Quigley Shoots Bucket at 782 Yards Standing Up

Q. If Whitey rode 35 mph for 46 seconds, how many yards away did he place the bucket?
A. 782 yards.
1 mile = 1,760 yards.
35 mph = 61,600 yards per hour.
61,600 yards per hour = 1,026 yards per minute.
1,026 yards per minute = 17 yards per second.
17 yards per second x 46 seconds = 782 yards.
Quigley made 3 shots (out of 3) at 782 yards while standing.
Sharps large bore single shot rifle, lever-action breach loader, custom barrel length of 34", converted to use custom 45 cal. 110-grain cartridges w/ 540-grain paper-patched bullets, fitted with double-set triggers & vernier sight marked up to 1,200 yards.

[@Toxic9813]

I defiitely heard professor Snape say "An experimental weapon with experimental ammunition, mister potter?"

[@jamesroboyle]

Toxic9813 I heard Hans Gruber.....

[@perkelepower]

So did i

[@possiblycrazy442]

"Now I have.. a Sharps lever-action... Ho-... ho-... ho."

[@thezac2059]

I head, 'how do you say... Yippe ki yay mother fu#ker'.

[@murph7588]

Toxic9813 I thought that was snap front Harry potter glad I'm not going crazy

[@nobodynemoq]

Alan Rickman and his way of speaking... it's pure magic, no matter if he's supervillain, sheriff or a wizard.

[@donrobertson4940]

Saw him in a 70s TV show as a young hotel porter. On screen for about 30 seconds. Most memorable part of the show.

[@Zrksy]

Caught his voice as soon as he spoke rip

[@joeduff8761]

I hear hans gruber

[@humbleservant1294]

Severus Snape

[@incredibleXMan]

Yeah a great actor. RIP.

[@thomasgreen1557]

I don't think people truly appreciate just how large this rifle is. Tom Selleck is a big guy (6'5) and the gun still looks absolutely huge in his hands.

[@alext8828]

He's not 6'5". He's 5'6". It's all done with makeup and he puts lifts in his shoes.

[@zdenkonouzovsky6947]

No…

[@MrHorsepro]

@@alext8828 He's actually 6'.4"

[@mikekemp9877]

reminds me of my dad.he was 6foot and according to him all hollywood stars were midgets.when they looked huge onscreen hed say yeh its all camera angles!@@alext8828

[@tubefluid]

That Sharps weighs 14#.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Whether or not _this_ scene actually happened in history, someone on KZbin actually bothered to replicate this exact scenario using the 782 yards distance while standing up with that same gun and sight. And he hit the target. So it’s possible, whether historic or not, to pull this off IRL.

[@impactodelsurenterprise2440]

Source

[@jeremiahjohnson2784]

Do your own research bum

[@odysseusrex5908]

Well, this movie is fiction, not based on any real events so, no, it is not historical. It's very cool though that somebody did it for real. Do you by any chance know what the purpose of the double triggers is? I've used a wide variety of firearms in my life and never needed more than one trigger.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

Source: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3ewiI1tjMaVm9U Internet shows that the double trigger is called a “set trigger” configuration. The rear (first) trigger cocks the hammer and turns the front (second) trigger into a hair trigger with a spring that significantly multiplies the force of the hammer when it falls.

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@OneBiasedOpinion Ah ha, very interesting. Thank you very much.

[@johnabruzzi3862]

Very impressive. Lets see Paul Allens 782 yards standing up bucket shot.

[@lsimpson8307]

The billionaire?

[@emersonrosa4359]

@@lsimpson8307 How did a nitwit like you get so tasteful

[@2299arthur]

Look at that subtle off-white wood finish, the tasteful thickness of the double set triggers on it. Oh my God, it even has a watermark

[@Bubbles99718]

@@2299arthur There are some funny vids about that card scene. Breaking it all down: font, paper, water marks by guys who make them. Funny stuff

[@2299arthur]

@@Bubbles99718 yeah, there is such a huge collection. I've watched a few but there are so many more

[@Bennyboy087]

Fun fact, Selleck had nothing to do with this shot. It was done entirely by his moustache.

[@jayjohnson7827]

Chuck Norris wishes he was as tough as Quigleys mustache.

[@america268]

That was a fun fact!

[@baabaabaa2293]

Fun fact, Selleck obv loved moustaches, but was a bucket racist.

[@baabaabaa2293]

@HEY 4Q2 Ur a thinker mate, l like it!!

[@baabaabaa2293]

@HEY 4Q2 trust me, lm no judge! ps. We'll settle out of court, you'll make a bucket load! Yeah/nah!?!

[@TacitusR]

This kind of marksmanship may seem impossible but history says it is not impossible. In1874 at the battle of Adobe Walls, TX. Buffalo hunter Billy Dixon using a Sharps rifle shot a Comanche off of his horse at a distance measured by multiple individuals at a distance exceeding 1000 yards.

[@user-gm8yb5jo1t]

Buckets don't shoot back...

[@sheepherder911]

​@@user-gm8yb5jo1t nothing shoots back in 1874 at 1000 yds

[@aceseights8815]

Very few people know about that event. I tip my hat to you sir!

[@Paul_Sergeyev]

I read that with a cowboy voice

[@dwrdwlsn5]

I really don't CARE if it is real or not. That is STILL one of the most epic shooting scenes ever done in a movie. RIP Alan Rickman.

[@jackdundon2261]

It can be done... there are guys do it on youtube..KZbin...

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Pff gene wilders shooting the guns out eof everyone's hands in blazing saddles, or shooting a box of dynamite from 200 yards with a pistol.

[@dwrdwlsn5]

@@crazyfroggie6546 Yep, that was an epic scene. True. But not really possible.

[@crazyfroggie6546]

@@dwrdwlsn5 it just says epic shooting scenes in a movie, it didnt say it had to reproducible in real life ..

[@dwrdwlsn5]

@@crazyfroggie6546 true, but still... Willful suspension of disbelief only goes so far for me. Good scene, but I prefer the pie fight and final showdown from Blazing Saddles, myself.

[@dogdriver70]

Hans Gruber: "You're hired." Morgan Freeman: "Quigley wouldn't stay hired for very long..."

[@_Roboute_Guilliman_]

@HEY 4Q2 HO HO HO, now i have a custom 13.5 pound (6 kg), single-shot, 1874 Sharps Rifle! 😂

[@leonbusjes5794]

Shit thanks for reminding me about Hans gruber... :-) man the firt 2 die hard movies... So bad they were good

[@johnnybgood774]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Barbaragood84]

Come to Australia, join the party, have a few laughs....

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

Hahaha

[@rcnelson]

Nobody could pull off quiet menace like Alan Rickman could.

[@RoleyChiu]

Blasphemy lol what about Anthony Hopkins

[@grumpyoldfart7302]

Allan Rickman was one of the greats.

[@idleonlooker1078]

R C Nelson: Who is Quiet Menace? An undocumented Mexican gardener?

[@idleonlooker1078]

John Doe 😂😂😂😂

[@maxbrazil3712]

One of the slimiest and greatest of Hollywood bad guys you couldn't help but like.

[@tomknapp6194]

This scene cannot be understated. I love Tom Selleck. He is like a modern day paladin in Magnum PI and Quigley Down Under.

[@tomknapp6194]

@Jeremiah Harrington I haven't seen those, so I don't know for sure.

[@DeanMk1]

Good analogy. If you ever want to see Selleck's take on Indiana Jones (a part he was originally slated to play), check out the movie "Lassiter". However, I liked him better in "High Road to China".

[@mwaldyke]

That scene made up my mind: "I have to get one of those!" I never got a Sharps, but I did get a Winchester (Browning) High Wall in .45-70, and learned to shoot it and load ammo for it. It got me into Black Powder Cartridge Metallic Silhouette competition, which goes as far as 500 meters (547 yards). Can't say I every shot anything 782 yards away, but I have shot it in competition out as far as 600 yards. "About there'll do" pretty much sums up the dream and fantasies of anyone who shoots an old buffalo rifle. Love that movie.

[@QualityPen]

I don’t think the average person could even see a bucket at 782 yards.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

You owe it to yourself to get a Sharps 1874 reproduction.

[@harrymiram5562]

According to Shiloh Rifles catalog, reproductions run btwn $2500-$3800 w/at least, 6-8mos backorder wait

[@DeanMk1]

mwaldyke - 821.47 yards. OP didn't account for the speed of sound and some other things.

[@DeanMk1]

@@QualityPen The US Army agrees with you and why they started building their infantry rifles to be accurate within a shorter distance, around the time of WWII. Their studies showed that the farthest distance the average soldier can tell whether a person is friend or foe is 200 yards.

[@justinhorn2395]

Tom Sellecks moustache is the manliest thing that ever was.

[@Kronos0999]

Except his chest hair.

[@lewiepostalone8776]

Tell that to freddy mercury

[@patronofsaints2062]

My grandfather was the spitting image of Tom Sellecks

[@justinhorn2395]

@@patronofsaints2062 Oh, then he obviously counts as manliest ever too!

[@roccit]

Mustache so tough, it gets in fights.

[@nohabloemojislosiento4930]

The way he pulls it out and the sun shines off, I thought this was the coolest gun ever when I was a kid.

[@epicestpoopmunchergangepm7962]

thats because it is the coolest gun ever

[@mrzjohnson4]

Yeah it still is!

[@Arcainmech2]

Because it is

[@RichardColwell1]

That’s the coolest gun even now

[@tishector5430]

the first part of that sentence can be taken far out of context

[@GaryYork-tk2ow]

Alan Rickman was a national treasure. I'm a huge fan of the man and his work. RIP Sir. 🇬🇧

[@joemichala2841]

I own a custom sharps rifle. It was made in 1897 for my great great grandfather. It is champered In 55-210. I never heard of such a round but it is real. Have fired it before and holy moly. It has more kick then a barrels 50 call. Went right through a piece of 1 inch steel plate at 500 yards with a lead round. Found out the round was almost 1000 grains. Still hanging over my family's mantle. Don't fire it much.

[@ThexVaultxTech]

Do you load it manually with custom cast lead?

[@connorlohse4097]

Man, the sound of that gunshot is gorgeous, not to mention the Foley work.

[@garyfinger294]

You actually believe this was the sound? A lot can be done in the studio sound room. Remember this is a movie and a lot can be done in the studio

[@finwarman9887]

@@garyfinger294 ‘Foley Work’ means it was done in a studio lmao, just an amazing job of sound design

[@deathnukem6994]

@@finwarman9887 I hope that guy is trolling 😂

[@connorlohse4097]

@@garyfinger294 No sir. I was merely commenting on the sound design. A real recording would blast out the higher frequencies on field audio gear. And the sequencing of the actual noises would be much different due to the discrepancy between the speeds of sound and light.

[@johnathansmith1879]

That report sound was of a 45-70 Government round, and it's the sound effect that they used for the movie as it's a popular round that has been recorded thousands of times... I've had one for almost 30 years for bear and elk hunting, but it isn't much good against humans due to severe over penetration. Don't get me wrong, a well placed shot and the person dies before their brain realizes it, but there are far more effective rounds for this such as the Creedmoor, the .308, the 6.5 Grendel, and other rounds that perform amazingly well at long distance, even in a semiauto format... the heat from a 45-70 makes for extremely poor performance in a semiautomatic platform as it begins to heat warp the rifling, burring it and damaging it. Incidentally the 45-70 is what they based Quigley's "Experimental" ammunition and rifle on... average barrel length for a 45-70 long range rifle being 34". Though, the Government DID in fact have this round created to the specific specifications to combat the growing popularity of the 30-06 that was becoming extremely popular amongst natives and criminals due to it's range and consistency. The 45-70, however, was overkill... the optics of the day could not keep up, and it's a round now used by big game hunters. It fell out of popularity very, very fast with the military, and they too swapped to the 30-06. As Optics improved in the 1930s and 40s, the round made a come back, and has grown in popularity ever since... but for almost 50 years it was dead and seen as useless. Just like the 6.5 Creedmoor, which was a custom order by an Army Captain (all Remington's personal ledger said, so we have no idea who it really was). So Remington, the man not the company, created the first 6.5 Creedmoor (now a different company takes credit due to his being dead, and it not being found in his ledgers until very very recently.) Now the 6.5 Creedmoor has returned in a massive way, as we now have optics good for it's 2000+ meter range. That same captain had Weatherby look at the round (He had returned to Remington, however Remington saw zero profit in designing and manufacturing an ammo/rifle that literally no one else would buy due to it's ballistic coefficient being vastly too high for all known optics at that time) and wanted more knock down power, as the Creedmoor had a tendency to over penetrate as opposed to kill, and thus the first 6.5 Weatherby Magnum was created... and then vanished the same way the Creedmoor did for over 100 years. Said "Army Captain" was basically Quigley. Aka he was using a round that is real, and the sound effects department used a recording OF that actually quite popular round... for large game hunting, OR home defense if you want a round that's severely overkill and doesn't work well in Semi-auto setups. At the time Quigley Down Under takes place, however, the round and its rifle would have been either BRAND new - aka almost unheard of - or not invented yet, and they were rewriting history to say that the gunsmith Quigley used to customize his rifle and ammo created the round. They were a tad vague as to when this took place, as most of the mentions of time were fairly vague. Thus no way to really be sure.

[@davidgator3284]

This was my Dad's favorite Movie, and this was one of his favorite scenes. Rest in peace Pop's.

[@felorant237]

Sorry for your loss.RIP pops

[@Panzerram]

He's watching over you now, rest in peace

[@williamsherman9514]

Your pop had good taste.

[@JuicemanGravy]

Same for me bub. My pops loved cool stuff like this. Wish I could share with him

[@q.bandit9612]

Sam here. My Dad's still around... but I think of it. Sorry for your loss.

I think a whole generation of marksmans entered breech loading long range shooting sports because of this very scene! Brilliant!

[@Rhythmicons]

supposedly every time the movie airs, the guns sell.

[@alainarchambault2331]

I've come across YT videos dedicated to this feat.

[@bstrdbss]

Single handedly resurrected the sharps rifle. I bought one because of this movie. No I can't make a shot like that

@@bstrdbss I don't give up on you so easy! One day you will! ;)

[@bstrdbss]

@ I'm going to keep trying! Thanks for the support!

[@schmidtythekidd]

Legend has it after this shot, everyone present signed up for a reverse mortgage on the spot.

[@illfaptothis333]

the suspense interruption with the guy asking if the bucket should be closer was G E N I U S

[@edwardcook2973]

" Said I never had much use for one. Never said I couldn't use one." Best line from the movie. Peroid.

[@AZCobraman]

Nah, the best line was when one of Marsten's crew asked him if he could ever be as good as him. Marsten says, "You mean if you practiced every day?" Guy says, "Yeah!" and Marsten says "No."

[@nelsonx5326]

In context, it was cool as any line in any movie.

[@josephnoneofyourbeeswax8517]

Best line was in this clip. "I don't know the guy. Never seen him before in my life." lol

[@tonkingulfyachtclub8111]

Exact quote: "Never said I didn't know how to use it."

[@383mazda]

I always liked, "they say God created all men, and Sam Colt made then equal. "

[@anthonyevans535]

Alan Rickman is the epitome classic of a villain... Great man!! RIP Alan...

[@Kaiimei]

What I love is that he follows up with two more shots. Once could be put down as pure chance, twice is still possibly just luck, but three times in a row? He didn't just have a fluke shot or two, he knew how to shoot that far.

[@eolsunder]

only trouble the bullet would have taken a little longer to hit, 1/2- 1 second longer than it showed on this movie. I can be done but it wasn't accurate in what would have really happened.

[@RapTapTap69]

​@@eolsunderyou're complaining about a half second? Rifle rounds vary wildly in fps yet you're complaining it's not accurate because it should have taken a half second longer? Smh man

[@MooseTracker100]

The days when firing ammo did not bankrupt you....

[@RapTapTap69]

@@MooseTracker100 ammo was expensive AF back then. A 1000 round box of rifle ammo could cost as much as 25 dollars which was half of a months salary. Some precision ammo (like what Quigley would be shooting here. Considering that his ammo is also experimental that means it's cost would likely be even higher) could cost up to 8 dollars a round. Ammo was wayyyy more expensive back then lol

[@user-gm8yb5jo1t]

Buckets don't shoot back

[@BelloBudo007]

Yep. I've seen the movie several times and this was probably The Scene of the entire film. Reading some of the comments has been really interesting & educational. For example, I didn't know that Tom Selleck was anymore than an actor. Knowing he owned the gun & is a genuine shooter just adds to the whole thing.

[@wmason1961]

He no longer owns the gun. He donated it to the gun museum (an impressive, free museum) in the Bass Pro store In Springfield MO. I saw it on display there recently.

[@geoffreycarson2311]

IM AN ENGLISHMAN AND 65 and Have Fired 303 Lea Enfield BOLT Action Rifle !!!40 YRS AGO And TO HOLD IT UP is ONE THING !!!BUT to Fire it QUIET ANOTHER !!! I CAN SEE that ONE MR SELACK IS A BIG RANGY MAN & HE WOULD NEED to Be!!! He HAS USED THAT RIFLE BEFORE MANY TIMES & IS WELL VERSED WITH ITS PERSONA !!!I NOTED THE DELIBRATE SPEED THAT HE POINTED AIMED AND FIRED !!!✌BECAUSE LENGTH =WEIGHT MEANS FATIGUE & SHAKES !!!😣 HE threw The DUST IN the Air FOR Wind Direction & Speed & adjusted His Sights!!!All IN ALL TEXT BOOK STUFF !!!😊& STILL A HELL of a LONG Range 3×Shot display !!!Great ACTING & A Great FILM g

[@Sogeking995]

geoffrey carson I would love to fire a real Lee Enfield someday, or a Martini Henry rifle. So many great British rifles with so much history out there. Good day, sir.

[@TNBushcrafter]

@@geoffreycarson2311 and I own a 303 Enfield that was passed down.

[@billietribble3383]

Thanks for info. I never knew Tom was a shooter. not surprised but impressed

[@TarotVylan]

'Bout there'll do" Spoken like a man who does not deserve an ounce of doubt upon a single word he says.

[@raterus]

You made a slight error in your calculations, as you did not account for the speed of sound and how fast that gunshot sound travelled to Whitey. A better distance here is 816 Yards. It would take a little over 2 seconds for sound to travel 782 yards.

[@biekgiek]

I love the clicks on the sights, the sounds of the lever action and bullet loading in the breech.

[@terry480e]

i too love the sounds of gun clicking

[@lazycatchphrase8148]

This movie is criminally underrated. Great performances, memorable soundtrack, beautiful cinematography and the Australian twist on the Western. Saw this on laserdisc at my uncle’s more times than I can remember, ha.

[@rdonshatalov]

what is the movie's name?

[@saravanakkumarboominathan6613]

@@rdonshatalov Quigley Down Under

[@rdonshatalov]

@@saravanakkumarboominathan6613 thank u

[@KrK007]

Loved it the first time I saw it.

[@nothingleft2lose-]

Laser Disc 😂

[@Bubbles99718]

A great movie needs a great villain. Rickman never failed.

[@xxx-il9dv]

Rickman was a great actor. Everything he touched was Gold. Lost him way too early!

[@lonewolf5238]

@@xxx-il9dv absolutely. One of the best ever.

[@JamesBond-sr7fw]

Best villain of all time!

[@Bubbles99718]

@@JamesBond-sr7fw Wouldn't go that far. :) and Spectre had a few doozies

[@oneguysopinionyup7252]

What is the name of this movie

[@forresthunt9573]

I love how they show that he's not just a naturally skilled shooter, but also damn smart, without ever having to explicitly say so. Too many westerns, especially nowadays, want to have the "Natural Born Shooter" and fail to utilize the awe that a skilled shooter can instill, when properly represented.

[@SuccessShared]

"Get 'im out of here, he's bleeding all over the rug!" We just love the way Rickman delivers his lines especially in this movie. Legendary

[@dg20120]

Quigley’s description of his rifle and ammunition reminded me of Ash’s description of his boomstick (shotgun) in Army of Darkness.

[@Bubbles99718]

Stood in for Alec Baldwin on a Capitol One commercial back in 2012. There were 100 extras in Visigoth costumes in a field. I was wearing this slick black suit and walked into the middle of them for the shot set up. They were all staring at me cause I was the odd man out. Funny awkward moment, but I rose to the challenge. Gave them the This is my Boomstick speech. It was glorious. Everyone was cracking up. The Director, Baldwin and the 1st came walking in and were like "what the heck is going on?" "Just turning these primitives into crack Chinese jet pilots. They're ready for ya."

[@eshuorishas9987]

S marts top of the line

[@danielmcgillis270]

Shop smart. Shop S mart. YOU GOT THAT!?

[@edd4816]

Now. I. Swear. The next one of you _primates_ , even _touches_ me...

[@Salt_discriminater]

This is my *BOOMSTICK!!!*

[@scowlinsun]

The sounds that gun makes as its being loaded are simply ambrosial.

[@TheVMan293]

MCZerky only if you like custard I guess

[@lennycook206]

It's great isn't it but I'm sorry to say that our sadly departed Alan's silky voice was just a little bit creamier. Ho Ho Ho Ho

[@chrisclark5204]

@My Dixie Wrecked I believe you are correct, I have seen one but don't recall if it was Pedersolli. It was chambered in 45-70. Shiloh Sharps made the rifle for the movie and after filming Tom Selleck bought the rifle.

[@texan-american200]

@My Dixie Wrecked They did and I used to sell them a $2000+ a pop, plus $75 for the Creedmore rear sight.

[@texan-american200]

@@chrisclark5204 It could be bored out to fit the .45-100, but the rounds were very expensive.

[@calicoasting]

best job interview ever.

[@buddydog1956]

Classic, it'll go down in history as one of the best scenes ~

[@vincelok894]

This is child's play, heck, I used to bullseye wamprats in my T-16 back home.

[@MrDrachnag]

Vince Lok You Sir, are a nerd. I like that.

[@AlexSDU]

A scruffy-looking nerd herder. LOL

[@w12ath040211]

Impossible those aren't much bigger than about... 2 meters

[@calvinevans8305]

Haha, Yes!

[@Bubbles99718]

Impossible, even with a computer

[@jdmikeg4]

“Where’d you learn to shoot like that?” “Seven-Eleven”

[@lovescarguitar]

Of course you understand, if you lose, I'm takin' it back.....

[@lonewolf5238]

Marty McFly.

[@newmoderndisco6620]

The greatest accomplishment of my life as a shooter was when I was 12 years old. I hit a rabbit from 200 yards with an old lever action .22 with iron sights while standing. I probably aimed at least 12 inches high and maybe 6 inches left with the wind. Just a sheer lob.

[@assertingdominance1759]

Props to you man

[@TheTrueNorth11]

Greatest feeling in the world.

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

I use to plink sparrows and starlings with a .177 pump air rifle at 75 yards. Less power, less projectile weight. Its not that hard. Now I hunt feral hogs and some shots with my pump 30.06 are taken from 400-500 yards away.

[@Andrew-eo2cw]

@@iamtheoffenderofall why would you shoot sparrows and starling?.. genuinely curious.

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

@@Andrew-eo2cw invasive species. Bird crap is not healthy when they are burrowing into your home and garage.

[@fiercebone825]

Rickman is a genius and his movies are gold. It takes a lot to be a villain.

[@mr.pavone9719]

Quigley: So now that I've got the job, what do you want me to do? Marston: "I need you to shoot those savages." Quigley: "Nope"

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

BAD. *ASS.*

[@lanceelopezz223]

L

[@user-ex5tw5bp1y]

What is the name of this film?

[@Delightfully_Bitchy]

@@user-ex5tw5bp1y Quigley: Down Under

[@kellieanderson3197]

Quigley actually says NOPE by way of chucking Marston out his own window 😁 Love this movie ❤️

[@sysjls75]

Tom Selleck owned the rifle from the movie. Five or more years ago he donated it to the NRA museum.

[@jamesshelton308]

Negative. He donated it to the Brownells family. I'm pretty sure they display it at their HQ or something.

[@waynes.1118]

The Sharps IS a lever action single shot rifle (like a Martini or Winchester high/low wall). Others, like Spencer, Henry, Winchester and Marlin are lever action repeating rifles (also sometimes called 'self loading'). The original Quigley rifle now resides at Brownell's HQ at Grinnell Iowa.

[@harveynailbanger]

sysjls75 negative sn 8886 the rifle used in the movie was given by Selleck to the Brownell family. They may have donated to the nra museum of that I'm not sure. But Selleck did not.

[@boogerboy4634]

They actually had several indentical rifles made for the movie a one kept cherry for Mr. Selleck

[@machinist7230]

@@harveynailbanger So that's what happened to it? It was put up for Auction in 2008 at Morphy's, but it doesn't list wether it was sold or not. Incidentally, it was the infamous alum barrel gun(which had a real barrel installed after filming) and was reportedly in the best condition of the 3 rifles from the film.

[@pandahsykes602]

Quigley Down Under is a must watch for all those who love cowboy movies , I always thought it was so weird set in Australia but it really works just like any other cowboy movie 🍿

[@m655john]

The Sharps rifle was legendary decades before this movie introduced people to it’s long distance accuracy.

[@5364310gb]

Read about Billy Dixon at Adobe Walls. His shot was real not Hollywood.

[@m655john]

@@5364310gb thanks. Will do

[@jameswest4692]

"Are you sure you wouldn't like the bucket closer?" "Keep the stitches small"

[@John-mu2bv]

“Locksley “

[@ridetheapex]

Why a spoon, cousin? Why not a sword or an ax or something?

[@smeesmith8851]

Because it's dull you twit, it will hurt more.

[@chrisbanbury]

@@smeesmith8851 Another ten points from Gryffindor

[@bobstark4020]

What??? No Die-hard reference??? Come on man!!!

[@snoxbox]

Good rider. Picked up a bucket and jumped the fence in one fluid motion. Excellent riding skills.

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

No he didn't ... there were 2 camera angles... 🙄

[@williamgunnarsson]

I noticed that, too. Great horsemanship. He was probably Australian. That's a problem with modern Westerns in America. Very few genuine riders. Not like before, when there was a rider for every horse. Now there might be 10,000 horses for each rider. Horsemanship is a lost art.

[@richmiller4306]

@@williamgunnarsson I'd say Aussie too - looks just like the riders in Man From Snowy River.

[@anthonybanchero3072]

Loved the line with the pistol at the end.

[@thebadger4837]

Has always and will always be in my top 5 favorite westerns

[@surges12]

I like how he shot it a few more times to make sure no one said it was a fluke

[@6arley4liv3]

It's Hollywood so reality is limited!

[@Ihsees91]

Click on 1, Click on 2, ...

[@jackdundon2261]

It's amazing that 90% of you guys are so damn stupid, you think it can't be done... 2 clicks on YOUR mouse and YOU can see OTHERS SHOOTING 900 YARD OFF HAND SHOTS WITH A 45/70...

[@beamrider00]

@@Ihsees91 Nothing on 3, 4 is binding....

[@littletweeter1327]

Two phenomenal actors in one scene. A true golden age

[@buckhorncortez]

As opposed to the 1930s and 1940s? Please...

[@communitycollegegenius9684]

Just two? The girl was the Laura San Giacomo from Just Shoot Me. She was ahead of Rickman on the Billing and Marquee.

[@desertmulehunter]

@@buckhorncortez dafuq?

[@SStupendous]

@@desertmulehunter Don't worry '91 kid, just an old guy who likes the past

[@heinleinreader]

Three if you count Laura San Giacomo who is a great television comic actress. Just Shoot Me is hilarious.

[@AC-SlaUkr]

Selleck is such an underrated action.

[@Twister051]

One of THE best movies ever. Period.

[@jacklabonte6839]

The shot was incredible, but am I the only one more impressed by that bucket snag from horseback? Pretty good hand eye all on its own, and from atop a moving animal to boot.😀

[@TheSighphiguy]

amazing what can be done in 34 takes!

[@georgebuller1914]

@@TheSighphiguy LOL I was going to say - in my best directors voice - "Okay, take 132 - action!"

[@jeffbilyeu9657]

Living out there I was mostly thinking a good bucket might be hard to come by. One less on that ranch.

[@jimmason1072]

CGI....

[@DavidJones-fp7mz]

Not to mention the one handed leap over the buckrail!!

[@danielpatino4010]

Hitting a 300 meter human size target with an acog is hard enough while prone, shooting a smaller target, standing, with iron sights, at more than twice the distance… I would pay to see this happen in real life.

[@markzuckerfuck8302]

You'd be able to hit it eventually by adjusting from where you saw your bullet hit. But no one, and I mean no one is hitting that shot first try, that quick lol

[@Ranting4Rent]

Give me the gun and enough ammo ill make this into a trickshot XD

[@chuckdarwin6887]

An acog is like a 3 MOA optic, that means at 300 yards you end up with a 9 inch group and thats if you can shoot, grab a 1 MOA optic and you will dust off the target at 300 yards all day.

[@MagpieOz]

@@markzuckerfuck8302 I could do that with a 303 no problem.

[@OffensiveJestr]

How about hitting a balloon at 1,000 yards with a 9mm revolver and a red dot sight? kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHuWiaqfr7mketk

[@malcolmabram2957]

This shot was so impressive someone should make a film about it.

[@traviscornell3549]

Still one of my favorite Westerns. One of the few movies I'd bought so I could watch it again.

[@doglegdr]

Just for fun, using the same load specs it would take 186 MOA of come-ups to get to 1200. The mid range sight has 200, so when he said "This one shoots a mite farther" he wasn't that far off.

[@mcm95403]

One of the best scenes ever, partly because after his long aim time, he just shoulders the rifle 3 times in a row and quickly follows up shots.

[@willmartin1033]

Also, totally scientifically improbable, even in 2021.

[@zerrodefex]

@@willmartin1033 people have made longer shots in reality.

[@willmartin1033]

@@zerrodefex I doubt any of them have been standing, if even verified.

[@Wehra96]

@@willmartin1033 standing sure it’s possible but pretty hard, by todays standards 800yds is not really insane

[@johnnyh3451]

@@willmartin1033 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5arhaaXeNRjabM

[@edwardpate6128]

Love this movie! And Laura San Giacomo in a peasant dress just the icing on the cake!

[@TheRetirednavy92]

After this movie, I bought one. Still shoots great.

[@beware3586]

I’m less impressed by the range than I am the fact he did that standing up. Man must be steady as granite

[@SleepySeel]

Its the moustache. Keeps him aerodynamically balanced.

[@Solnoric]

Also the lock time on the gun is dialed in perfect. That trigger must feel like glass breaking.

[@SamBrickell]

His moustache acts as a mass damper. Similar to how a tall building will have a large mass located on an upper floor to act help prevent building sway Tom Selleck's moustache steadies his entire upper body with its presence.

[@0623kaboom]

I'm surprised he wasnt knocked on his butt with the recoil from any one of the shots ...

[@Solnoric]

@@0623kaboom it's a .45-110, not a 4-bore. Those guns are pretty hefty which soaks up a lot of the recoil.

[@8bitpixelbreakin]

Me: peaks a window for half a second on Hunt: Showdown The Enemy Team: 3:08

[@Cocaine00]

haha i was saying dam thats a sparks for sure xD

[@coltonmathews856]

Me with the Springfield xD

[@mr_nice.]

The power of the stash!

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

Very underrated movie. One of my favorites.

[@jdfrisina]

When it comes to movies there are many that are iconic ie.. A River Runs Through It, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Getaway, Bullitt, The French Connection and I could go on, as many could, but when I think of movies that have left a lasting cinematic impression in my mind, it’s Quigley Down Under and Jeremiah Johnson.

[@fgb3126]

Jeremiah Johnson. Yeah.

[@zookr]

Ravenous

[@lonewolf5238]

Rio Bravo; Unforgiven

[@zathras]

I'd put Tombstone in that category as well.

[@jerryr3752]

Not that it might mean a whole lot but I hunted deer where Jeremiah Johnson was filmed. Movie is priceless to me.

[@matthewhutton2810]

My favorite movie scene of all time... I was 11 when I first saw it, and even 22 years later, I still get excited when I watch it... Very accurate and obviously knowledgeable weapon handling by Selleck, along with his acting capabilities, and throwing Alan Rickman right in the middle of it, makes for a totally unforgettable scene.

[@Bubbles99718]

Never saw Tremors uh

[@natashaspiner42]

I seem to recall hearing that Tom Selleck did all his own shooting in this movie

[@lennycook206]

You must have had a poor film reseme then.

[@lennycook206]

@@natashaspiner42 yeah I think that one falls into the Steven Seagal truths category 😂😂

[@sandcastle1417]

This? Is your favorite scene of all time?? Lolol haven't scene many movies have you?

[@markk4042]

One of my all time favorite movies!!!

[@JohnElHanafi]

Remains to be one of the best scenes in TV history!

[@sylph4252]

I like how they show that he is confident he can hit the target at that range, but it's still a hard shot, so he takes time to calculate everything

[@Solnoric]

Shooting past 2-300 yards generally involves a bit of calculation and observation even on a shooting range. Past 5-600 you have to start accounting for how warm the ground is because the bullet is in flight for so long air rising/falling due to temperature has added up enough to make you miss. Past 1500 yards you start accounting for the compass direction because of the Coriolis effect of Earth's rotation.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I remember seeing this in the theater, and I was in awe the whole time.

[@UchronianKing]

Firing a Sharps Shooter has got to be on my....bucket list.

[@lshawn7925]

“‘Bout there’ll do.” Such a great movie!

[@Alan_Page]

By Grabthar's Hammer that was a good shot!

[@davidnappyhoose204]

Now that's funny!

[@NumquamDeorsum]

Not minors! Miners!!

[@sewage111]

I grinned at some of the other funny comments ... and then I read this .... Comedy gold !!!!

[@pederstrand8349]

Never give up. Never surrender!

[@corinnoiv.padishaemperor9208]

Sir, definitely nailed it. Kudos.

[@adriandavies4873]

One of the best Tom Selleck 's films ever , brilliant in every way by all the other actors 10/10 a must to watch ! 👍

[@fredhall6525]

Needs a sequel.

[@KrK007]

There's a Tom Selleck movie I saw a long time ago called "High Road to China" but I'll be damned if I can find that movie anywhere. It's been forever.

[@arkking2841]

@@KrK007 it’s on Amazon video. Gotta rent it thou.

[@billywashere6965]

@@KrK007 I like the name and premise more than film itself. I wish it was a little more adventuristic, like Alan Quartermain in King Solomon's Temple (but without the goofy theatrics). I felt like there wasn't enough action beats and the pacing was a little off. With a few better locations, slightly more expanded cinematography, and a couple more memorable action beats, I think it would have been a much better classic. Even still, it's an enjoyable enough film.

[@jace2wheel762]

What are you talking about? 3 men and a baby was his best work!😂😉 That's a joke for anyone who might miss it....

[@stonedwalljack9276]

That was pretty cool lol. The way he blew the smoke out at the end was badass as well

[@choctaw111]

Since you're taking the time to analyze a Hollywood fiction, you're forgetting to add the time it would take for the sound of the pistol shot to reach the rider at that distance. At sea level it would take the sound of the shot more than 2 seconds to reach the rider so now you're up to 48 seconds, not 46, plus the distance it would take for a horse with rider to come to a complete stop from a full sprint.

[@sweetleaf4860]

THAT IS WHY IT'S CALLED ABOUT THERE 😂😁😅😆 Weed Me

[@Bubbles99718]

Ah, overlooked details. Love it

[@JonRobert]

True, but to be fair, Quigley steps two yards forward after testing wind speed and direction

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

Dear @@JonRobert 👍👌👏 LOL 😁😁😁 Best regards luck and health.

[@edwinrodeo]

Kill joy 🤩.. piss on another parade

[@Cure4theCold]

Tom Selleck's moustache was present when the declaration of independence was signed

[@derrickdorsey247]

His moustache will be preserved in a museum as a national treasure.

[@donotneed2250]

🤣🤣🤣

[@averagejoe9040]

@@derrickdorsey247 no, it moves on to find its next host who it geants incedible powers.

[@derrickdorsey247]

Lol, Perhaps you are right. I can imagine it having the voice of Tom Selleck talking pure sh*t to it's host. 😂

[@guytansbariva2295]

Tom learned everything he knows about everything from Chuck Norris, who's been there done that before Tom was a thought in his Dad's wet dreams

[@dyingfyre9688]

Once is just lucky, twice is a coincidence, three times is skill

[@camillo7834]

I like so much mr.Quigley's garments🤠

[@doubleRpR]

"This ain't Dodge City. And you ain't Bill Hickok."

[@Ansemthewise59]

"Some people were born in the wrong century, I believe I was born on the wrong continent." "Oh! By the way, your fired!"

[@N-1951]

😁

[@blazept567]

...and it was then that Snape started believing in magic.

[@okaynowins3147]

One of my favorite westerns

[@jerrydiver1]

I was a competition rifle shooter in the early years of my Navy career. I shot a match rifle with open sights (7.62mm) offhand standing at 500 yards and could only manage 3 of 10 rounds onto a man-sized target. That got me 13th place out of something like 40 shooters still around for that, the final round of competition in that match. I can't even imagine hitting a bucket-size target at a range almost 300 yards farther out there.

[@jima28080]

@JimoTex22 PTSD Not offhand and not with iron sights.

[@jeffryhammel3035]

Oh, hell yes. I was a competition shooter for many years, and a very good one. This is merely fiction regarding the technology back then.

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

At that ranger the foresight on the rifle would have obscured the bucket.

[@neilkurzman4907]

@@ardshielcomplex8917 Not if you set your sights up properly.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@jeffryhammel3035 That's what I keep saying....It's just a movie and ANY outcome can be what is written into the script, with any 'bad' scenes winding up on the cutting floor.

[@charliedee9276]

Love this scene. When I was out west (AZ) I had a chance to do some long range shooting. MUCH more difficult than I imagined, living and hunting in Michigan the longest shot is rarely over 100 yds. I had a hell of a time hitting steel at 800 yds at first but hit a few after getting used to how much more elevation and windage adjustments are needed. But I am hooked now!

[@bloodredmooseisntshort4478]

Hunting down in Georgia I’ve shot up to 300 yards but I’ve seen it done up to 650. 800 must be incredibly difficult

[@charliedee9276]

@@bloodredmooseisntshort4478 MUCH more difficult than I expected. I knew the variables but experiencing them was eye opening, no pun intended. I had much respect for long range shooters, Snipers. That respect went up 10 fold after the first 10 rounds I shot didn't hit anything! Number 11 was my first hit.

[@colb9916]

Ive been shooting long range rifle comps a long time, i still underestimate how much wind to move with the changes lol. At 800yrds, if you can see the wind change, give it a handfull of move instead of a few clicks . Not much more rewarding in the sport than putting all in the Vbull at 800 plus My best is 9/10 in the V at 900. ( peeps, prone, no rest, just elbows and sling )

[@AnonEMus-cp2mn]

Its a lot of fun getting into long range shooting, but my experience is with a 3-18x optic and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges making wind holds way too easy. Can't imagine the skill it takes to shoot through good irons and a projectile with a far lower ballistic coefficient, let alone off-hand which I can barely manage 250yds with the 12lb rifle.

[@seandlax9]

@@bloodredmooseisntshort4478 Once you know how, anything under 1000 yards really isn't that difficult, especially with certain calibers. The problem most people have is they use crap ammunition, they have a crap optic, or they didn't break in their barrel.

[@LooksLegitBro]

Cant believe I've never seen this, just this scene alone feels legendary.

[@sleepingbackbone7581]

Oh, you're missing out a lot. Find it, watch it. It's awesome.

[@Laeadern]

It's indeed a must watch my friend.

[@tjwag]

Oooooh, probably never saw Jeremiah Johnson either, huh?

[@keppler629]

What's the movies title please anyone?

[@SR-iy4gg]

@@keppler629 Quigley Down Under; The title is in the description!

[@robertwalls1729]

Another one of my heroes

[@dominantdaddy6939]

Old forgotten movie, but one of the best

[@memowilliam9889]

I’ve owned guns all my life. I’ve hunted but have never been a long range enthusiast. But this movie has a especial place in my heart for two reason: I first saw this movie at the time I was working in a machine shop. The owner made long range barrels for military snipers. It was quite the learning experience. He went on to sell the business to Proof Research in Columbia Falls, MT. The opening credits show a knife. My step-brother worked in the shop that made the knife. It was just the owner of the shop and my step-brother. They made high dollar reproductions of western knives, guns, leather apparel. The owner has since passed away. My step-brother has moved on to his own work. Apparently Mr. Selleck is the owner of the knife, unless he has since sold it. Anyhow ...

[@walterpaisley6260]

I suppose that was your "near brush with greatness" (Letterman).

[@memowilliam9889]

@@walterpaisley6260 … I have had a simple life.

[@bobstark4020]

Hey Chris I will be sure to watch for the knife when i watch Quigley again.

[@DsLink1306]

Mann. Tom Selleck would of been perfect to play King Bradley in a live action Full Metal Alchemist

[@jimmccormack7507]

Great film.

[@herbderbler1585]

Imagine if he'd waited about three more seconds to call stop. The bucket would have still been comfortably in range, but hidden on the far side of that rise in the trail. It would have been rather awkward and demystifying of his legendary shooting abilities to request bucket be repositioned at that point.

[@nodisalsi]

I was like "Yes I remember Quigley Down Under!" and then the voice Alan Rickman.... and my heart sinks. I miss him.

[@PocketRocket99]

He is truly missed. Great actor and unforgettable voice....

[@SDR619]

Watched this movie when I was a kid. Still damn impressed with this scene. Powerful!

[@user-rx3uq9fs2m]

whats it called?

[@johnathanshell8190]

@@user-rx3uq9fs2m Quigley down under.

[@sulaco2122]

Actually, in a recent episode of Hollywood Guns they calculated that: galloping horse = 25MPH and the time the horse was in motion worked out to about 500yards +/- for the bucket shot. Now for the two down with one shot it worked out to 800+ yards.

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

What a SHOT, by a good ACTOR!

[@Billman66]

A throughly enjoyable movie, ah the good old days of Hollywood.

[@geegaw14]

“That little fella is eating like his stomach’s been rubbing a blister on his back bone.”

[@SouperAsH]

There is a certain, undeniable dignity, that Tom Selleck delivers.

[@MultiChagan]

You sir are amazing!

[@firehouse6226]

I have shot a bit myself and I am fairly sure that the front sight would completely cover the bucket at 800 yards. At that distance the bucket would also tend to blend into the background making this shot exceptionally difficult even with a support bench.

[@gustavosalas8165]

"Hollywood" 🌈

[@nates9778]

3:10 From the buckets perspective does this feel 800 yards? This looks like 330 - 440 to me.

[@cunicularius2064]

The center is always the same size.

[@anthonylawson2275]

Whomever could have made the shot would have had to have great vision.

[@bradysmith3024]

Jerry mccoolick has done crazier s***