Are guns really as noisy and rattly as they are portrayed in movies, television shows, and video games?
I'm no gun expert. I've always wondered about how guns rattle so much in media. For example, when you aim down the sights in some video games (Battlefield, Call of Duty, Far Cry) it makes a good bit of noise like metal or plastics shifting. The movement seems too basic for it to make that much noise. I'm watching a TV show currently and it shows a guy simply moving a handgun against a soft object and it makes so much metallic noise. It's quiet, but it's very obviously the gun making the noise. When there is a quiet/stealth scene with no noise elsewhere, you can hear the gun make some noise when the guy simply brings it up to eye level to aim at something.
When I imagine any firearm, I imagine it being built with good quality and closely fitted parts. No loose parts unless it's forced to move. For example, a magazine, slide, hammer, and safety make noise, but they don't move on their own. Now, I haven't fired a gun in about 8 years, so I may just be totally wrong.
So here's my question: Do guns make noise when they're simply being handled? What parts are making noise when you ADS with a rifle in a video game?
Posted Dec 19, 2017, 7:34 PM UTC
There's the problem, most writers/producers/sound guys don't really give a shit about guns, and do whatever is expedient or "looks cool". This is prevalent in shows like Walking Dead, where numerous times you'll get the cocking sound of somebody pulling a hammer back...on a gun like a Glock...that doesn't have a hammer.
As far as guns making random noise, yes a lot of them have some inherent rattles. Stuff like sling swivels, QD mounts, etc. all bounce around a little when you're moving the gun with any vigor at all. Guns with very generous clearances between parts (worn-out AK's, thrashed, fifteen-times rebuilt 1911's, etc.) or giant pieces of shit (most Taurus products) will have some rattle.
Worn mag catches, ill fitting handguards, etc. All contribute little clicks and rattles. It's not generally noticeable unless you're specifically listening for it, or the Navy SEAL sent to kill you did a poor job of taping up anything that could clank together.
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Besides some YouTube I cast to my tv and a little bit of South Park and Clone Wars, I'd be surprised if I watch 4-5 hours of TV a week. Walking Dead is just commonly known as a show that rapes firearms and their usage. I haven't seen anything off that show that hasn't been part of a meme in years.
Yes Dad. Work stalled on the gun room, I just picked it up again last month. So much other stuff to do while the sun was shining.
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