Dummy machine guns?

xbreaka420 · Post by **xbreaka420** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 12:20 am

alright im looking for a dummy machine gun for my next film which is gonna be in a pillbox, does anyone know where i can fi nd like 30 cals or 50 cals for under like 500$, theres some dummy ones on moviebits from band of brothers but there like wicked expensive ebay has about 2 but there also very expensive.

So do any of ye know any good places to look for em, neways thanks

UFProductions · Post by **UFProductions** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:59 am

Make 'em out of wood. Just find several good pictures from different angles, trace out a template for each part, trace them onto the wood and cut it out with a bandsaw. Give everything a good sanding to round out the sharp edges, put it all together and spraypaint it. You get exactly what you want and come in about $480 under budget.

DeadLogic · Post by **DeadLogic** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:19 am

Hmm... I would go with UFProductions on this one, but I'm sure there's some fair deals out there... I have seen some dummy ones for around 700$... But anyway, it's not really a central prop, and if it is, just put a TON of detail into it. A 30. Cal is really simple in shape.

Towels42 · Post by **Towels42** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:48 am

Oh yes, indeed. Creating your own weapon would be both rewarding and significantly less expensive.

Syras · Post by **Syras** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:48 am

some toy shops sell life size (but bright green/yellow) M60 machine guns and others that look real if painted black - might be worth a look (cheap too)

GITPF87 · Post by **GITPF87** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 5:42 pm

Yeah, any dummy machine gun that is even half way decent is going to run over 500 bucks, a few weeks ago me and my buddy made a 30 cal out of wood and pvc pipe. the hatch where you put belts of ammo ans s*** is on it too, ill post pictures in a little bit

GITPF87 · Post by **GITPF87** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:14 pm

ok, here's the pics, i know the ammo box says .50 cal, but thats all I got for right now, I'm waiting for a shipment of 6 .30 cal ammo boxes from cheaperthandirt.com, fyi, the ammo is linked .30 cal blanks, too bad i dont have the real .30 cal to shoot them!

http://gitpf1987.tripod.com/30cal2
http://gitpf1987.tripod.com/30cal

Chris_film · Post by **Chris_film** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:17 pm

nice pics GITPF87. although i dont think the gun should be green!

bad_karma24 · Post by **bad_karma24** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 6:37 pm

I would go with the wood. At living history events we have one .30 cal made out of wood; people can't tell the difference. Hell, until we were told, WE thought it was real.

xbreaka420 · Post by **xbreaka420** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:01 pm

when i click on those links all i get is a bunch of code and stuff

monkey · Post by **monkey** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:26 pm

heres an m60, but its tiney, and the tripods messed up.

http://www.kapowwe.com/Merchant2/mercha ... ryOperated

Chris_film · Post by **Chris_film** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 10:59 pm

monkey, thats a pretty detailed toy gun!

bad_karma24 · Post by **bad_karma24** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 3:19 am

All it needs is a paint job to get rid of that camo!

GITPF87 · Post by **GITPF87** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 3:35 am

yeah, the real 30 cal is a dark green color, but not forest green which I have it painted, im going to repaint it later but we just kinda threw the thing together in a couple of hours, so for someone who has absolutely no idea about power tools and craftsmanship, I think i did a pretty good job

mercenary123 · Post by **mercenary123** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:27 pm

a good place to find some gun pics for templates would be, www.securityarms.com

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:10 pm

All airsoft guns. Unfortunately almost 1000 dollars, but damn fine replicas.

DeadLogic · Post by **DeadLogic** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:07 pm

I cant see GITPF's pics...

GITPF87 · Post by **GITPF87** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:35 pm

If you want to see my pics, since they're not showing up because tripod sucks, send me an email, GITPF87@aol.com, and I'll email you a bunch of shots, maybe a video clip or two

DaveP · Post by **DaveP** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:13 am

SgtPadrino wrote:

All airsoft guns. Unfortunately almost 1000 dollars, but damn fine replicas.

the SAW on the bottom is almost 1000 Pounds actually ($1500 aprox.) and also, my m8es getting the M60E3