@@s.patrick6136 For Myself and My Father it was ... PALADIN (Have Gun Will Travel). he took Me out on My 13th to shoot His Thompson ! He asked Me what I wanted to do on my birthday and He said Ok ... I saved cans and bottles for weeks. Gone over 40 year and I still think about Him every day !
As a 54y/o GenXer who grew up watching Magnum and Miami Vice, my man crushes for Tom Selleck and Don Johnson know no bounds. Thanks for this. Now get ahold of Don Jonson's 38-Super 1911 from Nash Bridges!
That and the scene from Episode 8 of Season 8 “Unfinished Business” where Magnum discovers Quang Ki is still alive and starts to hunt him down, all set to Genesis’ “The Brazilian” one of the moments stuck in my head from watching way back when it aired
Having Mr. Selleck on the channel is probably going to skyrocket the number of subscribers of the channel. Maybe you should contact him and have an interview with him.
If you love Magnum, you should also Watch The Rockford Files with Janes Garner. You'll find many similarities. It's the show that came before Magnum and the general consensus is that it directly inspired The Launch of Magnum P.I. from it's abrupt ending as a replacement show.
As I remember Magnum PI was on at 8pm followed by Simon & Simon both on CBS. Then I switched to NBC to watch Hill Street Blues at 10pm. Made for an excellent Thursday night.
My favorite show of all time. 4 war buddies (including Higgins), lifelong friendship and collaboration. Remember watching the last show, they used a John Denver song and having the feeling of terrible sadness as it seemed a large part of my youth was ending.
What an absolute BLAST this video is! I mean, who WOULDN'T WANT to own this gun?!!!!!!!! I grew up watching Magnum, my whole family loved it, and Tom Selleck MADE that role a cultural icon. Since I was young when Magnum was airing, I had to buy it on boxset as soon as it became a thing, and later when the Bluray transfers came out, and MAN, it still holds up VERY WELL today! Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys 80s-style detective shows that were the forerunner to modern versions like Burn Notice. Thank you for sharing with us, and Tom, if you ever read this: thank you for bringing such an iconic role to life, bringing my family HOURS of enjoyment, AND for having a STEEL BACKBONE in helping to stand up for 2A!!! God Bless and Godspeed!!
@@1911syndicateI tried to enjoy Burn Notice but had a hard time getting over the idea of a secret squirrel type driving such a recognizable car. It worked for magnum because he wasn’t a secret.
I was a Kid when Magnum p.i. was on the air. It was my favorite show then, and is still my favorite show. Super cool episode. Having a Tom Selleck 1911 on the show is awesome.
I saw Seleck and TC in a red Ferrari being pulled by a tow truck during filming session at a parking lot on Ala Moana Oahu back in the late 80's. Love that red Aloha shirt brah! Oh also that 1911. 🤙
I watched that interview back in the day. Mr. Selleck actually got up and walked out on her, telling her he didn't come there to be ambushed. I believe he was promoting Quigley at that time.
Definitely the Bushiest Mustache of all time. The joke at the time way back then was that he was imitating Burt Reynolds 1970's mustache that we know from Smokey and The Bandit.
In the show he had a legit Colt 1911 A1 (said to be his duty pistol in Navy that he kept when he retired) used for close up shots, but all the blank firing scenes (according to a doc I saw) were done with a Star Model B 9mm (same as Travolta and Jackson used in Pulp Fiction without the chrome plating and for the same blank firing capability reason). This is confirmed by IMFDB
All "insert" shots (when he lay the gun on the floor and it cut to a closeup of it on the carpet, for instance) were added later, often with a mil surplus 1911a1 as stand in. I'm suspicious of the Star info but I know it WAS done often. Ernest Borgnine in the Wild Bunch (for instance) switches to one when he's shooting barrels in the cellar as noted by the external extractor. The rodeo episode where Magnum hides it in his boot sure looks like a Star in a few frames.
I must say, at 45, it has been decades since anything in screen really captivated me, but as you walked in to the range, and sure enough, there was ear pro, when the mag was just randomly on the floor, I was literally glued to the screen, knowing you were gonna shoot it, but....what if he don't?.....
Thumb safety is designed around the weaver stance. Tom's an old school guy, the safety's in a pretty good spot to put your right thumb on and stack your left thumb over it without touching the slide like with the higher ledge safeties. Thanks for the vid, I'm coincidentally wearing short shorts right now.
Time wise he could have done it but the damn studio had him under contract and wouldn't let him do it. And that's how we know Indie to be Harrison Ford. But there's a clip floating on RU-vid of Tom Selleck doing a screen test as Indiana Jones in the Jacket and Hat.
In the Jesse Stone character, after injury to his strong right shooting hand, he was advised to "get an ambi safety" on the range, but Jesse (Tom) declined, saying he didn´t like those because they broke easily due to "too much torque". That was pretty deep into guns for a TV show. Not sure if that line was in the novels, but it was cool.
Mr. Selleck trained a lot at GUNSITE training in Paulden, AZ I would not be surprised if he ran the course with that pistol. he was a huge 1911 guy. Even had a Gunsite pistol made for him.
I grew up pretty close to where Mr Selleck lives. Despite the fact we were kind of neighbors, the only times I ever saw him in person was at gun shows. He may not have been a gun guy before Magnum but he sure was by the time I met him.
In the opening scene of Magnum PI you can tell the prop gun is a 9mm because he insets the magazine and you can see the grooves denoting a 9mm/38 mag. I have a colt custom shop 1911, I waited a year while it was being built. It’s not nearly as nice as that one and no gold inlay, no hand engraving and no ivory. This Selleck gun is beautiful. Great video
@@PhenomProductions-tn5fjThe actual "hero" gun is in the NRA museum (I think I got that right) and is clearly a Commercial Model. That bothered me (like you said it's implied to be his pistol from his service) until I realized, him having done "across border" work, he would have likely used a sidearm without the "US Property" mark.
No stoopud full-length guide rod, ambi crap or extended anything....just a well designed Gunsite Low Safety to sweep down and just leave your thumb on. . well done Tom!!!
I remember watching Mr. Selleck on the show. One of my favorite shows growing up. I know you spend a fortune in production and your content is outstanding. Thank you very much for letting us share and what you do.
I loved how magnum always just tucked his 1911 in his jeans behind the back with no holster.Only a few guys can rock a Hawaiian shirt and look cool and Thomas Magnum was one of them.Alot of beautiful ladies on that show as well.
I'm pretty sure I've seen every episode of Magnum PI growing up. Likely multiple times. It was a favorite of both my brother and I. And to this day, 1911s and Farrari 308s are something special regardless of technology. Excellent video. Thank you for making it.
This was a great watch. Grew up watching Magnum, P.I., so the moment I saw the gun, I was hypnotized. Thanks for taking me back down that sidestreeet of memory lane. Curious though, why you were surprised it ran reliably. One, it's a custom gun, so it should've been very reliable. Two, as a longtime owner of several 1911s including several 80 series (only one of which is custom, the rest are all stock), I've never really had any that I would call unreliable. There was one 80 that had eating issues, but that turned out to be the actual 80 sear, and once I removed it, the gun ate everything, including my reloads, without issue. And you hit upon why so many of us still love and still even carry the 1911; it is a pure joy to handle. These days, I mostly carry a S&W M&P9C 2.0, but every so often I will still strap on one of my Commander-sized 1911s, because it just feels more right than any other piece I have ever owned. Imo, the Commander 1911 is the best handgun ever made. P.S. You're correct about the Ferrari GTS; by modern standards it's not terribly fast. Its greatest attribute isn't its performance; it was the fact that the body was designed by Pininfarina, and by Battista himself, iirc. At the time of its design, the world was coming out of the '70s oil embargo years, and all cars were detuned for better gas mileage. So instead of getting a true high-performance Ferrari engine, the 308 GTS got a detuned mileage-friendly slug of a motor, that even its beautiful Pininfanrina lines couldn't hide. Anyway, was a fun watch, thanks again. Oh, and you're wearing my shirt!!!
Love the Gunsite low thumb safety. Allows you to keep a straight inline grip on the firearm while keeping your right thumb on the safety. Way to go Tom!
I fell in love with "Old Slabsides" as a kid, when The Shadow and The Phantom both carried them--the former a pair, and the latter with a .45 on one side and a revolver on the other. It was the first pistol I learned to strip and clean, and remains my favorite today. Magnum only added to its amazing reputation (as did, as others have mentioned, Jesse Stone and Frank Reagan--thanks again, Mr. Selleck).
@@1911syndicateI once got to trade lies with a fellow Marine who served just after Korea. He said you could tell the Chosin Reservior survivos because whenever they had guard duty, each would shake the sidearm supplied to make sure it rattled.
Regarding the thumb safety, you need to consider the year. Back then, nobody was gripping a gun the way we do now with thumb-over-thumb. Back then, they taught to tuck the thumb under the left hand. Positioning the safety lower, allows the thumb to "tuck" but also be able to work the safety. The thumb talking grip style was very common in those transitioning from revolvers. The way we hold handguns now is very different in how it used to be taught. Go look at some old footage of '60s through '80s in military and police handing training. The military also taught one-handed shooting for the 1911 where the thumb was curved down. This would make sense also with this style safety.
Should have done a couple of those squat-n-shoot move Magnum did in the show, 😅. Only thing missing is the Detroit Tigers ball cap and the short-shorts.
I'm of the age that my parents would watch Magnum P.I. and at that point in time, most people had one giant console TV in the living room to which the adults had absolute power over. This meant as a child you either watched what your parents watched or didn't watch at all. Your actual job was that of human remote control and antenna adjuster but you got to watch TV as a perk of the job. Fortunately, my parents watched Magnum P.I. religiously and by default, I got to enjoy it too. Between the absolute coolness of Thomas Magnum, his mustache, his 1911, his Ferrari and TC's helicopter the whole show was just plain awesome. I can't even imagine how unbelievably cool it must have been not only to see and hold the gun but also to shoot it. An experience like that is one of those things that defines you to a degree. I own only one 1911, an STI Elektra .45 acp but a Colt 1911 has been on my grail list for several years. This whole story is the definition of cool.
Great video. Nice to see a collector's piece actually get fired instead of just showing it off. Magnum PI was the best TV series EVAH - it had everything - drama, action, comedy, suspense, romance, intrigue, beautiful scenery and beautiful women - and all the kids back in the day wanted a 1911 after seeing him carry one. It was often mentioned back in the 80s about Tom Selleck/Thomas Magnum - "All the girls wanted to be WITH him, and all the guys wanted to be LIKE him"! Now go tell Luxus Capital that you're sorry but you accidentally put it out with the trash last night and it got hauled away. 😉
Great video 👍🏼That reminds me that I've been meaning to refurbish my '82 Colt Commander for a long time. It's been lying in the safe for almost 4 years now. The COVID years threw a wrench in my plans back then.
Now get Don Johnson's Bren Ten from Miami Vice. Those were both shows & guns I loved as a kid. I think Magnum as a show has held up better over time than Miami Vice though.
The whole show was great. Watched every episode with my grandma. She likes Tom Selleck. Ill never forget T.C., Rick, Higgins and ice pick. The first episode featured Erin Grey from Buck Rodgers. The eightys tv had a formula that had what all viewers wanted to watch. The 1911 Tom used in the show was a long slide i thought.
Fun fact, The Rockford Files, starring James Garner, paved the way and inspired the creation of Magnum P.I. When Rockford abruptly ended in January of 1980 due to underlying health reasons from Mr. Garner who did his own stunts and had swollen knees and had to stop shooting the series, the show was canceled. But it was still a very popular show, the studio and producers wanted to capitalize on the still popular Private Investigator genre, so they got to work and in December of 1980, debuted Magnum P.I. They of course, changed a few things, new car, new beach, new cast, new young face, new name, Fresh Veteran from a recent war, (Rockford was a Korean Vet) Magnum was a Vietnam Vet. But for the most part, many traits and similarities were carried over from The Rockford Files. Including nearly all the guest stars from Rockford appeared on Magnum throughout it's 8 season run. In many ways, it's fair to say that Rockford is to Magnum P.I. what Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan are to Sean Connery's James Bond... An Evolution, or Next Generation version. Well played by none other than Tom Selleck who himself was a guest star on The Rockford Files a couple of times and was friends with Garner and described him as his Mentor.
I'm a fan of Magnum PI, my wife bought me the Lorraine Ring, and a Magnum PI ID card. Both under $30(Ebay) I have the DaNang VM02 cover, and the Detroit Tigers hat. The Red Parrot shirts are out there, kinda expensive. Got a couple others similar Aloha shirts. Search around for a Stainless Steel POW-MIA bracelot, and you are good to go. No Ferrari though, too much $. Enjoy!
Selleck's character was a former Navy SEAL. The sidearm of a Vietnam era veteran who regularly carried one is a 1911 as I can attest; I still carry one daily (don't fix something that ain't broke). The show's creator Donald Belisario who was into so many other shows of that genre valued some reality.
He’s always been a fan of the 1911 preferably in the .45 ACP. In the Jessie Stone series, he carried a S&W 1911 PD “Gunsite”. He carried the same firearm in the Las Vegas TV show.
The 1911 in Las Vegas was WELL WORN. I always assumed it was his REAL CARRY GUN. Plus, he showed up in a vintage '40s-'50s POWER WAGON. A REAL MAN'S TRUCK!!!
Great video about a great gun, and your choice of a Hawaiian shirt is spot-on. I have a few 1911s, but my most cherished belonged to my buddy, "Turk." His dad bought it for him and had it engraved with his initials before Turk went off to serve in the Navy during the Korean war. Although he was serving onboard a ship, you never know in a war zone. Thanks, old friend! If I make the cut, I'll see you again on "the other side." --Old Guy
Yes, that Paradise Found Jungle Bird shirt! All you’re missing is the Detroit Tigers cap, Chronosport/Momentum Sea Quartz 30, some UDT shorts, and a pair of Sperry Top-Siders! 😎
This was a very well done piece by you and your crew. Thank you for putting in the extra effort to talk Tom Sellleck/Magnum history. Grew up watching Magnum, have re-watched the series several times since then. Keep up the fantastic videos, and love your watch collection.
It's a really interesting idea or concept or whatever... It might be a bit weak for military or other severe, rugged use - but for other uses - it just has potential and is a neat innovation I'm seeing for the first time.
Nice... I noticed that Selleck stayed with the 1911 carry gun on his later TV movie series "Jesse Stone." Any Magnum P.I. fans should give a watch of the Stone series, very good, Selleck is great.
Yep I grew up watching reruns of this show! My dad could have been his double, stash and all… Gota say the 80’s and 90’s, hands down best years to be a kid!
Thank you for a very cool video. I was stationed in Hawaii when the show was filming. It was always funny when Magnum was in a driving scene and make one turn and would be on the opposite side of the island.
You just made every episode of Magnum P.I. come to life. One like and a subscribe. Coolest moment of RU-vid in the last decade. I can’t. 😂😂😂😂 I am dying here!!! Love this freaking video!!! Too Much Cool, Should have sent a poet!!!! Should have sent a poet!!!
Tom Selleck was a California National Guard soldier before he became an actor. He was also an Officer Candidate in the Guard so hence during his time of service the M1911A1 was part of his training and qualifications on the range. So the 1911 is familiar to him during his time in service as a soldier. His military bearing is indicative in his acting career as later I researched into his life.
