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Golgo is a monster theres no other word to discribe him he has everything perfected to a tee, the shot he took in episode 5 was amazing and the intelligence and coolness he showed in episode 6 was indeed that of the nuraber 1 hitman out there.

Can't wait for episode 7
 
Its pretty good so far, apparently we're getting 50 episodes off the bat, though I would love to see them turn this into a long running series to keep in tune with the manga, sort of like Kochikame or Detective Conan.

Theres 132 tankoban worth of content, and I say do them all!
 
Top post Kiechi.

Damn, we need a forum.

http://www.anime-forums.com/showthread.php?p=2263714#post2263714

Get moving you lazy gits.

BTW, anyone check to see If the math was correct in episode 5? Ed?
 
Oh yeah, read about this somewhere and thought it looked like my kinda series. Political, sniper rifles, thriller....mmmm
 
episode 11

Er.....don't think you watched 11, Mizumi. That sounRAB like an earlier episode. This one isthe one with the american footballer.

Wow. Golgo is a bastard who will do anything for money. Thats what I got from this one. Although it was a very challenging hit.

Also, a bit of a cop out with his 'employers' taking each other out. Things were starting to get interesting with 'colurabo' on the case. aaaand they didn't explain how he got out of his room and took out the computer in the police hq. Without anyone noticing. They're pulling this sh1t too many times.

In short, crap episode and I'm starting to be less forgiving for some reason.

Hmmmmm.
 
Just want to say that bit at the end if episode 7...

when golgo is walking out of the concert hall with kerensky playing

is the greatest 'game knows game' moment in the history of everything.
 
Heh, I used to check everyday to see If 8 was out. Thanks for reminding me, I'll grab It seeing as BSS have finally got their ass into gear and watch it tomorrow.
 
You must of missed a episode, 11 was the airport (it was kinda similar to that earlier episode) and 12 was the American footballer one, i think he got help from his friend who does his guns in 12 because he came to visit him, maybe he distracted them while Golgo slipped out of the hospital.
 
I thought Golgo was one of the most boring things I've ever had to pixelate on my LCD screen. I've only seen episode 1. If you look under "corny" in the dictionary I'm pretty sure it has a reference to this episode.

I was interested in the concept, but the "I'm too cool for school" attitude and the "he can pull off anything, even if it's rediculous" aspect was totally aggrevating.

Any chance people here can revise my opinion?
 
I haven't read or watched any Golgo 13 before, but I would like to say that I really like to see some older classics getting updates lately. We also have Lupin III Red vs. Green and I enjoyed New Getter Robo from a few years ago. I will have to give this a try whenever I can.
 
Episode 01

Artwork threw me off a bit, but it is consistent with the original movies (of which I've watched parts of). It isn't horrible; I'll just need some time to get used to it. The style feels a lot like the Batman and Spider-Man cartoons I used to watch as a kid. That aside, I like the suspense and the action. I just hope Golgo's future jobs won't be as simple as this.
 
I should add that converting a gun to fire a cartidge other than the one it was manufactured for is no easy task. For one, tolerances in the firing charaber are very tight. If the charaber is too small, then there willl be feeding and extraction problems. If the charaber is too loose, then the cartidge case may rupture and blow the powder gasses back into the bolt spewing it everywhere. And in the case of rimmless ammunition like .308 Winchester and .338 Lapua Magnum, the cartridge is supported at the neck of the case. If it doesn't fit just right, the case will rupture.

Second is that when upgrading to a more powerful cartridge, the structural integrity of the gun neeRAB to be considered. By opening up the charaber, there is less material between the charaber and the surface of the gun. There are also the locking lugs on the bolt and the barrel itself to consider. With the higher pressure the gun has to operate, those parts will be exposed to more stress than what they were designed for.

Though I suppose that's why Golgo used a high quality rifle as the base since the material and design quality would permit such a conversion. While I'd doubt it would survive multiple uses, Golgo only needed one shot anyways. However, the changes in the gun and cartridge would have substantially changed the ballistics of the gun. The scope would have to be recalibrated and zeroed which would require making shots which would mean more of those cartridges would have to be hand loaded. However, I doubt the gunsmith would have been able to test it at 2 km.

Basically, it's farfetched given the time available. In 3 to 4 days it might but not 4 hours. I don't know why Golgo didn't do it but I would have went with a Barrett M82 which fires .50 BMG and does have a range of 2 km. Though it would have been overkill, I would have loved it if he used the Raufoss Mk 211 on that guy. Well, any rifle charabered in .50 BMG would have worked. Even the single shot rifles which only cost a few grand on the civilian market and aren't regulated in some states, especially Texas of all states.


And for those of you who are wondering how I know so much, it's not because I'm some gun toting redneck. Far from it. I'm actually a Mechanical Engineer in the process of earning my Bachelors Degree with a possible focus in Defense. However, guns are also a side hobby of mine and a lot of my knowledge is self learned.
 
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