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Offline Fud

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That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea for
« on: March 02, 2006, 04:11:03 AM »
I'm sure that most folks recall that famous line from the James Bond film where 007 is made to turn in his .25ACP for the Walther PPK because the .32ACP is a real man-stopper.

Well, I don't believe that 007's issued has ever been changed since then. True, in recent films he has been carrying something other than the PPK but as far as it being OFFICIALLY issued to him, that has never been shown on film.

Don't know how one would go about doing this but if the Rohrbaugh Brothers could some how get a one or two minute scene in the next James Bond film where 007 is made to turn in his PPK for a Rohrbaugh R9 ...



... because "the agents need to carry a serious caliber instead of those mouse guns" -- or some other statement like that. The scene would bring 007 into the 21st century as far as issued firearms are concerned but more importantly, it would give Rohrbaugh some exposure better than advertizing dollars could buy.

Heck, the only reason I purchased my PPK was because of the James Bond legend -- didn't really need it since I already own a R9 but wanted to grab one before they were discontinued. Unfortunately, my PPK is chambered in .380ACP -- a much better caliber for self defense than the .32ACP but I would still like to pick a NIB .32ACP model.

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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2006, 12:29:42 PM »
the new James Bond hates guns and anything to do with them.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2006, 05:17:12 PM »
The only reason the gun change bit was in Dr. No was it was in the book -- which are much better than the movie, BTW -- now, the movies are just typical Hollywood pablum -- and I don't think the R bros. could swing the amount of money that would be charged for that kind of ad.
  That, and it's not like there swimming in excess capacity as it is.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2006, 09:55:28 PM »
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I don't think the R bros. could swing the amount of money that would be charged for that kind of ad.
I thought maybe a writer or director somewhere would throw it in there for a free sample but I guess that is not the way things work, huh?

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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2006, 10:08:19 AM »
I watched, "For Your Eyes Only" James last night.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2006, 11:26:51 AM »
Well, if you could find a pro-gun director, it might -- but usually all that product placement stuff is expensive -- it's why JB drove BMWs for awhile -- and why there was always the thing between what type of watch, etc...now, I just need to find a secret agent movie willing to feature my ice cream...in exchange for samples...
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2006, 11:29:42 AM »
there you go!! ::) ;D
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2006, 09:04:19 PM »
The Bond books have nothing to do with the movies, except for the same titles and the main character's name.  Aside from that, there aren't many details that match up.  But the books are great and well worth reading, and the movies are good, too, in their own way.

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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2006, 01:17:21 AM »
I used to have a Walther PP. The Fiocchi .32ACP 60gr. JHP are actually kinda nasty and the type of load the gun was really designed to shoot, not the wimpy stateside .32 loads. Out of a PP they have similiar energy to a standard pressure 9mm out of a Rohrbaugh. I didn't feel too undergunned with 8+1 of those in the gun.

I'm not saying it was designed to shoot JHP of course, my point is that the euro loads in that caliber are much hotter.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2006, 11:06:42 AM »
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the new James Bond hates guns and anything to do with them.
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The "old" James Bond wasn't particularly fond of guns either.
 I was shocked to read in the NRA hit list that Sean Connery is anti-gun.

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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2006, 02:26:13 PM »
That comes from living in the English world. They don't want to hurt the bad guys, you know.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2006, 11:25:11 PM »

Tom - our own Chris is a Brit by birth and he loves guns.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2006, 10:08:44 AM »
Yes, but Chris is a bit different than most Brits of today. Or should I say their government.
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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2006, 11:50:44 AM »
Chris is really an American whose British lineage is
just a little more recent than most of the rest of us.  

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Re: That .32ACP is a real man-stopper ... and idea
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2006, 09:00:24 PM »
They should ditch this new guy and recruit Chris as the next "007."   He could also serve as Technical Adviser to "Q."  8)
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