Die Hard Guns: Cause or Effect?

[Baldanders]

The two pistols that were hot in that era were the Glock 17, which was new, and the Beretta 92F, which had been adopted by the military. You could say that Hollywood used them because they were already the hot guns of the era. The P7 was nowhere near as popular. P7s bring big money now because they're no longer in production.

I think the credit for making firearms part of the story and character goes to Miami Vice. Diehard and Lethal Weapon used guns that had been in Vice for years.

We didn't have the phrase "gun hipster" then, but they still existed, and they all lusted after the P7M13.

[Kyle Reese]

Those movies made me buy a Glock 7. It's made of porcelain and it had taken 2 damn months to save up for.

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[Maple Syrup Actual]

And not just guns.

Golden Eye essentially made the Omega Seamaster Diver 300 and, arguably, helped the company be profitable again.

People like to be part of a certain image and the props that made it get desired now, then become part of the culture, then become collectors' desires.

Christmas vindication!

I didn't know that about the Omegas but there you go, the principle is sound.

[DC_P]

On Netflix there is a series called ‘The Movies That Made Us’ about 80s films, one of which is Die Hard. Very little if any gun talk, but still entertaining.

[GardoneVT]

On Netflix there is a series called ‘The Movies That Made Us’ about 80s films, one of which is Die Hard. Very little if any gun talk, but still entertaining.

They did talk about some of the gun stuff, like filming the shooting scenes while other parts of the building were open for business. The thought of a vapid corporate meeting being interrupted by full auto MP5 fire from the floor above is just too hilarious for words.

[JSGlock34]

I've been thinking about trading my Steyr AUG...towards a P7...the Die Hard equilibrium must be maintained.

[Hambo]

We didn't have the phrase "gun hipster" then, but they still existed, and they all lusted after the P7M13.

Some of us carried a P7M13. They were good guns, but the hype was just that. I shot my P7s a lot, I repaired them a lot, and I don't miss them at all.

[JSGlock34]

Some of us carried a P7M13. They were good guns, but the hype was just that. I shot my P7s a lot, I repaired them a lot, and I don't miss them at all.

What was prone to breakage?

[Hambo]

What was prone to breakage?

Mainly TRS and striker collets. Collets were quick and easy to replace, TRS not so much. I had spares of those plus 1-2 other parts (can't recall those now).

[farscott]

What was prone to breakage?

The drop safety spring broke on both of my P7M8 samples. That breakage meant the gun was not drop safe and the drop safety catch could cause move around causing the gun to not fire. So it was possible the pistol would fire if dropped or not fire when the trigger and cocking lever were depressed. I also broke a firing pin bushing. Parts availability is much better now that it was in the middle 1990s. Back then HK took months to fill parts orders.

A good spare parts kit has the drop safety spring, trigger spring, extractor spring, extractor, firing pin spring, firing pin rebound spring, firing pin, firing pin bushing, sear lever spring, sear, recoil spring, and magazine springs.