Now, the movie has some great scenery including guns. I suppose the best of these is Johnson's rifle, a Savage 99. In reality, Johnson had a straight grip 99 chambered for the .30-30. The rifle is at the RCMP museum.
The story and the movie generate a lot of talk on the various gun forums. I guess I'm not the only one who was fascinated. However, this summer I actually got to go to the area in which this took place. I know have an idea of the terrain Johnson and his pursuers had to cover, in -50* weather, Johnson on foot and the Mounties with dog teams and sleds from Dec 26, 1931 to Feb 17, 1932. An airplane was used but that must have been an adventure too!
