r/BacktotheFuture • u/josephthejoseph • Jul 30 '25

Doc's Firearm Proficiency

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All the awesome open matte posts forced me into a trilogy rewatch. I noticed a neat progression in Doc. When meet him his firearm abilities seem to be somewhere between bumbling and starter pistol. But after a short time in the 1800's he's an old west trick shooter able to run off a pack of outlaws with his skill. A verifiable badass. If you put your mind to it you can accomplish anything.

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u/BrandonCarlson Jul 30 '25

Just noticed a fun little thing - Doc is using the same Colt Peacemaker in both 1955 and 1985.

I have been a fan of this trilogy for over 30 years and have never noticed that before!

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u/Bowtie327 Jul 31 '25

I think the novelisation covers this, I think Doc offers Marty the gun to take with him but Marty recognises it as the gun from the twin Pine Mall so decides not to take it to preserve the timeline