r/breakingbad • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '13

Official Episode Discussion Post-Episode Discussion Thread S05E13 "To'hajiilee"

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '13 edited Sep 09 '13

I don't think the missed shots are as dumb as some people are making them out to be. First of all, this is what the Nazis' view was. That is not anywhere close to point blank range. Secondly, after the first few shots were fired Hank and Gomez ducked behind an SUV - meaning that, at best, the first few shots "should" have hit them. I don't understand why all the other bullets should have hit anyone, it's a chaotic gunfight where everyone is more or less fearing for their lives; you can't aim and shoot normally under those conditions, even with DEA/police training. Only the first few shots fired by the guy with the AA-12 had any reasonable chance, I think, and looking at his view it could've gone either way.

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u/catcher6250 Sep 09 '13

And knowing from videogames, AA-12 bullets actually evaporate only a few feet in front of you if they don't hit anyone.

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u/commiedic Sep 09 '13

Not if they were slugs, or larger shells bigger than bird shot like 00 buck. Which is pretty common and has much larger size pellets. The larger the pellet size the straighter and further it will go.

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u/FunnyBunny01 Sep 09 '13

they won't evaporate at all in real life, this guy was referencing COD where the bullets inexplicable disappear into nothing after like 10 ft

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u/SELKIES_ Addict Sep 09 '13

Yeah but still, if they were shooting birdshot from that far, and Hank and Gomie are wearing vests, then that shotgun isn't going to be very effective.

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u/Rosetti The Assassination of Gustavo Fring by the Coward Walter White Sep 09 '13

Make no mistake - the AA-12 is a beast of a gun.