Скачать или смотреть The Trick from The Magnificent Seven — Does It Actually Work?

After watching a slick unloading move in The Magnificent Seven, I decided to test it for real.

In the film, the revolver is half-cocked, the loading gate is opened, and the cylinder is rotated — the spent casings fall out effortlessly.
On screen, it looks simple. Almost elegant.

In this video, together with my friend Jörg, I try the same trick using a blank-firing single-action replica, under controlled and safe conditions.

First with unfired blank cartridges.
Then after firing all six shots.

The results are… instructive.

This video is part of Cool As Westerns — a series where I look at Western films not as reviews, but as an actor and filmmaker noticing details, mechanics, and the small differences between cinema and reality.

Safety note:
All actions shown in this video were performed by experienced film professionals, using blank-firing replica firearms, under controlled and safe conditions. Do not attempt to recreate these actions.

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