Not the 2010-20 Five-Zero (numeral zero), the 1968-80 Five-Oh (letter O). Four episodes Friday afternoons on Heroes & Icons channel.

This show always took, let's say, "liberties" or "artistic license" with firearms, but one playing as I write this ("The Second Shot" S3E3) is quite unusual. A sniper used a Mauser "Broomhandle" pistol, with a scope, and affixed to a window sill on a swivel mount. OK, the C96 was an accurate pistol, even having an optional shoulder stock, and the 7.63 cartridge is pretty flat-shooting, but come on. Also, the bullet was some kind of "exceptionally hard" steel core, not meant to expand. (The intent was not to actually kill the target. As the story develops there is a special reason for it.) And Che Fong, the "CSI" guy, thought it was from a rifle.

The show, back in the day, was probably the number one user of suppressed revolvers that went "fwip-fwip," as well as many other "liberties."

Practically every show in the 50's, 60's, and 70's (not excluding to this very day) massively misrepresented the proper handling, operation, and carry of firearms of every stripe, but especially handguns. Fingers always on triggers, exceptionally poor muzzle discipline, forensic "proofs." If TV could possibly get it wrong, that's how they did it. It is almost painful to watch.

The second I saw the thread title, I thought, "Oh boy, suppressed revolvers!"

Although, in one episode they featured assassin pistols fitted with clear plastic shell catchers, which at least makes sense.

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The second I saw the thread title, I thought, "Oh boy, suppressed revolvers!"

One made an appearance near the end of the very same episode.

Lots of long distance shots with snubs, too

https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Haw..._Season_3#Mauser_C96

Not shown is a bottom view out of the swivel mount. There's an object resembling - and might very well be - a trailer hitch ball. Another brief shot showed what appeared to be the correct clip and ammunition for it. It is both amazing and amusing that somebody thought this up with the idea that it would be a key plot point and constructed a prop - or even a real gun - for it.

What about the snub nose pistols taking long range shots with accuracy ???? such as "Highway Patrol showing Brodrick Crawford with his 100 yard hip shots with his revolver.!!!! What about the revolvers or sometimes the semi-autos that seem to never need reloading,?????? ......................................................... drill sgt.

I was thinking Duelist 1954 on YouTube had a new video entitled this. I watched "The Guns of Wild Wild West" last night by him. This would actually be a good one for him to do, but he's focused on Western shows.

Not impossible...


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^^And with fixed blade sights too!

Not uncommon.

It wasn’t until the early mid 80s that things got a little more modern and believable. Look at early Magnum PI episodes. As the series aged and matured, the firepower got better. The early episodes were primarily M16A1s, revolvers and 1911s. Later, you saw a wider range of more modern and accurate firearms.

I say it likely has to do with the Miami Vice effect.

I seem to recall an episode of Mannix when I was a kid, where he was being chased or something in the hills and had lost the 2 inch revolver he carried, but he had spare ammo.

He was hunkered down behind a big rock as the bad guy approached. He took a 38 Spl round with the bullet towards the bad guy and anchored it between two rocks. When the bad guy got in range, he used another rock and struck the primer thus sending the bullet into the bad guy and saving his life for next week’s episode. Classic stuff there folks.

And I also grew up watching Broderick Crawford in Highway Patrol making incredible shots with his snubbie while on the radio, “5150 to Headquarters”. Classic.

As to Hawaii Five-0, I seem to recall Jack Lord always closing his revolver by flipping it closed with one hand. I cringe when I see that.

Don't underestimate the accuracy of a snub nosed revolver, that short stubby barrel is very "stiff" when compared to a longer barrel. BTW, barrels do whip around when the bullet is transiting the barrel.

Personally before I got into shooting Skeet I spend a lot of time at the range shooting double action revolvers because my carry was a P239-40 which featured a DA trigger for the first pull. One day I was doing rather well with my 2 1/2 inch S&W model 19 so I decided to push a new target back to 50 yards. Ran 2 cylinders of 130 grain Federal 38 spl. thru it while shooting in single action and when I brought the target in I found that I had put 12 rounds inside a 11 inch circle and 8 rounds into a 7 inch circle. Folks I've never been a Bullseye shooter, just someone who enjoys pushing themselves to see how good I can get. Point is that someone with a moderate degree of skill and who concentrates for the perfect sight picture can hit a small target at longer ranges with a tiny little snubby. I will also admit to cheating a bit and wearing 1 diopter reading glasses to make the sights nice and sharp.

^Exactly! I've found that shooting a snubnose with iron sights is not much different from shooting a rifle with irons, with the main exception being the much shorter sight radius. Just take your time, get a good sight pic, and remember your fundamentals.

As far as barrel whip, I believe there's a guy right here on SF who made a career taming barrel vibration.