In McCarthy's book, the shotgun was described as "...a twelve gauge Remington automatic with a plastic military stock and a parkerized finish. It was fitted with a shopmade silencer fully a foot long and big around as a beercan."

The film is set in 1980 and therefore a Model 1100 would be correct. The 11-87 was introduced in 1987, so it's anachronistic, but, that's what was used.

The film's armorers were able to get the shotgun to cycle blank shells, and the silencer really wasn't an actual silencer, but here's the real thing:

There was a Glock in the book and film as well...small detail misses that only people like us notice.

Not that anybody cares, but No Country for Old Men is probably my all time favorite film and the book is excellent as well.

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:
There was a Glock in the book and film as well...small detail misses that only people like us notice.

Not that anybody cares, but No Country for Old Men is probably my all time favorite film and the book is excellent as well.

I care . Loved the shotgun, when he shoots the guy in the shower but not until he shuts the curtain and turns his head to the side. Such a calm, deliberate, stone cold psycho.

Cool! SilencerCo made a shotgun suppressor called the Salvo, not sure if they are still being made but they don't sell well. I think there is still one available locally.

I think it's a really cool concept and the fact that it works with shot is crazy. I think they used internal guides to keep the wadding together.

https://silencerco.com/silencers/salvo-12/

So as a concept it IS very doable, but I don't think it sounds like a raygun, or a cough like the book said, like Chigurh's...

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Originally posted by DoctorSolo:
Cool! SilencerCo made a shotgun suppressor called the Salvo, not sure if they are still being made but they don't sell well. I think there is still one available locally.

I think it's a really cool concept and the fact that it works with shot is crazy. I think they used internal guides to keep the wadding together.

https://silencerco.com/silencers/salvo-12/

So as a concept it IS very doable, but I don't think it sounds like a raygun, or a cough like the book said, like Chigurh's...

They still make them. No not movie quiet, but a blast to shoot!

My M4 with Salvo.

Looks formidable!! You ever try the small shells in the M4?? probably won't cycle but quiet-er

Classic movie and a lot of good gun play,especially with the shotgun. I watched that video once before. It really is pretty neat and looks like a good time, for being a 12 ga and all.

On a side note,for my son's birthday a couple years ago, we went to a local range to shoot some cool guns but he wasn't of age to shoot full auto. So instead we shot a couple suppressed guns with one being a KSG 12 ga that had a Silencer Co Salvo. It is amazing how much more quiet it makes it. Recoil was down quite a bit as well. I would love to try one on a semi-auto but then again it would only cost me money in the long run.

I don't think I've gotten to shoot anything with a Salvo on it. I've shot the JK 12ga can and it's kind of a joke, doesn't do much at all. YHM has a new can out this year called the Victra that's actually pretty impressive. I dunno exactly what ammo it was, but they had it on an 870. First shot, I had ears on, but I took them off for the next two and it wasn't painful in the slightest. If I was actually going to do a suppressed shotgun, that would be the one I'd look at.