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13->''"You know, when you twirl your gun like that, you kinda look like a dick."''
14-->-- ''Forum Roleplay, '''IC'''.''
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16A character spins a gun around their finger by the trigger guard. [[ArtisticLicenseGunSafety This breaks pretty much every rule of gun safety at once]], but at least it [[RuleOfCool looks cool]]. A frequent comedy variation is for a gunslinger to do this successfully, and then have some hapless sap try it, only for something to go wrong.
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18This trope, like several other GunsAndGunplayTropes, originated in [[TheWestern Westerns]]. It was possible to do this ''relatively'' safely with the gun commonly used in the period -- the single-action revolver -- because it takes ''two'' actions to fire it: first cock the hammer, then pull the trigger. Also, it was common for the revolver to be carried with an empty chamber in front of the hammer to reduce the chance of accidental discharge; most "six-shooters" thus held only five bullets. Even so, accidentally dropping the gun while twirling it could result in it landing on the hammer, and if a live round was in position, it would fire.
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20With double-action revolvers, pulling the trigger first cocks the hammer and then releases it, so twirling a revolver around by the trigger is a great way to fire it in some random direction, [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard such as]] [[TooDumbToLive at yourself]], or [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace the person standing next to you]]. Even if you get lucky and don't hit anything important, [[{{Fingore}} the recoil will probably break your finger]].
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22With the earliest revolvers, this actually had a practical purpose: primitive cartridges tended to leave "fouling" (powder residue, pieces of the casing, etc.) in the barrel and firing chamber. Spinning helped shake them loose so they wouldn't accumulate and jam the weapon; but with any gun made after the mid-1800s, this is completely unnecessary.
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24Subtrope of WeaponTwirling. See also RecklessGunUsage.
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27!!Examples:
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30[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
31* Justice from ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' does this before holstering one of his revolvers, which apparently results in a DiagonalCut OffWithHisHead for Afro's father. [[spoiler:He used a sword wielded by his hidden third arm, but we don't learn that till later.]]
32* ''Anime/BakuretsuTenshi'' has a HumongousMecha doing this with pistol-shaped cannons.
33* Spike Spiegel does this at times in ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. Most noteably at the end of the convenience store robbery in the beginning of ''Anime/CowboyBebopKnockinOnHeavensDoor'' when an old woman asks him what it meant when one of the robbers called Spike a cowboy. Spike pauses to blow the smoke out of his gun's barrel and twirl his gun around his finger before telling her that he's "just a humble bounty hunter, ma'am."
34* Braham of ''Manga/OnePiece'' seemed fond of doing this whenever he had an excuse to do so.
35* Mami Tomoe of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=youesDVXKgQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=21s does this in episode 3 of the anime.]]
36* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
37** Death the Kid does this in the anime's third ending. He also holds AND fires his [[GunsAkimbo twin guns]] ''[[GangstaStyle upside-down]]''... [[RuleOfCool with his PINKIES]].
38** In the spinoff/prequel ''Manga/SoulEaterNOT'' we see Liz gun-twirling as well. Like the Kid's tonfa grip, it's probably safe enough when the gun is a sentient being that won't fire when you don't want it to (and whose shots can be "pulled").
39* It's a favorite skill of Vash the Stampede in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', despite the monumental size (and possibly weight) of [[HandCannon the gun in question]].
40* Sumire does this once in an early episode of ''Manga/VenusVersusVirus''. [[TheKlutz Naturally, she drops the gun.]]
41* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': Yusei does this with a revolver-shaped duel disk. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It happened during a western-themed filler arc.]]
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46* ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck'':
47** Scrooge twirls ''two guns'' at once, before aiming and shooting on the spot.
48** When Scrooge happens upon Wyatt Earp in Alaska, the famous gunslinger introduces himself by twirling his gun. Scrooge responds by doing the same thing with his NumberOneDime, causing Earp to lose his cool as he realizes just ''[[LivingLegend who]]'' [[LivingLegend he tried to impress]].
49* ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'':
50** In one album, one guy tries this -- and shoots himself in the hand.
51** In the album ''The Klondike'', [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soapy_Smith Soapy Smith]] has the habit of doing this. One gag involves Smith trying to shoot a Mountie only for Luke to shoot his gun, causing it to start twirling. This gives an habit for Luke and Waldo to make their enemies twirl their guns at gunpoint. Especially Smith, whose finger eventually swells up to the point of making him unable to shoot.
52* ''Vengeance'' features rookie hero and YoungGun the Ultimate Nullifier, who wields dual hip-holstered pistols that temporarily depower anyone hit by their bullets. He likes to spin them when he's bored, when he's trying to make a point, or when he just wants to look cool.
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56* In ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' fanfiction ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6006036/1/The-Sword-of-Damocles The Sword of Damocles,]]'' ComicBook/TheJoker does this after shooting a mob boss for no other reason than to look cool.
57* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyWeapons'', after Hermione [[spoiler:shoots and kills Neville Longbottom]], she twirls her revolver before holstering it. For a fan edit revolving entirely around firearms in Harry Potter, this is the only instance of someone twirling their gun.
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61* [[spoiler:Helga]] actually does this in ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' just right before the submarine gets attacked by [[KrakenandLeviathan the Leviathan.]]
62* ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'': Tiger twirls his [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms slingshot]] during the TrainingMontage.
63* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'': Rapunzel briefly twirls her [[FryingPanOfDoom frying pan]] at one point, but then smacks herself in the temple with it by mistake.
64* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': EVE twirls her ArmCannon before "holstering" it the first time she fires at poor WALL•E (and never does it again for the rest of the movie).
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68* In ''Film/SevenMenFromNow'', Bill Masters wears a pair of six shooters in cross-draw holsters and is constantly practicing his QuickDraw. He has a habit of twirling his guns before returning them to his holsters.
69* Jango Fett does this before holstering his blaster in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones''. He even mimes [[SmokingBarrelBlowout blowing smoke]] away from the barrel. Given that he was wearing a (face-obscuring) helmet at the time, he probably did just to look [[RuleOfCool cool]].
70* Buford "[[BerserkButton Mad Dog]]" Tannen from ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' enjoys this little bit of showboating before his climatic [[ShowdownAtHighNoon Showdown at]] [[ShowdownAtHighNoon Eight O'Clock]] with [[SueDonym Clint Eastwood]], twirling his revolver forward, then twirling it back to smoothly replace it in its holster.
71* Hector, one of Reno Smith's thugs, does this in attempt to intimidate Macreedy in ''Film/BadDayAtBlackRock''.
72* In ''Film/TheBlackHole'', Captain S.T.A.R. twirls his [[GunsAkimbo twin laser guns]] after beating Old B.O.B. at target shooting. However the android has to cheat to win, so it's a sign of boastful bravado rather than competence. V.I.N.CENT. one-ups him by spinning his entire body [[ImprobableAimingSkills while still hitting the target]], causing [[DefeatEqualsExplosion S.T.A.R. to blow a fuse.]]
73* Done by Creator/ClintEastwood at the end of the ''Dirty Harry'' film ''Film/TheDeadPool'' as an ActorAllusion.
74* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' has the title character do it a couple of times when he holsters his gun during practice. He never does it while actually drawing it, but since he only fires off one shot at a time (he's practising his quick draw) the gun should still be loaded, making it a pretty bad idea. However, [[JustifiedTrope Django is described in-universe as having "a flair for the dramatic"]], and since the film uses, deconstructs or parodies so many classic Western tropes, this one could hardly ''not'' be used at some point.
75* ''Film/DollarsTrilogy'': The Man With No Name does this every time he holsters his weapon.
76* Holland gives an impressive display of this to the young boy Moses at the start of ''Film/{{Draw}}''. He then immediately undercuts this by telling Moses that it is a completely useless skill that any man with a finger can master. He does it again to holster his gun after the final showdown [[spoiler:before collapsing as part of his FakingTheDead act]].
77* Starting with ''Film/EvilDead2'', Ashley Williams adopts a habit of spinning his [[SawedOffShotgun sawed-off double-barreled shotgun]] on his finger before holstering it on his back.
78 * On occasion in ''Film/GangOfRoses'', both Rachel and Zhang Li twirl their pistols as they are returning them to their holsters. They never do it when drawing, however.
79* Played with in ''Film/GhostDogTheWayOfTheSamurai''. [[BornInTheWrongCentury Ghost Dog]] has an... [[https://youtu.be/4Fpg5oEVgMU?t=4m20s interesting way of putting away his guns]]. He is actually doing a version of the chiburi, the traditional samurai sword-cleaning twirl, adapted for handguns.
80* Chang-yi does this at several points in ''Film/TheGoodTheBadTheWeird''; most notably before holstering his gun after killing one of his mooks who suggested that Tae-goo might have bested him a duel.
81* In ''Film/{{Gunless}}'', The Montana Kid has a habit of doing this whenever he draws or holsters his Peacemaker; seemingly to limber up his gun hand. It is never shown whether he does this in actual gunfights, however. (In one gunfight, he starts with his gun already drawn, and in the second he is trying desperately to avoid drawing.) There is an especially impressive extended sequence of him twirling Jane's gun after he finishes repairing it--presumably testing the balance--with enough long shots to show that it is actor Creator/PaulGross [[TheCastShowoff doing the twirling]].
82* In ''Film/GunsGirlsAndGambling'', the ProfessionalKiller known as The Cowboy, being TheGunslinger, uses a pair of Colt Peacemakers GunsAkimbo. After shooting someone, he always twirls the guns around his fingers before holstering them.
83* In ''Film/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles1983'', Dr. Watson does this completely unnecessarily before putting his revolver in his pocket at 221B Baker Street. He's a former soldier who fought in Afghanistan, so should know better.
84* Used as a gag in ''Film/{{House}}'', when a bat-winged skeletal monster seizes Roger's shotgun and flies off with it. Rather than claw his face off as expected for such a bestial-looking critter, the creature performs a Gun Twirl with it and then [[ShootTheRope Shoots The Rope]] from which Roger is suspended.
85* In ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'', Agent Tequila spin-cocks a lever-action rifle to hold Eggsy and Merlin at bay in the Statesman rackhouse.
86* In the police comedy ''Film/{{Kopps}}'', Benny the Cop does this in his [[ImagineSpot daydreams]], combined with JugglingLoadedGuns, GunsAkimbo, BulletCatch, etc. because his everyday life as a rural Swedish officer is [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere not ''that'' exciting]].
87* ''Film/LoneHero'': The actors in the cowboy show at the ghost town know how to do this. John does it for real when he holsters his Colt SAA before his ShowdownAtHighNoon with Bart.
88* Kid Blue in ''Film/{{Looper}}'' twirls his (very heavy in real-life) gun in an attempt to intimidate Joe... and nearly drops it.
89-->"Did you shoot your other foot off?"
90* ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' does it in the Terence Hill LiveActionAdaptation, faster than his own shadow.
91* Subverted in ''Film/ManWithoutAStar'' (1955). Dempsey Rae shows off his fancy pistol twirling and shooting skills for young Jeff Jimson.
92-->'''Jeff Jimson:''' Aw, Demps, when do I learn THAT?!\
93'''Dempsey Rae:''' You don't! That's all a lotta hogwash, kid. Look, know this: [[AwesomeButImpractical twirlin' a gun never saved a man's life]]. There's only one thing you gotta learn. ''[pulls his gun and fires]'' [[QuickDraw Get it out fast!]] And then... put it... away... slow. Get what I mean, kid?
94* In ''Film/TheMask'', Stanley Ipkiss twirls ''several'' handful of weapons [[GunsAkimbo in each of his hands]].
95* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded''. One of the HumongousMecha guarding the landing dock at Zion does this, even though its [[BfG guns are too large to be holstered]] afterwards.
96* ''Film/MarsAttacks'': After disintegrating a rude gambler, a martian twirls his ray gun and puts it back in his holster only to be killed by Barbara Land.
97* ''Film/{{Maverick}}'':
98** Bret Maverick demonstrates this ability in the movie.
99** Zane Cooper also does this after taking down the bad guys during the climactic card game. [[spoiler:The fact that he does it the exact same way as Bret is a clue they're actually father and son]].
100* An almost-ThrowItIn moment in ''Film/TheMexican'' has Creator/BradPitt's character drop his gun when he tries to do it. (He actually ''did'' do it by accident on set, but that wasn't the take they used in the film--just the inspiration.)
101* After committing the assassination that opens ''Film/NakedKiller'', Princess twirls the silenced pistol she used for the CoupDeGrace. Meanwhile the camera POV also twirls before we SmashCut to the police at the crime scene.
102* In ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales'', Josey Wales (Creator/ClintEastwood) uses a trick called the "Road Agent's Spin" or "Border Roll" to gun down two men who have him cornered. He holds out his revolvers butt-first, slipping his index fingers into the trigger guards, then flips/twirls them to get into position and fires. Eastwood had clearly practiced a ''lot'' for the trick; on-camera, he did it so fast that his hands and guns are just a blur.
103* In ''Film/PlanetTerror'', El Wray demonstrates his skills by twirling a pair of revolvers in various ways. Considering that the film is a throwback to 80s Grindhouse action films, it's pretty much [[JustifiedTrope justified]].
104* ''Film/Posse1975'': One of the posse does this trick to impress a girl in the town of Desoto. His partner performs the WhatHaveWeEar trick.
105* ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'' features an entire cast of gunfighters who twirl their guns in varying degrees of fanciness. Plotwise the most notable occasion is when Cort is given a revolver and, despite having forsaken a life of violence, can't help twirling it before returning the weapon.
106* This is a CharacterTic of Alex Murphy in ''Film/RoboCop1987''. Murphy does this as he copies a move from his son's favorite TV show. He explains to his partner Anne Lewis that he does this so he can be a role model. After Murphy is killed by Clarence Boddicker and his gang, Bob Morton and his development team at OCP seize his body and transform Murphy into [=RoboCop=]. As part of the process, Murphy's memory is erased. However, [[AmnesiacResonance certain elements of Murphy's past remain in RoboCop]]. When his sharpshooting skills are demonstrated by Morton at the police firing range, the other officers including Lewis all eagerly watch him. After he finishes shooting, we see [=RoboCop=] twirl his custom gun on his right finger before putting it on a leg holster. Lewis later uses it to identify [=RoboCop=] as the late Murphy.[[note]]The gun safety issue is somewhat ameliorated by the fact that Murphy only does that trick after unloading the weapon. When he's doing it with Lewis prior to chasing down Boddicker, he reloads his pistol afterward. When he does it for the first time as [=RoboCop=], he has just emptied his pistol at the firing range.[[/note]] Also applied later as a TearJerker when [=RoboCop=]/Murphy goes to his old house and has a flashback of his son asking him to perform said trick.
107* In ''Film/Seven1979'', Cowboy does this when he draws his gun before shooting Butterfly, and when he holsters it again afterwards.
108* ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2''. Ricky does this while [[EvilLaugh cackling maniacally]] after the "[[MemeticMutation Garbage Day!]]" killing.
109* Used in ''Film/{{Silverado}}'' to establish characters as being skilled with guns.
110* ''Film/{{Solo}}''. Tobias Beckett can draw and holster with style. Han Solo is impressed and asks him for some pointers, which he flatly refuses.
111* In ''Film/{{Sunset|1988}}'', Tom Mix is seen doing this in the FilmWithinAFilm. However, when he gets in a real gunfight at the ranch, he just draws and fires.
112* ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'': In an {{homage}} to Creator/JohnWayne, [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger the Terminator]] uses a shotgun with an identical action. The armorer provided a regular Winchester 1887 and a modified one with an extra large loop on the lever; when Arnold grabbed the wrong one to do some flip-cocking for a scene, he nearly broke three fingers.
113* Whenever Film/TheThreeStooges find themselves in the old West, expect them to have... issues with handling their guns this way.
114* ''Film/{{Tombstone}}'':
115** Taken to a logical extreme in the scene where Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo have a competition to see who can do the most elaborate Gun Spin. After Ringo does a flawless and incredibly elaborate session of twirling, Doc parodies him by using a tin cup to mirror all of Johnny's tricks, causing everyone around ([[ActuallyPrettyFunny even Ringo's friends]]) to laugh and applaud at the display.
116** Later in the film there's a scene on the street where a confrontation is brewing between the Cowboys and the Earps. Wyatt Earp is in the middle of arresting the leader of the Cowboys and is in a standoff with Ike Clanton when Ike's younger brother Billy tries to stop Wyatt. While this is going on Doc comes out to back up Wyatt, and Billy mocks Doc, saying he's just ThePianoPlayer and that [[SingleMaltVision Doc's probably seeing double because of how much he's had to drink]]. To add onto things, as Clanton says this he menacingly draws a large knife. Doc responds by pulling a second pistol and spinning them in opposite directions at the same time, (a very difficult trick) accompanied by the awesome one-liner "[[PreAssKickingOneLiner I have two guns, one for each of ya]]." Young Billy Clanton decides not to try his luck with the drunken piano player after all. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5xVHsMRV0 Watch the scene here]].
117* The eponymous hero of the ''Film/{{Trinity}}'' SpaghettiWestern movies absolutely loves doing this.
118* Most famously in ''Film/TrueGrit'' and ''Film/RoosterCogburn'', Creator/JohnWayne used a Winchester lever-action rifle with an enlarged cocking lever, allowing him to recock by spinning the gun one-handed.
119* In ''Film/ValdezIsComing'', Tanner performs a 'road agent spin' on one of his customers when he extends a pistol to him for his examination: seemingly for no other reason than he is a dick who enjoys showing off and pointing guns at people.
120* Most of the characters in ''Film/{{Versus}}'' doing this at least once after pulling a gun or before holstering it, just because it adds to the RuleOfCool.
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124* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Parodied in ''Literature/TheColourOfMagic'', as the head of the Assassins' Guild does this trick with a short blowpipe after firing off a poisoned dart.
125* In an effort to subvert this trope, Western writer Creator/LouisLAmour has one of his characters twirling his gun and [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace accidentally killing a man]]. When he's hanged, the townspeople put a sign around his neck saying "[[AnAesop This was no accident]]".
126* ''Literature/SevenStars'': In the chapter "The Trouble With Barrymore", the villain Bennett Mountmain twirls his gun by the trigger guard as an intimidation tactic. The detective he's trying to intimidate, noting that the safety catch isn't on, privately marks him down as "a locked-room murder mystery waiting to happen". The gun goes off shortly afterward, but fortunately nobody is injured.
127* In ''The Survivalist'' series by Jerry Ahern, John Rourke does the Road Agent spin with his twin Detonics Combat Masters when he's about to be summarily executed by a VigilanteMilitia.
128* In "The Pistoleer" by James Carlos Blake, Wes (John Wesley Hardin) does Road Agent at Wild Bill Hickock.
129* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': As usual for GunTropes in this series, this is treated seriously: one of the first things [[DrillSergeantNasty Gunny Bardue]] sees when he is on campus the first time is a JROTC cadet pulling off stunts like this, in front of a bathroom mirror. He proceeds to rip the student a new one over it:
130-->'''Gunny Bardue:''' Cadet Captain Rogers, what is your malfunction that you are disgracing the uniform of my beloved Marine Corps? Did your mother drop you on that pointed head of yours? Did you not eat enough Ho-hoes before you decided to embarrass the uniform of my Marine Corps by playing with your weapon in, of all places, the head? What excuses do you have for this outrage, knuckle dragger?!
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134* Like everything else to do with guns, Brisco from ''Series/TheAdventuresOfBriscoCountyJr'' is an expert at this.
135* ''Series/Batman1966'' has one of the villains entertain a kid by teaching how to properly twirl a pistol.
136* This is how Scott, David's best friend in the first two seasons of ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'', died; he was showing off by twirling his father's gun at his birthday party when he [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome shot himself in the stomach.]] [[HarmfulToMinors All in front of David,]] who was pleading with him to stop. Is it any wonder the poor guy had so many problems in the years following?
137* ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'': The owner of a dude ranch demonstrates his skill at this for Rick and Kate in the CowboyEpisode "Once Upon a Time in the West".
138* The (first) Doctor does this in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E8TheGunfighters The Gunfighters]]". Steven attempts to copy him and drops the gun.
139* ''Series/{{Godless}}'' has this in the first episode with a nameless extra and in the second with Whitey, who does it in front of a full-length mirror talking to an imaginary opponent [[Film/TaxiDriver Travis Bickle-style]], then quick-draws [[GunsAkimbo both his revolvers at once]], obviously impressed by how cool he looks. (His employer is far less impressed when he comes through the door and [[RecklessGunUsage Whitey points the guns at him]].)
140* ''The Heavy Water War''. The Norwegians in the "Grouse" reconnaissance team are enthusiastic but can't hit their targets on the firing range. One of them puts away his Thompson submachine gun, draws his Colt .45 and advances on the target firing, then twirls the weapon with the slide locked back. The female British SOE captain is not impressed, draws her own gun and puts a bullet through each bullseye. She's even less impressed when the same guy shoots himself in the foot while twirling a revolver, leaving the mission short one man.
141* Sylar does this in an episode of ''Series/{{Heroes}}''... for bonus points, it's after he's just stolen Bob's ability and he turns the gun to gold while he spins it.
142* ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'': Daiki Kaitou loves doing this, in an especially strange example since his gun is the TransformationTrinket that lets him become Kamen Rider Diend.
143* A ''Series/{{MASH}}'' episode has Frank Burns attempting this in a very clumsy fashion; he then hands the gun to Radar, who does it expertly.
144* ''Series/MissionImpossible'': Both Jim Phelps and TheDragon do this in the CowboyEpisode "Gunslinger".
145* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'': When Dwight is told that he can't wear a gun in a holster in the office, he twirls the gun and it discharges putting a hole in the floor and deafening Andy in one ear.
146* The one episode on ''Series/RedDwarf'' where the crew gets trapped in a Western virtual reality game, the Cat does this -- with a gun in each hand.
147** Creator/SammyDavisJr could spin two guns while singing. Danny John-Jules references this as an inspiration for the ''Red Dwarf'' example above.
148* Chuck Connors in ''Series/TheRifleman'' was another example of the 'twirl a lever-action gun to cock it' variety.
149* ''Series/SledgeHammer'' has the title character do this a lot, including once after giving a kid a lecture on playing with guns.
150* ''Series/SquareOneTV'' has one segment of ''[[ShowWithinAShow Mathnet]]'' set in an abandoned Southwest town -- one episode began with George Frankly twirling ''his calculator''.
151* Ronon Dex of ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' is quite fond of this. Given that his pistol is a DeathRay, this is even more of a bad idea than usual.
152* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' features [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's]] Gun Twirling in the episode "A Fistful of Datas": A gunfighter in a Holodeck western is seen twirling his gun several times. Later, just after the accident that leads to a HolodeckMalfunction, Data (who has also been corrupted) picks up a tricorder and imitates the same move with it.
153* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Dean Winchester does this with a SawedOffShotgun of all things, in a Season 5 episode. He also does it while [[GunsAkimbo dual-wielding]] flare guns (despite having been hung up by his wrists for some time -- his fingers should be rather cramped) in the second episode of the series, "Wendigo."
154* ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger's'' HumongousMecha, the Dekaranger Robo, does this with its Signal Cannon after its finishing move, followed by holstering it. For bonus points, it's a direct shout-out to the ''[=RoboCop=]'' example above, including returning it to a holster hidden inside its leg.
155* ''Series/TheWestWing'': In "We Killed Yamamoto", after some time at the shooting range Simon Donovan (Mark Harmon) twirls his pistol, a .357 magnum, and sticks it down the front of his pants ... and promptly pulls it out again when he feels what the barrel of a pistol feels like after its just been fired.
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159* Brian Johnson of Music/{{ACDC}} fame does this with his microphone.
160* Frank Gallop's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2A9f9nK7bM "The Ballad of Irving"]] has the eponymous character meeting his end this way.
161-->''Well, finally Irving got three slugs in the belly\
162It was right outside the Frontier Deli\
163He was sitting there twirling his gun around\
164[[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace And butterfingers Irving gunned himself down!]]
165* Music/{{Twice}}'s Chaeyoung does this with her revolver as the cowgirl in the "Music/CheerUp" video.
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169* In ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', Harold Fisher tries this before killing [[{{Jerkass}} Maxwell Lombardi]]. [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Naturally]], he drops the gun, which Maxwell puts to much better use.
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173* In the Tabletop RPG ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' there is a feat for that. It allows you to trick your opponents so they don't know who will you shoot.
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177* Manosuke Naitou (Horace Knightley in the fan translation) of ''VisualNovel/{{Ace Attorney Investigations|MilesEdgeworth}} 2'' is a master of this. If you call him on a lie he catches himself mid-twirl and [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace fires a round near his face]]. [[spoiler:During his breakdown, he tries to twirl his pistol increasingly fast before throwing it and everything in his pockets in the air and it all comes crashing down on his head]].
178* In ''VideoGame/AdventRising'', this is how the character reloads his guns. All his guns. Yes, even the ''rocket launchers''.
179* This is how [[PlayerCharacter The Kid]] reloads the Dueling Pistols in ''VideoGame/{{Bastion}}''. Somehow.
180* ''Videogame/BattlefieldHardline'' has gun twirling as part of one of its EasterEgg UnorthodoxReload animations with a ~0.01% chance of occurring. The .410 Jury revolver's easter egg has the user eject the spent casings, then start twirling the gun about their index finger while flicking shells into empty chambers with their other hand, including one shell which is flicked the wrong way [[WrapAround and wraps around the screen]] to enter a chamber backwards.
181* In the ''VideoGame/HalfLife1'' FanRemake ''VideoGame/BlackMesa'', Gordon does this as the IdleAnimation for the Glock.
182* ''VideoGame/{{Incision}}'' has a special twirling animation available if you're using your revolver or magnum, by hitting reload and fire at the same time. This actually increases your weapon's firepower - twirled bullets somehow deals extra damage to enemies.
183* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', characters wielding pistols will twirl them as they switch to a different weapon. Marshal Friedman spins his own revolver a few times after using it to execute a murderer.
184* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'':
185** The [[GoddamnBats Malta Group]] [[TheGunslinger Gunslingers]] twirl their guns as they prepare to shoot.
186** The [[GunsAkimbo Dual Pistols]] powerset does this too. Usually when drawing them or [[AbnormalAmmo switching ammo]].
187* Tanya Adam's IdleAnimation in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'' has her spinning and juggling her .45 Colt pistols.
188* Johnny Silverhand frequently twirls his pistol in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' while reloading.
189* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' features Dante twirling his dual pistols Ebony & Ivory prior to some rapid-fire action with a move called "Honeycomb." Nero is also shown twirling his [[HandCannon massive Blue Rose revolver]] when putting it away after firing in cutscenes.
190** Dante also does this as his IdleAnimation in the first game.
191* In ''VideoGame/{{Dusk}}'', where in most FPS you'd find a reload button is a button that twirls your weapon. You can actually kill enemies by twirling a gun right in their faces.
192* Done in the first two ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' games whenever a character holsters a handgun -- or an ''[=SMG=]'', in some cases.
193* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', you meet Joshua Graham (the "Burned Man") in the ''Honest Hearts'' expansion with him doing this while preparing some Colt M1911s. Oddly, his twirling of the guns is done in a very safe way - even if it's ignored that the 1911 has a grip safety which requires constant pressure from the firing hand holding onto the grip in a proper manner to actually fire, he ejects the magazine and locks the slide before giving the gun a half-twirl to check the barrel, then twirls it back and reloads the gun once he's satisfied. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41OghI3p6fM Have a look.]]
194* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Vincent's VictoryPose contains this.
195** Vincent's attack animation with pistols also contains this. Justified, in that he needs to spin the gun to re-arm the hammer mechanism since his claw-like left hand is too bulky. It works fine for handling the pump action on his shotguns, however.
196** There's also the final flourish in the synchronized marching mini-game, where Cloud's sword twirl is recreated with a {{Mook}} rifle.
197* Balthier from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' does this, with a predictably suave and gentlemanly manner.
198* Cater of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' spins her [[RayGun Magicite Pistol]] between shots of her [[FireIceLightning Elementillery]] attack. It seems to be a way to stop the weapon from overheating, as she only does it between Flame and Voltaic shots.
199* Jagi in ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage'' will twirl his SawnOffShotgun on a finger as part of his victory/idle animation. As those things are heavy and poorly balanced for spinning, it's anyone's guess how he manages without removing a finger or two.
200* Used in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' on two weapons. The first is the Gnasher shotgun where after a non-active reload animation they spin it by the lever. In the active reload however they forgo the flair entirely to get back to shooting faster. The second one is the Boltok revolver in ''Gears 2'' and onward with the weapon-specific execution. The character grabs the gun by the barrel, whacks the victim across the back of the skull, then spins it on their finger to return it to shooting position. More forgivable since executions are intended to be AwesomeButImpractical.
201* ''VideoGame/GoldeneyeRogueAgent'' uses this to reload guns, most prominently the Jackal .357 and the Mamba 12g. He only does it when he's [[GunsAkimbo dual-wielding]].
202* In ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', idle characters wielding a pistol in the main hand will do this.
203* In both of the ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'' games, leaving Beyond the Grave idle for a bit and he'll twirl his dual-handguns as an idle animation. He also does it at the start of each level ("KICK THEIR ASS!") as he draws them.
204* Happy Chaos from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear ~Strive~'' occasionally indulges in this. His cinematic [[LimitBreak Overdrive]] has him twirl his GunsAkimbo before unloading bullets on his opponent, and his round win animation has him spin his gun to holster it, with [[EasterEgg several possible results]]: He may holster it properly, drop the gun midway, nearly [[RecklessGunUsage shoot his own foot by accident]], or [[RuleOfFunny conjure multiple copies of the gun out of nowhere much to his confusion]].
205* In ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'', Blaster Force is basically a gigantic pistol that twirls itself around.
206* In ''VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd'', Kiana and Kallen Kaslana both twirl one of their guns as part of their victory poses; the main difference is that Kallen tosses her gun into the air to twirl it.
207* [[LittleMissBadass Tetra]] does this as part of her VictoryPose in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'', twirling her flintlock gun a la Revolver Ocelot.
208* In ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', and the sequel, pressing the x key (PC default) or Y button (X-Box) outside of combat with a pistol causes the character to do this. Equipped [[GunsAkimbo akimbo]] too, but with a different animation.
209* ''VideoGame/LandfallArchives'' have you twirling an AK-47 towards ''yourself'' to reload it, Somehow without shooting yourself in the chest.
210* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'':
211** Lucian does this as his dance animation.
212** MadArtist Gunslinger Jhin [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome demonstrates the danger of this trope]] in his joke animation: He twirls his gun, but slips up and drops it, and it proceeds to fire everywhere as Jhin cowers in fear. He takes back the gun only once he's sure it has stopped firing.
213* [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Elie MacDowell]] in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel IV'' twirls her gun when she uses her LimitBreak "[[HealingShiv Aura Rain]]".
214* Nakamura, the second boss of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfTianDing'', who attacks with '''Machine''' GunsAkimbo, has an attack where he twirls both weapons while holding on the triggers, which quickly turns the boss arena into a BulletHell zone.
215* The Florian sisters of ''Videogame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny'' does this with their pair of [[MorphWeapon Variant Zappers]] during one of their special moves. Amita also does it in one of her victory poses and during her [[LimitBreak Full Drive Burst]] as she switches them from their [[GunsAkimbo gun form]] to [[DualWielding sword form]] and back.
216* For the sawed-off shotguns in the ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' series, this is the standard method of reloading. How exactly does that work? [[HandWave "Your primitive mind could never grasp its complex nature."]]
217* Despite being perfectly able to wield two revolvers with the precision and effectiveness as [[Film/{{Equilibrium}} John Preston]], ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' does not twirl his weapons.
218* Revolver Ocelot of ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' does this, seeing as how his weapon of choice is a single-action revolver. He does it during his ''entire'' introductory speech in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', and in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' he's seen twirling his original service pistol, and a ''crossbow'' at one point, and then with three pistols at the same time in some crazy variant of Russian roulette. Before his boss battle, he does a complicated series of tricks with a revolver in each hand.
219** In ''The Twin Snakes'' remake, Ocelot twirls his weapon with his off hand [[spoiler:after his other hand gets sliced off by the Ninja.]] However, he ends up dropping the gun -- then picking it up quickly and pointing it at Snake.
220** Solidus Snake gets in on this in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' where he twirls his P90 by the thumb stock.
221** In ''[=MGS3=]'', Ocelot uses his twirling guns for a practical purpose: to protect himself from a swarm of hornets. He spins them as they fly at him and they fall down dead.
222** Snake can do it also, but only with the Single Action Army revolver, and not to the same impressive extent as Ocelot.
223*** If you do that in first-person view while fighting Ocelot, depending on how well you did it, he will either mock you or be impressed. Either way, he'll start doing it, leaving him open to attack.
224* Arytom in ''VideoGame/Metro2033'' twirls his revolvers as an IdleAnimation. Seeing how he's willing to toss around a fully loaded and very shoddily built submachinegun high enough to daze him when it ''lands on his head'', this hardly comes as a surprise.
225* Model 1887 shotguns used [[GunsAkimbo akimbo]] in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare 2'' are flip-cocked after each shot.
226** In an homage to the motorcycle ride in ''Terminator 2'', [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps Alex Mason]] flip-cocks an 1887 Winchester during the escape from Vorkuta. He manages to fire two shots from the single-shot weapon before he has to reload.
227* Before Erron, Stryker's Victory Pose in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3'' involved him [[FiringInTheAirALot firing his gun in the air]], then twirling it on his finger before putting it back in his holster and crossing his arms. How this guy became a cop in the first place is anyone's guess.
228* Erron Black in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', being TheGunslinger, is basically required to have some twirling animations.
229* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has Tracer who does this when she reloads her Pulse Pistols.
230** One of [=McCree's=] emotes is a showy display of Gun Twirling. He'll also give his revolver a quick twirl when activating his Ultimate.
231* The trailer for the Butcher's Western DLC Pack in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'' depicts the [[DemonicSpider Cloaker]] engaging one of the main characters in a ShowdownAtHighNoon, with the main character handily losing. The Cloaker then begins twirling his revolvers in a [[https://youtu.be/e1KqE6p5N74?t=1m10s tauntingly absurd manner.]]
232* In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', the Protagonist and Mitsuru spin their Evokers when they draw them. Seeing as how they are [[ItMakesSenseInContext planning to shoot themselves in the head with them]], gun safety isn't that big an issue.
233** It also isn't a real gun, so it isn't so dangerous.
234* Princess Eruca can be seen doing this in combat in ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria''.
235* The Gunslinger class in ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' did this when entering battle pose and each time he/she scores a hit.
236* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' also features John Marston doing it whenever he shoots up an opponent in a duel. Granted, by that point he has usually fired off every bullet in his gun anyway, so at least he doesn't need to worry about shooting anyone.
237* ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2'' The player can do this manually by double tapping the holster button with a pistol or revolver. Arthur will flip the gun back a little, forward about half of a full flip, flip it a full rotation back and into the holster. It does absolutely nothing, but [[RuleofCool it looks damn good doing it]].
238** In ''Red Dead Online'', if you take on the Bounty Hunter Role, it's possible to learn tricks as you twirl your guns, such as reverse spins, spin ups, and twirling ''two'' guns at once.
239* The two main characters that use pistols as their default weapons in the western-themed third-person shooter ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'' twirl their guns dramatically during the loading screens.
240** One of these characters is a professional shootist and sharpshooter in a circus and the other is a well-written version of ''the'' classic western hero archetype. The characters actually perform complicated gun-twirling routines (the hero with a single, large colt and the shootist with two smaller revolvers) during these loading "screens", and the routines change as you progress through the game. Red Dead Revolver, as a result, had arguably the single best and most entertaining load screens in the history of video games.
241* The Kusagari Kid from the Wii exclusive ''VideoGame/RedSteel2'' twirls his revolver (his first and main firearm) when drawing and holstering it. Considering he's a wide-brimmed hat, duster coat wearing samurai/outlaw/cowboy, this is hardly surprising.
242* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' has a ShoutOut to ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', from where they drew inspiration from the T-1000 while creating [[ImplacableMan The Nemesis]]. Jill cocks the Western Custom shotgun by twirling it around like the T-800 did in the same movie, and the Western Custom is the same exact firearm used by him: a customized 1887 Winchester Shotgun.
243* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' has the player fight [[BigBad Albert Wesker]] on a couple of occasions. He'll sometimes pull out his Samurai Edge handgun to shoot at Chris or Sheva, after which he'll put it away while twirling it.
244* The player character in ''VideoGame/RoadRedemption'' will flip-cock their sawed-off shotgun whenever reloading (another nod to Terminator 2).
245* Twirling is an idle animation for the protagonist of ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'', and how he reloads akimbo firearms.
246* Ryōbi and Ryōna from ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' have a habit of doing this in some of their fighting animations.
247* The main character of ''VideoGame/ShogoMobileArmorDivision'' does this every time he draws his dual pistols, as well as after reloading them.
248* One of VideoGame/SlyCooper's ancestors, Tennessee "Kid" Cooper, does this in one of the game series' {{Cutscene}}s.
249* ''VideoGame/SoldierOfFortune'''s John Mullins randomly twirls his [[AKA47 Silver Talon]] .44 semiauto. Mullins being an actual soldier before going merc, you'd think he'd know better.
250* Asagi can occasionally be seen spinning ''both'' her guns before holstering them in ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''.
251* In ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', certain cowboy-themed enemies spin and flip their weapons... which serves no purpose but to give the player an opportunity to attack.
252* Your player character in ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}: Call of Pripyat'' does this when pulling out any pistol equipped in the weapon slot. This includes even the HandCannon ''Desert Eagle''. Although it is uncommon, [=NPCs=] ''can'' be seen twirling their pistols when idle and provided they do not have a rifle/shotgun/machine gun equipped (often when they get wounded severely in a fight with other [=NPCs=] and/or mutants and their main gun is taken away either by you or another [=NPC=], as well as offering to revive them with a medkit).
253* All over the place in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', entirely done for RuleOfCool. Mainly done by SpaceWestern-influenced [[TheGunslinger Smugglers]] in some of their ability animations, but the other pistol-wielding class, {{Bounty Hunter}}s, get in on the fun occasionally too. And like many other sci-fi examples on this page, many of the blasters lack a trigger guard.
254* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Original Generation]]'', this is justified with the Weiss Ritter and it's Oxtongue Launcher[[note]]later upgraded into the Rein Weiss Ritter and the Howling Launcher[[/note]], which must perform this in order to switch firing modes. Of course, Excellen (it's pilot and an ''[[ManicPixieDreamGirl extremely]]'' [[FriendlySniper cheerful sniper]]) likes to put a lot more flair into it.
255* Fox [=McCloud=] does this when finishing up his B special in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', whether after one or more shots. Don't most blasters lack even a trigger guard (which might be useful)?
256** Mewtwo also does it each time he fires using the Ray Gun item in all games he appears in. It's not as unsafe as most of the other examples on this list, however, as he holds it telekinetically so it's just floating in front of him, and it appears to twirl from the recoil rather than anything intentional.
257* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', Patty Fleur does this before using her Variable Trigger arte. You can delay the attack by making her twirl her pistol longer, which also makes it stronger.
258* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'':
259** The Heavy Weapons Guy does it with ''a shotgun''... although to him a shotgun is practically the size of a handgun. There's also a [[GoodBadBugs popular glitch]] that allows him to twirl his ''Gatling gun''. Makes you wonder what they put in that sandvich ...
260** The Scout does this in reverse when reloading his pistol, pointing the barrel downwards before removing the magazine and then twirling it the rest of the way after he's replaced it.
261** The Engineer does this in his taunt for the Pistol and the Wrangler, complete with blowing the smoking barrel out. The above-mentioned glitch lets him twirl his own shotgun in the same way... only Engie ISN'T so big his shotgun looks like a handgun in his hands!
262* ''VideoGame/TimeCommando'': In the Wild West level, the reload animation for the Twin Revolvers weapon (yes, it's a completely separate weapon from the Single Revolver) is to twirl them once. This is the fastest reload speed of any weapon in the game.
263* ''VideoGame/TurboOverkill'' features pistols. When Johnny uses pistol's ChargedAttack, he starts twirling one of his pistols.
264* ''Videogame/{{ultrakill}}'' has a sharpshooter revolver. Its alternate fire can be charged by twirling the revolver. Twirl multiple sharpshooter revolvers simultaneously and you can get an arilift.
265* One very common enemy (a cowboy-themed semi-EliteMook) in ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' does this, as does recurring Miniboss the Joker.
266* ''Videogame/{{Warframe}}'' has gun twirling as an IdleAnimation for most pistols. The Marelok lever-action pistol is [[OneHandedShotgunPump pumped by twirling the entire pistol about the lever]], like the [[Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay Terminator's]] Winchester. The Akstilleto [[GunsAkimbo dual pistols]] are twirled once about the trigger before the guns are slapped down onto new magazines on the user's hips.
267* Rubi Malone in ''VideoGame/{{Wet}}'' does this all the time, often when going into an arena battle.
268* ''VideoGame/WildArms5'': While in battle, Rebecca constantly twirls her gun as her IdleAnimation, stopping only to perform commands.
269* Male [[SpaceElves Draenei]] in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' twirl their rifle sized guns one handed in order to reload while auto-attacking in a clear homage to the Creator/JohnWayne and Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay examples above.
270* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', Jr./Rubedo does a double gun twirl as he enters a couple of pivotal fights over the course of the three games: the effect is peculiar, bordering on silly, because 1) he performs it with two automatic pistols rather than revolvers, and 2) both times it happens, Rubedo ends up using his Red Dragon Power (his combination SuperMode, SphereOfDestruction, SphereOfPower, and BattleAura) instead of the guns, meaning it seems to be more a StandardPowerUpPose and/or AssKickingPose than an anything that has to do with the intimidation factor of his gunplay skills themselves.
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274* In ''Webcomic/CassiopeiaQuinn'', Zeke-the-Cyborg-Space-Cowboy (most of the time played completely straight, including the accent) spins Laser!Revolvers around his fingers while commenting on how ridiculous it is ("Won't help ya shoot").
275* ''WebComic/GrrlPower'':
276** After practice at the range, Sydney goes to twirl her [[https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-821-sydney-falls-on-her-brass/ still loaded]] gun. Seneca shuts that ''right'' down before Sydney even gets out of the windup.
277** After ''properly'' unloading the gun and clearing the barrel, Sydney gets to twirl the gun. It doesn't [[RuleOfFunny work out]] very well.
278* In the ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' prequel comic ''Webcomic/DirtyHealings'', After Angel Dust shoots the mobsters, he does a showy twirl with one of his handguns.
279* In ''Webcomic/SuicideForHire'', Hunter [[http://suicideforhire.comicgenesis.com/d/20060329.html does this.]] When Arcturus tells him to stop, he says he has it under control; and nearly shoots Codename Rudolph in the head just seconds after.
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283* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': The first thing Scanlan does when he gets his hands on Dr. Ripley's gun is to twirl it, which promptly results in the rest of the group deciding it's a bad idea to allow him to handle a firearm.
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287* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': While the mentally unstable Jinx doing this is par for course, even Caitlyn, a trained Enforcer, twirls her pistol while thinking.
288* Kevin from ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' does this frequently. Which is odd, because the Zapper doesn't have a trigger guard.
289* In [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Duckaroo "My Little Duckaroo,"]] WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck twirls his gun and ends up shooting himself in the head, showing why this is a bad idea. He makes the same mistake in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daffy%27s_Inn_Trouble "Daffy's Inn Trouble."]]
290* Being a cowboy-themed superhero, Vigilante of the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' naturally does this.
291* In the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' episode "Soldier of Misfortune" Dale talks about a phony story about how he supposedly performed a hit on a man to his gun club. Upon finishing his story he twirls the pistol he had used to tell the story; he ends up dropping the gun and it discharges, hitting a cash register.
292* WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw has done this a few times.
293* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In the episode "The Cartridge Family", Homer acquires a revolver to protect the family, despite Marge's protests. In one scene, he enters the Kwik-E-Mart twirling it and whistling casually, and accidentally scares Apu in the process.
294* Captain Rex from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', as well as Sabine Wren, and Fenn Rau from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' are characters that have done this at least once. Captain Fordo from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' does this as well as part of a LockAndLoadMontage with his squad. Maybe it's a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Mandalorian]] thing.
295* Hank in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' twirls a stapler in this fashion while helping Brock put up Christmas decorations.
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299* There are a small number of performers who do this as a trick both for shows and for movies. For example, here is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPx6cw-lrKM Joey Dillon]] showing some Hollywood moves. Similarly, there are military rifle teams who do similar tricks with their rifles.
300* A little known fact is that Revolver Ocelot's famous gun-twirling tendencies were actually based on or even outright motion captured by "Tornado Yoshida", and when he actually decides to redo some of the scenes Ocelot had in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', it's almost in perfect sync. Here's a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Bv9y1rnrY side-by-side comparison.]]
301* You ''can'' in fact do this with an M1911 handgun, due to the fact that the 1911's patented grip safety prevents the trigger from pulling all the way back while the safety is depressed. Still doesn't mean you ''should'', though, since the gun can still discharge if the safety malfunctions or is inadvertently pressed. Remember, '''guns are ''not'' toys.'''
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