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** The Disney film was intended to feature werewolves as the antagonists though, if early reports are to believe.
** Another motivation: making the bullets valuable was a reminder that firing a lethal weapon (even when done [[Blasting It Out of Their Hands|without lethal intent]]) was not a thing to be done lightly. See the entry under "Radio".
* ''[[Myth BustersMythBusters]]'' tested the effectiveness of a silver bullet compared to a standard lead bullet. They didn't test it on an actual werewolf or other supernatural creature, however.
** [[Fan Dumb|It would not be surprising if they received complaints from fans for that exact reason.]]
* In ''[[Supernatural]]'', the Winchester Boys often use silver bullets, most commonly against shapeshifters.
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** ''High-Tech'' is ''wrong''. Silver is ''harder'' than lead, but also less dense. It has also been discovered that a silver bullet will shrink while cooling, and thus a silver bullet cast in a regular bullet mold comes out smaller than the intended size. Also, silver does not "mushroom" in the barrel as much as lead does. Thus, the bullet does not form a proper seal against the grooves of the barrel, allowing much of the gas to escape around the bullet, and the bullet does not get as much spin imparted to it. As a result, a silver bullet has a shorter range and less stopping power (except against werewolves, of course) when compared to a lead bullet.
* A rule of thumb in ''[[Rifts]]'' is: "If Mini-missiles won't work, try silver." Silver is useful not only against werebeasts, but also vampires (damages, and a silver stake works just as good as a wooden one) and most other Undead, demons, and some gods. One country in South America actually issues silver-plated swords to it's [[Humongous Mecha]] because they're at war with a kingdom of vampires.
* ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]''. Starting in early editions of the game, the only mundane weapons that could hit a number of monsters are those made of silver. The monsters include not just the usual lycanthropes (e.g. werewolves) but also devils, night hags and many undead (such as ghosts, wights, wraiths - and vampires).
** To prevent silver weapons being a [[Game Breaker]] in ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'', the Dungeon Master guide says the DM should impress upon the players that fighting with swords made of such a soft metal all the time is a bad idea... Silver is harder than bronze, but much softer than steel. It's also less elastic than bronze. In an iron-age setting against heavy armor (like plate), a silver piercing weapon like a short sword or dagger would stay effective longer than a silver slashing weapon like a long sword.
{{quote|'''Guide''': "Oh dear, you stabbed that orc's plate armor with your silver sword and the blade bent!"
'''Guide''': "You know, you've been using that silver spear for so long that the point is dull. It's like hitting that ogre with a clumsy club, only it doesn't work that well!" }}
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