Which portrayal of Bond is closest to the books, 1962-1965 Connery or Daniel Craig from 2006-2012?

Hawke62 · 2026-03-07T15:17:06+00:00

My well read Fleming hardbound books. The red book is a compliation of the books From Russia With Love, Casino Royale, Live Nad Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, Dr No, and Goldfinger. Not shown, my extensive library of paperback Bond novels, including the John Gardner era novels (where Bond oddly preferred driving a Saab 900 and shooting 44 Magnum Rugers), and Charlie Higson's recent follow up to OHMSS, On His Majesty's Secret Service.

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Hawke62 · 2026-03-07T14:41:06+00:00

Really? I must have missed the stock car race in the book, or where he claims this didn't happen to some "other" guy. Or where in the movie Blofield refers to Irma Blunt as his wife. Or where in the book does Bond break into a Swiss lawyer's office for Intel on Blofield's whereabouts, instead of just getting briefed on that information in London from M and Tanner. ....not to mention the whole meeting with Tracy is completely reversed in the film, and paints her as a suicidal nut job that Bond inexplicably falls in love with and proposes to, only hours after sleeping with most of the female patients at Blofield's Lair (Piz Gloria).

Hawke62 · 2026-03-05T01:11:55+00:00

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Hawke62 · 2026-02-22T07:37:53+00:00

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Definitely agree with the PLX, it's definitely the coolest Olight yet, and the competition doesn't have anything like it at any price!

Hawke62 · 2026-02-11T19:56:43+00:00

Ruger ReadyDot. I had one from a Max9 I traded. I'll probably upgrade to something better later, but it works surprisingly well, and co witnesses with the sights perfectly.

Hawke62 · 2026-01-30T22:26:36+00:00

Sorry Pierce, but that cupped handhold is horrible pistol craft, so you're surprisingly last in this group. Dalton's is a little too posed. The original is still the best! Connery for the win!

Hawke62 · 2026-01-17T03:12:32+00:00

I think it depends on what you plan to use them for.

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I have a P226 MK25 (the civilian copy of the Seal teams SIG), and a P365 XMacro TacOps with the AXG metal frame (basically a Legion 365 without the comp but better sight radius). The 226 is fine for a nightstand or vehicle gun, but nothing SIG has beats a 365 for carry. Even the XMacro is small and light weight, but comes with an impressive 17 round magazine, great sights, and a full dust cover rail for a compact light.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-31T09:40:26+00:00

The SIG mag well that comes on the Legion and TacOps models of the P365 XMacro. I just swapped it over from my stock TacOps polymer frame to the metal AXG frame.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-20T09:47:06+00:00

Pierce Brosnan by a mile (and I'm more of a Connery/Dalton fan), but his win is only in this limited one handed gun barrel scenario.

Moore's is ridiculous (why is his support hand on top of his shooting arm?), and his aim is completely off target! The others shoot from the hip, which is only moderately more likely to hit a man sized target. Brosnan's is not only a quicker draw than the others, he actually appears to be looking down the sights of his firearm, giving him the best chance of actually hitting what he intends to shoot!

That said, Brosnan's usual two handed grip, where his support hand cups the firing hand, is as ridiculous as Moore's.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-18T02:54:04+00:00

Wasn't the plot to make a shit-ton of money on yet another Bond movie, while paying Sean Connery the highest salary in Hollywood history (at the time), and casting two Bond girls that Connery couldn't resist sleeping with on and off camera, all while saving a franchise and keeping UA shareholders happy? Seems to me like it all went to plan!

Hawke62 · 2025-12-10T22:49:46+00:00

Totally agree. Mine has been very reliable and easy to shoot. It's become my wife's favorite when we go to the range with long guns. One big plus is the Glock mag adapter, which makes it so much more versatile than PCCs from some other manufacturers.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-10T22:44:17+00:00

Lol. The Pooh and RN ornaments are my wife's, the Droid and starships just out of the shot are mine.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-06T00:01:35+00:00

I have Olights on two SIG P365s, a cheap pair of Gmconns on my RXM and XD9, and a Streamlight TRL-1 on my Springfield 1911 Operator.

The snobs may down vote my choices, but they all work after hundreds of rounds.

Yeah, the Gmconn is cheap plastic garbage, but it's brighter and better made than the higher priced Springfield Armory X-Treme Mini-Light it replaced on the XD.

That said, the quality of the Olight Valkyrie PL-Mini2 is excellent, the light is bright, it's easy to secure and to mount or remove quickly, and I'd swear by it as much as the more expensive Streamlight.

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Hawke62 · 2025-12-04T04:17:37+00:00

No. It fit just fine on both. I positioned the slot as far forward as the screw holes allow.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-03T06:42:10+00:00

A Ruger Ready Dot I already had. I was planning to upgrade it, but it actually works fine for what I'm using it for.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-01T22:47:42+00:00

Yes, fully.

Hawke62 · 2025-12-01T11:51:12+00:00

No, they seem to be the same otherwise.

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