Airsoft revolvers

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:14 am

Hey, I'm in the early planning stages for an Indy film and I need to get a gun. I want to go with airsoft, preferably metal with those little fake shells loaded in the working cylinder. I don't need one of the actual Indy revolvers, just an airsoft that looks like an older revolver, a breach-loader if possible, that Indy could have used. Since the gun changes throughout the trilogy (and will probably be different in the new film) I just want a period-accurate revolver. Possibly even something from the '20s, as I may be playing a slightly younger Indy in my film. I've searched around every now and then and all I ever find are those airsoft magnums. Can anybody help me out?

Indiana Max · Post by **Indiana Max** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:49 am

I just could mention this, but it´s a german webside
http://mega-waffen-softair.shop.t-onlin ... ID%5F60205

You search for an softair revolver, if it could also be a half automatic M32
http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=1527849#img

Don´t know at the moment were to get more

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:19 pm

I definitely want to stick with the revolver. And I was thinking of somethign that would not only fit in the holster, but also preferably cost less than $50.

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:37 pm

If you want something that goes BANG in a fan film, maybe you could find an old school runners starter pistol. Just a thought. They used to look like revolvers back in the day.

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:29 pm

Where would I go about acquiring one of those? I always thought those were real guns.

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:39 pm

Y'gotta be willing to beat up a gym teacher for one.

Even if she's bigger than you.

Sometimes they use starter's pistols for training police dogs and hunting dogs too. That's almost a lead.

indiana lurch · Post by **indiana lurch** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:12 pm

Just so you know, most starter pistols are short little stubby things that probably would only work from a distance...trust me I have one

IL

Snakewhip_Sable · Post by **Snakewhip_Sable** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:16 pm

If you use a google image search, you can see they're not all snubbies and not all revolvers. I have a 'starter pistol' that looks exactly like a 1911 Colt .45, but fires 8mm blanks.

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:34 pm

Well if I wanted a blank gun I could acquire one fairly easily, but it would be too expensive. Airsoft seems like a good way to go because the guns are usually under $50. I found one on ShortyUSA, the FBI issue revolver in the gas section. The handle is too modern looking, but so far it's the best thing I could find. There's a huge gap in fake guns between the old west and the magnum. All the old west guns are toys and the magnums are toys and airsoft. Nothing in between it seems.

IndyParise · Post by **IndyParise** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:48 pm

Well, you can take the little black part off of the FBI revolver and it looks pretty close. Also, though I recommend Shorty USA for customer service, you can find that particular gun for cheaper on realistictoyguns.com or evike.com.

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:23 pm

Just to make sure.

http://www.kapowwe.com/Merchant2/mercha ... ore_Code=R

On this gun, the contoured black grip comes off? If so, that's the perfect gun for me, except it's not a breach loader, but given my choices I'll have to accept that.

IndyParise · Post by **IndyParise** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:41 pm

Yep, thats the one.

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:43 pm

Awesome. Do you have one yourself? If so, I'd really appreciate it if you could take a pic of it without that piece on.

Serial Hero · Post by **Serial Hero** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:32 pm

Dog training pistols
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/commo ... &noImage=0

Risu · Post by **Risu** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:35 pm

Those look pretty cool, but they are quite short. I'll keep them in mind for other movie ideas though.

Serial Hero · Post by **Serial Hero** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:43 pm

They would make a better .38 than a .45. but the one is only $30.00

IndyParise · Post by **IndyParise** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:29 pm

I had one, but broke it so it is unavailable for pictures, however if you do a forum search you should be able to find one fairly easily.

raider 57 · Post by **raider 57** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:28 pm

Risu wrote:Awesome. Do you have one yourself? If so, I'd really appreciate it if you could take a pic of it without that piece on.

Risu,Here's a pic of the FBI 38 without the extra grip piece and the orange barrel tip painted over with black.

Simple to remove,just take off the side grips with the center screws.I also sprayed both grips with clear flat lacquer.They looked too shiny right out of the box.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x36/ ... C01018.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x36/ ... C01022.jpg

Here's another pic after I did a light weathering treatment on the frame.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x36/ ... C01026.jpg

WeeMadHamish · Post by **WeeMadHamish** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:49 pm

The grips are removable? Might be able to replace them with something a little more accurate...

raider 57 · Post by **raider 57** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:12 pm

WeeMadHamish wrote:The grips are removable? Might be able to replace them with something a little more accurate...

Yeah, I think that's a possiblity. Real revolver grips would obviously look great, but I doubt an exact fit without some modifications.A custom made grip set perhaps? Interesting.

CarolinaQuirk · Post by **CarolinaQuirk** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:19 pm

Risu - I did a brief tutorial on modifying an airsoft pistol, it can be found here:

viewtopic.php?t=22896

Maybe this will help.

Regards,

Carolina Quirk

raider 57 · Post by **raider 57** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:15 pm

Very nice custom work CQ. I really like the lanyard. What did you use for that?
raider 57

CarolinaQuirk · Post by **CarolinaQuirk** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:57 pm

The lanyard is actually a genuine 1917 HE2 lanyard purchased surplus at an auction, can't beat the real thing

raider 57 · Post by **raider 57** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:13 pm

CarolinaQuirk wrote:The lanyard is actually a genuine 1917 HE2 lanyard purchased surplus at an auction, can't beat the real thing

As I suspected. Again,looks great!