Posted: 6/1/2006 6:30:37 AM EDT
| Are they using a single stack Sig in the test? It was hard to tell. |
+1 They own several guns. One has a rather large collection... The "comments" in question are mainly because they are in the PRK |
That was a quote Adam made about him being a Navy SEAL. The way he fumbled with the AR50 in the bulletproof water test makes me think otherwise though. I think it was a joke Adam made that people seemed to latch onto as truth. Jamie can't kick a football. Can't run. Can't handle a firearm confidently, and blushes when you make eye contact with him. Navy SEAL? No. Enlisted military? Eh, I still think no. I still love the show though. I love it for what they do, how they do it, and I love it most of all for the fact that, despite working and living in California (San Fransisco, worse yet), they don't use the show as a platform to bash guns. BTW, I think any firearms-related inaccuracies, incorrect nomenclature and anti-gun messages are a result of the producers being Californians, not Jamie and Adam's persona feelings. It's clear from the show that, at the very least, they have a healthy interest in the mechanics involved in firearms. They love fondling and comprehending anything scientific or mechanical. Guns definately apply, and they seem to love finding myths that involve guns. |
Considering that they live in the San Fransisco bay area, they might as well be clones of Charlton Heston. Jamie/Adam have made virtually no real anti-gun comments to date. In fact, the amount of attention they spend on doing stuff with guns is impressively gun-friendly |
Interesting comment. I had always assumed Jamie was ex-SF, maybe only due to Adam's aside. I might have to look up his bio. |
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Here's his Bio from the Disc. Chnl. Jamie Hyneman, Co-Host Hailing from Indiana farm country, Jamie Hyneman is a multifaceted man: wilderness survival expert, boat captain, diver, linguist, animal wrangler, machinist and chef, to name a few. His career has been equally diverse: Jamie earned a degree in Russian languages and literature and ran a sailing/diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he moved over to the visual-effects industry. Once he had joined that field and had worked for several production companies, Jamie found his way to Colossal Pictures' model shop, where he managed the production of models and special effects for hundreds of commercials and movies. Then, eight years ago, Jamie took over the shop and created M5 Industries Inc. Today, the top U.S. production companies seek out M5 Industries when unusual or problematic props need to be fabricated, especially if they involve animatronics or robotics. Jamie has worked on the Matrix sequels for Eon Productions, as well as Star Wars: Episodes I and II for Industrial Light and Magic, among others. Jamie has also worked on commercials for major automobile manufacturers, soft-drink companies (including 7-UP) and athletic shoe companies (including Nike). And in the midst of all this activity, Jamie has diversified his company into toy prototyping as well. The holder of several patents and the winner of numerous industry awards Jamie is also a long-standing Screen Actors Guild member. No mention of Military training...but he might make a VERY good spook.  |
DING DING DING, we have a winner! The lack of serrations the whole height of the slide rule out a 228(but it still could be a 229). The fact that the magazine shown was a single stack makes it a 239. And it just looks like a subcompact in there hand. And the real kicker, if you watch the Bullet proof water revisit epi, where they shoot the guns totally submerged, they refer to it as a Sig 239. 
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Actually, the producers are Australian. All the narrators flubs are a result of their uninformed script writing, not Adam and Jamie . THe Adam and Jamie flub ups and the narrators as well are all pointed out in the Mythbusters Message Boards. There are a few gun guys on those boards, and nothing gets past them. The Garand assault rifle, the clip vs. magazine, the .50 BMG idiot statements, the tracer compound on the tip of the bullet, the 1903 Springfield being called a Garand, etc. all been pointed out numerous times. |