ELi5: In a wild west movie or game, when a gunslinger puts their revolver into their holster it often makes a “click”. (for example in Red Dead Redemption 2). Would this happen in real life, and if so, what is it caused by?

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ELi5: In a wild west movie or game, when a gunslinger puts their revolver into their holster it often makes a “click”. (for example in Red Dead Redemption 2). Would this happen in real life, and if so, what is it caused by?

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Most movies/shows have “clicking sounds” whenever guns are being used. A normal example will be a SWAT team moving down a hallway and hearing a bunch of that. Unless someone is actively doing something “racking the slide, moving safety” guns don’t just make sounds when you move them around. It’s for dramatic effect

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