Wednesday, October 06, 2004

THE GUNS OF THE MATRIX



Articulo muy detallado del armamento utilizado en Matrix





I'm not going to lecture about the details and philosophy of the Matrix universe. What I'm going to do instead is an attempt to examine the firearms used in the movies and why the characters would use them. So, let us begin at the beginning.

As the movie opens, we see Trinity sitting at a desk in front of a laptop when a bunch of cops bust in. These cops are armed with Glock 17 automatic pistols chambered for the standard 9mm Parabellum cartridge. This is a good choice as these guns are about as generic as you can get. They are also probably one of if not the most common police sidearm. Glock holds 50% of the US Police market while all other makers are fighting for the rest. SIG, S&W, and Beretta are the other biggies in the Law Enforcement market, but Glock is king...




THE GUNS OF THE MATRIX

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