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Andy632 wrote:

BamBam wrote:Image reversed, the beret is on the wrong side too.

Could it not be a FFL guy in Afrique; they wear their beret's wrong way round (but I would never say that to any of them!)

It was shot in South Africa, camouflage does look like current SANDF issue and green beret is still standard infantry issue. Even though they've gone all commie with the drills, they berets still fold the correct way.

BamBam wrote:

Andy632 wrote:

BamBam wrote:Image reversed, the beret is on the wrong side too.

Could it not be a FFL guy in Afrique; they wear their beret's wrong way round (but I would never say that to any of them!)

It was shot in South Africa, camouflage does look like current SANDF issue and green beret is still standard infantry issue. Even though they've gone all commie with the drills, they berets still fold the correct way.

If Souf Sfrika, why an AK & not an R4?

Andy632 wrote:
If Souf Sfrika, why an AK & not an R4?

Easier for the film company to get hold of AKs than R4s.

The bad guys always use AKs, except for movies like Dredd & District 9, where they mostly use LM5s tarted up with tacticool stuff to look futuristic.

And there is always this to check on any movie where you wonder what guns are used:

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/SEAL_Team_8:_ ... nemy_Lines

snayperskaya wrote:

Andy632 wrote:
If Souf Sfrika, why an AK & not an R4?

Easier for the film company to get hold of AKs than R4s.

I didn't think there were any issues getting hold of any kind of Arms in Africa
(Certainly weren't when I was out there!)

Andy632 wrote:

snayperskaya wrote:

Andy632 wrote:
If Souf Sfrika, why an AK & not an R4?

Easier for the film company to get hold of AKs than R4s.

I didn't think there were any issues getting hold of any kind of Arms in Africa
(Certainly weren't when I was out there!)

I don't doubt they are easy to get hold of........but we are talking about a rifle that was seen in a screen grab from a FILM, therefore I'm assuming the film companies armoury is full of AKs as they are cheap and more prolific and, as Breacher said, they tend to be used by movie bad guys more than any other rifle.

i thought most screen used ak's are actually Norinco type 56's?

bradaz11 wrote:i thought most screen used ak's are actually Norinco type 56's?

They are outside of the USA.

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I don't doubt they are easy to get hold of........but we are talking about a rifle that was seen in a screen grab from a FILM, therefore I'm assuming the film companies armoury is full of AKs as they are cheap and more prolific and, as Breacher said, they tend to be used by movie bad guys more than any other rifle.[/quote]