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[TommyK]

I watched this movie at my son's place. I have a question to gun experts.

 

When Melvin Purvis took his last bead on Pretty Boy Floyd, they show a close up of Purvis's trigger finger. He first pulls a rear trigger, with no discharge, then pulls the forward trigger and puts Floyd down. It did not appear to be a double barrel scatter gun. Purvis had a belt bristling with high powered rifle ammo.

 

What was this rear trigger?

[milod]

I haven't seen the movie.

 

A double set trigger is possible. Pulling one trigger would "set" the other trigger to a very, very light "pull" for greater accuracy - usually for more distant shots.

 

That's somewhat common on certain types of rifles. But as I said, I haven't seen the movie so I couldn't say with certainty.

 

m

[TommyK]

I haven't seen the movie.

 

A double set trigger is possible. Pulling one trigger would "set" the other trigger to a very' date=' very light "pull" for greater accuracy - usually for more distant shots.

 

That's somewhat common on certain types of rifles. But as I said, I haven't seen the movie so I couldn't say with certainty.

 

m

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That might explain it. It was portrayed as a fair distance.

 

Though it MAY have been more historically accurate, I didn't like it as much as the movie "Dillenger"

[cabba2203]

I haven't seen the movie.

 

A double set trigger is possible. Pulling one trigger would "set" the other trigger to a very' date=' very light "pull" for greater accuracy - usually for more distant shots.

 

That's somewhat common on certain types of rifles. But as I said, I haven't seen the movie so I couldn't say with certainty.

 

m

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+1 on the 2 stage trigger.

[retrosurfer1959]

Yep - thats what it was.