Gun sounds unique to spaghetti westerns
They have a slight whistle and a softer sound to them. Why did they use this effect rather than the usual hollywood sound?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItRJNXrfoUU
From another message board, if it's of help:
In the commentary track for "Once Upon a Time in the West," there's a lengthy discussion of the way Sergio Leone approached sound in his Westerns. He instructed his sound editor to tweak all of the sounds, modifying them electronically and cranking up the volume to enhance the effect. Leone didn't want realism, he wanted a mythic aural impact, which is why the gunshots, expecially the ricochets, sound so unworldly.