{"id":9162,"date":"2022-01-13T16:56:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/?p=9162"},"modified":"2022-01-13T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T16:56:04","slug":"guns-of-rambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/guns-of-rambo\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns Of Rambo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s face it, Sylvester Stallone doesn\u2019t quickly let go of his characters. He held on to Rocky Balboa for six films spanning 30 years (1976-2006). So far, he has shot up the big screen with the guns of Rambo in five pictures starting in 1982 and continuing into 2019 for an amazing 37-year run!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Rocky franchise garnered several awards and grossed over $1.7 billion at the box office. If you\u2019re craving action, you would be hard-pressed to find a group of movies that provides more than the Rambo series. No one is likely to mistake Sylvester Stallone for Sir Laurence Olivier. But he is perfectly cast as the troubled Vietnam War and Green Beret veteran who can\u2019t turn off his kill-first-ask-questions-later instincts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most critics agree that <\/span>Rambo: First Blood<\/span><\/i>, the initial offering in the series, is the finest. It\u2019s helped by an excellent supporting cast. Including veteran actors Richard Crenna as Rambo\u2019s former commander Colonel Samuel Trautman, and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle. The plot is solid, and even though the violence often pushes the boundaries of believability, it\u2019s a wildly entertaining film featuring more than a dozen various types of firearms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Guns Of Rambo: First Blood (1982)<\/b><\/h2>\n

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The Plot:<\/strong> John Rambo is a Medal of Honor recipient drifting from town to town looking up old war buddies when he happens into Hope, Washington, to find a meal. He comes under the radar of Sheriff Will Teasle, who arrests him for vagrancy. While in custody, deputies abuse him, triggering flashbacks of torture in Vietnam and setting off his military instincts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rambo manages to escape from the local jail. The sheriff\u2019s department, state police, and National Guard fail to capture or subdue him. Only upon the arrival of his former commander, Colonel Trautman, is a total blood bath averted.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Weapons:<\/strong> <\/span><\/h4>\n

Among the slew of handguns, rifles, and shotguns that Rambo and law enforcement brandished, three weapons stand out\u2014the M16A1 assault rifle, the M60 machine gun, and John\u2019s survival knife. Here\u2019s the scoop on each of them:<\/span><\/p>\n