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Nobody gives a second thought to the movie prop gun as Al Pacino starts shooting the living daylight out of his opponents in his movies. In this article, we shall shed some light on these good/bad boy blank guns and how these replica guns are used outside of a movie set
As Movie Prop Guns
You must have seen George Clooney shoot the hell out of everyone in Ocean’s Eleven or Jason Bourne trying to run for his life and shoot the bad cops simultaneously. Well, movie prop guns are the actual heroes in these scenes.
Movie prop guns are the kind of replica guns that are designed to mimic the action of real firearms without firing a single bullet. The type of movie prop gun used on a movie set depends upon the requirement of the shooting scene and the budgets involved.
Some movie scenes do not require any shooting action from movie prop guns. These prop guns just look like a copy of a real gun but have no internal working parts to fire anything or produce a sound.
You can think of these movie prop guns as plastic toy guns you used to own as a child but with more realism and better quality. These types of movie prop guns were common in the 50s and 60s where the sound of the fired bullet was added in post production. These prop guns are still common for low budget movies and theatrical reactmemts that don’t require or can’t afford more advanced blank guns.
However, modern weapon technology and the demands of high budgeted movie series have forced these movie prop guns to be replaced by more expensive and realistic blank guns. The blank guns feel much more real for the actor trying to enact a shooting. These blank guns come with requisite elements to make the experience of shooting a gun as authentic as possible for the shooter as well as the viewer.
As Signalling Guns
The movie prop guns aren’t useless outside a movie set. Most of these blank guns are commonly used as signalling weapons. You must have seen a starter pistol in your school that signals the start of a race. Well, that is a blank gun.
These types of blank guns can be front firing (the blank shells come out of the end of the barrel) or not (blanks come out of the top of the barrel). Regardless, these blank guns shoot out the blanks with gunpowder that makes the sound of a bullet blasting through the barrel and out.
The bang of the blank guns is accompanied by a flash from the muzzle as well as smoke, to make. The flash and smoke also work as signalling components and usher in the start of a race. Thes blank guns are especially useful when athletes can’t see the shooter but know they can start racing as soon as they hear the blasting sound made by the blank guns.
These blank guns are also the most fancy looking blank guns around. Most have gold tippings. Some also have rainbow smoke coming out of them. These blank guns have red tip markers on them to signal that they are safe to carry around and not real real guns.
As Practice Guns
Whether you want to enact a shooting or you are a shooter who wants to safely practice his shooting, these blank guns are for you.
These types of blank guns are the most realistic and advanced blank guns around. These replica guns are most commonly used by Police officers, military and law enforcement communities around the world.
A cop needs to nail his shooting game. But he can’t be firing real ammunition during hours and hours of shooting practices. A blank gun is a cheaper and secure alternative for a real gun that with the passage of time has become more and more realistic.
Nowadays, these blank guns don’t just fire blanks with some muzzle flash and a blast, but also have internal working parts that give these blank guns some complementary ‘live ammunition’ features like blowback effect and semi and automatic firing modes.
If you are practicing for an advanced military combat scenario where you need to shoot 15 to 20 times in a few seconds, these blank guns offer you that practice by coming in fully automatic mode. An example is an ASI-UZI replica gun which also has the features of an actual UZI with the style of a blank gun.
These blank guns are also useful for everyday training with their semi automatic modes. These replica guns are so realistic, you can shove the magazine inside, and cock the gun each time you want to take a shot. The blank guns can come with a blowback effect that mimics an actual shooting.
The more realistic features a blank gun offer, the more risk there is of it malfunctioning or having less shooting efficiency. There is a precarious balance between performance and realism. You can decide which way to go by knowing what you are buying a blank gun for.
If you are purchasing blank guns as movie prop guns, we recommend going for realistic replica guns with all the smoke, flash and blowback effect. This will look good on screen and make the job of the actor easier. The shootout sequence in any action movie is what sells is, and these blank guns do the heavy lifting to make it look real.
However, if you want blank guns for routine practice that can get hardcore, go for blank guns with durability and high performance rather than aesthetics. If you need to practice target shooting, you can do away with the blowback effect for sure.
This concludes our insight into the world of blank guns. Whether you are a movie buff and interested in the history of movie prop guns, or a gun enthusiast wanting to buy his next blank gun for shooting practice, we have you covered with our incredible range of blank guns.