Corrected entry: When Baby Face Nelson is firing his Tommy Gun at the pursuing police officers, there is a shot where he fires off a burst, re-cocks the gun, and then fires again. Why would he do that? He hasn't changed the magazine, the gun hasn't jammed, and he isn't out of ammunition. So all he's ended up doing is ejecting a perfectly good .45 bullet from his sub-machine gun.
Grumpy Scot
15th Feb 2003
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Correction: If you watch the TV show "Combat" you will see Sgt Saunders (Vic Morrow) do the same thing with his Thompson.
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Correction: The Tommy Gun had a flaw throughout its service life that would cause it to fire a shell, eject the empty case, and close the bolt without chambering a new round. Thus he had to cock it again.
Grumpy Scot