THE DAILY FUDD: E178: "The flipside of fudd: A lesson from 'Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man' -- Stick to the (more) standard calibers."

"Harley" has a 6-round Ruger Super Blackhawk in .454 Casull, while "Marlboro" has an 8+1-round Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum. The scene certainly demonstrates the tactical superiority of an automatic over a revolver--certainly a single-action rod-eject--but the humorous line at the beginning upholds a TDF position of sticking to more common calibers. While .44 doesn't make top-seller lists, it's far more common than .454 Casull. And in the semi-dystopic future of this much-underrated movie, that means 2020 Ammo Crunch-type prices for ammo. Harley should know to fire .45 Long Colt!

• Marlboro : You know, that gun costs about two dollars every time you fire it. That's two bucks a bullet.

  Harley Davidson : Well how many'd I hit?

  Marlboro : You spent twelve dollars and didn't hit a goddamn thing. I nailed one and it cost about four and a quarter.

Backstory:

"The Greatest Opening Movie - Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man"

"Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (4/12) Movie CLIP - Marlboro's Birthday Present (1991) HD"

And of course, just for fun, that great ending every geek dreamed of somehow being able to pull off, but knew we--ur, they, I mean--couldn't.

 
Movie fan video to "Ride With Me."

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