drc wrote:TSiWRX wrote:Whoa! Thanks for the info., @drc and @Bruenor!
My dad bought one and proceeded to mess with the sear to the point it would go off if a fly farted. The pieces had to be replaced.
hu hu hu hu...he said fly farted...hu hu hu hu
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drc wrote:TSiWRX wrote:Whoa! Thanks for the info., @drc and @Bruenor!
My dad bought one and proceeded to mess with the sear to the point it would go off if a fly farted. The pieces had to be replaced.
I have seen an interview with a Hollywood armorer and several articles that say something different, that the actor handling the gun and anyone else on the set are encouraged to check the weapon for themselves. Now, the way it was presented is they all come together in a circle and all get the chance to check it, so perhaps the armorer checks it one last time before handing it to the actor, it wasn't clear from what I remember of the interview and articles. But bottom line, it shouldn't be a problem for the actor to check it before handing it to the armorer for a cinal check.Face wrote:One thing I have not seen mentioned here, or elsewhere except for one interview with a Hollywood prop guy/armorer. He stated once they give an actor a firearm if the cylinder is opened or the slide "racked" the prop master or whoever in charge at the time must immediately remove the gun from the actor and re-check.
So IF Baldwin checked the cylinder, he would then need to hand the gun to the armorer (or whoever) and start over.
In short - actors are instructed to NOT check any firearm personally.
No idea if this was that armorer's personal rules or an industry standard.
New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where actor and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in October.
New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said Rust Movie Productions must pay $136,793, and distributed a scathing narrative of safety failures in violation of standard industry protocols, including testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two misfires on set prior to the fatal shooting. The bureau also documented gun safety complaints from crew members that went unheeded and said weapons specialists were not allowed to make decisions about additional safety training.
of course he did...“The Safety Coordinator was present on set and took no direct action to address safety concerns,” the report states. “Management was provided with multiple opportunities to take corrective actions and chose not to do so. As a result of these failures, Director Joel Souza and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were severely injured. Halyna Hutchins succumbed to her injuries.”
Rust Movie Productions said through a spokesperson that it would dispute the findings and sanction.
“While we appreciate OSHA’s time and effort in its investigation, we disagree with its findings and plan to appeal,” said Stefan Friedman. Any appeal would be heard initially by the state’s occupational health and safety commission.
Baldwin issued a statement from his attorney, asserting that the safety investigation “exonerates Mr. Baldwin.”
Investigators found production managers placed tight limits on resources for a small team that controlled weapons on set and failed to address concerns about a shotgun left unattended twice.
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the daughter of a sharpshooter and consultant to film productions, was limited to eight paid days as an armorer to oversee weapons and training, and was assigned otherwise to lighter duties as a props assistant. As her time as an armorer ran out, Gutierrez Reed warned a manager and was rebuffed.
Gutierrez Reed is both a plaintiff and a defendant in lawsuits seeking damages in the fatal shooting. In a statement Wednesday, her attorney highlighted findings that the armorer “was not provided adequate time or resources to conduct her job effectively.”