Corrected entry: In the scene with the Portuguese gunsmith, the gunsmith says that the rifle is designed for the pressure of three fingers, and that's why Bond hits an inch too low. Well, maybe at the distance to the target disc, but not on all distances. Right at the nozzle you wouldn't hit an inch too low, and at further distances you'd hit lower. So when Bond shoots at the gunsmith's groin, he wouldn't hit an inch too low, since the guy is standing much closer than the target at the firing range.
Jacob La Cour
15th Nov 2008
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
15th Nov 2008
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Corrected entry: When Scaramanga aims at Dickson outside the Bottom's Up Club, we see him with his eye very close to the gun. It is impossible to aim accurately with a gun if your eye is next to it. You will need a lot longer distance - by holding the gun in straight arms.
Correction: Not impossible at all; especially if he's trained himself to shoot that way. The golden gun itself may have required a much shorter than normal eye-to-barrel distance in order to be aimed properly. There is no gunsight on the rear of the pistol (a modified cigarette lighter) and the forward gunsight is the clip from the pen that is used as the barrel. With only the penclip to use as a sighting reference it may have been necessary to hold it close to the face, and holding it closer would help to steady the weapon.
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Correction: Actually, at the distance between the gunsmith and 007 when he fired the rifle, the bullet would have been below line of sight (LOS). The bullet actually drops when it comes out of the barrel, then typically crosses and rises above LOS 25-55 yds downrange, depending on the load.