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Topic: Gunshot to the thigh.
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pacopete
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posted 10-27-1998 11:52 AM
Heres the scenerio, a man is sitting down tied to a chair. If he was to get shot in the thigh from about 5 or 6 feet away, what would realistically happen to his thigh. This is with a handgun, something a police officer would carry. Would the wound be compact, or take off half his leg, does anyone know or want to take a "stab at it." Ha Ha
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nike_a_go_go
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posted 10-27-1998 01:07 PM
Sure, I'll throw out some ideas.
1. Could be a grazing flesh wound. Hurt alot and scare the hell out of the character, but not seriously threaten him.2. Could be a penetrating shot to some serious muscle tissue. He bleeds out in a few minutes when the femoral is severed. 3. Could be a bone-splinterin' fracture when that round goes into the femur. Bullet changes direction (ala Connolly's magic bullet) and flies up his nasal passage. Now that would take one sophisticated actor! Hell, just put a chunky, spurtin' hit under his cloths and let her fly! Kind of sounds like a "Reservoir Dogs" thing. Is that what your lookin' fer? Mike if you are reading this, I have lost your e-mail address.
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Gazorra
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posted 10-27-1998 05:21 PM
It would take off half his leg (the rear side) if the front of the bullet that hits the leg is made flat, i think you call this a 'copkiller' bullet. (or a dum-dum or something)
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Critter
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posted 10-27-1998 07:57 PM
It would partly depend on the type of weapon. Is it going to be a 9mm, or .38, or a .357, or 10mm? A 9mm would produce a small entrance wound, very little exit, if any. A .38 would be close to the same, with a .357 and 10mm doing more damage. It would also depend on the type of bullet. A full metal jacket round would probably pass right through, even with a 9mm, leaving small entrance and exit wounds. A 158 grain hollow point from a .357 at that range would probably leave an exit close to the size of a tennis ball. All of this depends also on wheather it (the bullet) hit bone on the way. There would be very little ejected matter. All of the above is what really happens, not what is done in film. In film, the bullets do massive damage, and leave entrance wounds 10 times the size of the round (where it is slightly smaller than the bullet in the real world). For the purpose of film, you can pretty much have it do what you want. Viewers expect a gun shot to leave big holes. I would not go as far as taking half the leg off, though. That is pretty much kept for shotgun blast in film.Oh yea, the type of bullet mentioned in the post above is not a 'cop killer', or 'dum dum', it is a full wad cutter. It is normally used for paper target practice, sense they are all lead, and don't deflect very easy. Rex 'Critter' Winfrey
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kurtsdbest at aol dot com
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posted 10-27-1998 08:30 PM
pacopete...im not sure what kind of wound it would make since i dont shoot people in the legs, but if you want the most realistic looking bullet holes go here!!!
http://www.telalink.net/~chamber/bodypa1.htmllook around there, youll find some AWESOME special effects
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SCREAMASTER
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posted 10-28-1998 06:37 AM
It isn't a cop killer.
A cop killer is a bullet that is designed specifically to penetrate through bullet proof vest. The things usually worn by "COPS" to protect them. Since the bullets pass through the vest, they are able to "KILL" "COPS".
Both of these types are mentioned in LW3, and are obviously NOT the same thing.
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Mike Walling
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posted 10-28-1998 09:32 PM
anything within 10 feet is going to be a close contact wound, the entrance wound will be the same shape has the bullet, and the exit wound will most likely (if there is one) be a little higher or lower from the entrance wound.
I have never seen a bullet blast apart the human body like in movies it just does not happen, now the only time this can happen is when someone puts a shotgun into the mouth and fires, then you have pressure buildup inside the skull and the head will mushroom from the pressure.
Mike
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Doug
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posted 10-29-1998 01:16 AM
For the kind of handgun, just make it a 9mm. It's basically standard. An added tip, make it either a Beretta, Glock, or Sig Saur. Just about all police officers use one of those. (Berettas are standard issue by the way)
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Bob Aran
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posted 10-29-1998 11:45 AM
I generally find that a chainsaw works best.
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Movie Man Joel
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posted 10-29-1998 06:47 PM
Just have a splatter of blood. It works for pratically anything.
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gore master
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posted 10-29-1998 07:16 PM
The gun would most likely be a 9mm since that is the standard issue for police officers. Just use some kind of hit concealed under the thigh. It'll look all right.
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