Movie Theater The Rifleman

[grayghost]

Saw this show when I was younger and it is now on the MeTV channel. During the opening of the show the Rifleman walks down a street firing his rifle' now this was a 44-40 and I counted 13 shots before he reloads. Is that possible or Hollywood?

 

[diverdon]

Saw this show when I was younger and it is now on the MeTV channel. During the opening of the show the Rifleman walks down a street firing his rifle' now this was a 44-40 and I counted 13 shots before he reloads. Is that possible or Hollywood?

How did you determine that the caliber was 44-40? Typical lever action tubular mag capacity is 9-13 shots. I guess Chuck had one of the 13 shot ones.

 

[mgd45]

Well, the .44-40 was the standard round designed for the Winchester 1873 rifle.....which is what The Rifleman carried.....it is possible that he had a lesser chambered .38-40.....

 

[grayghost]

How did you determine that the caliber was 44-40? Typical lever action tubular mag capacity is 9-13 shots. I guess Chuck had one of the 13 shot ones.

I researched the show and it stated that the rifle was a 44-40

 

[DT1]

Who cares how many rounds he fires in the sign on vs reality?? Lucas McCain is a bad mamma jamma! The Rifleman is my all time favorite Western TV show.

 

[lobo56]

Who cares how many rounds he fires in the sign on vs reality?? Lucas McCain is a bad mamma jamma! The Rifleman is my all time favorite Western TV show.

Love that show and watch the reruns every day! Can't tell you how many times I have seen one episode, but who counts! Gunsmoke also! Better than that crap they have on now!

 

[DT1]

Update: Just watched the show sign on and thought I counted 12 shots. They were so fast it was hard to keep,track of them

What a great way to start a Saturday morning!

 

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

It's a Winchester 1892. The actual rifle is in the National Firearms Museum, here.

 

[fx77]

Sad no more westerns on TV
Rifleman
Yancy Derringer
Lawman
Sugar Foot
Maverick
Wanted Dead or Alive
Have Gun Will Travel
Gunsmoke
The Texan
Jim Bowie Adventures
Bat Masterson
Wild Bill Hickock
Branded
Broken Arrow
Cheyenne
Jonny Ringo
Wyatt Earp Life and Times
Rawhide
Riverboat............................................probably missed a few .....

 

[grayghost]

Sad no more westerns on TV
Rifleman
Yancy Derringer
Lawman
Sugar Foot
Maverick
Wanted Dead or Alive
Have Gun Will Travel
Gunsmoke
The Texan
Jim Bowie Adventures
Bat Masterson
Wild Bill Hickock
Branded
Broken Arrow
Cheyenne
Jonny Ringo
Wyatt Earp Life and Times
Rawhide
Riverboat............................................probably missed a few .....

Daniel Boone
Davie Crockett
And all these shows had some kind of moral or lesson to be learned.

 

[bolloxinaspanner]

Daniel Boone
Davie Crockett
And all these shows had some kind of moral or lesson to be learned.

Cimmaron Strip, Stuart Whitman-great voice
The Lone Ranger
Roy Rodgers

 

[bolloxinaspanner]

The Virginian
Bonanza!
The Wild Wild West - YEE-HAW!
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

 

[bolloxinaspanner]

I must admit..."The Rifleman" is and will always be the King. It also had the best friggin' theme music of any series, period.


...2nd place theme music, "The Wild, Wild, West"

 

[Recreational Shooter WA]

Great show, remember watching as a kid, still watch occasionally.