shows is too bogus too often and the characters and stories are just too ridiculous to provide any sort of entertainment offset.
But I put up with CSI Vegas in deferrence to the gf (mainly for watching/loving "L" Word with me). Grissom and the lads are reasonably tangible and the story lines don't push the limits as badly as the other two examples.
But guns. I see this kinda thing happen all the time:
One of the CSIs finds a casing - picks it up and declares "45 auto" or "38 wad-cutter" or even identify a particular make or model of weapon.
Is this likely? Are handgun casings that unique that you can actually tell whether a gun is an "auto" or a Ruger, or know even the type of bullet (eg hollow point)?
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CSI uses "lying via 'some' truth" as a stage prop.
For example, pistols with separate barrels simply require a barrel change, and polishing of the bolt face (or slide face) and a few other items to remove identifying characteristics. There are some rare exceptions, the grooved chamber of H & K rifles for example.
Of course, shotguns don't leave ID marks on the pellets, and high velocity rifle projectiles usually don't either.
That's what makes these state ID via shell casing programs absolute BS designed to make gun ownership more difficult for the lawabiding. They're not for crime reduction.