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Hard Target (1993)

Hard Target is a 1993 action film that marked the US directorial debut of acclaimed Hong Kong director John Woo, who brought his Asian style of action to Western cinema. The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme as Chance Boudreaux, a former US Force Recon Marine who has fallen upon hard times and who is hired by a woman to find her father who had gone missing in New Orleans. In the course of their search, the two discover a deadly game where homeless veterans are used as high-priced prey for hunters. The screenplay was written by Chuck Pfarrer, a former Navy SEAL turned screenwriter. Hard Target 2, a DTV sequel starring Scott Adkins was released in 2016.

The following weapons were used in the film Hard Target:

Pistols

Beretta 92FS

No John Woo movie would be complete without the presence of Beretta 92FS pistols, and Hard Target features this gun heavily. Aside from the fact that nearly all of Emil Fouchon's gunmen carry 92FS's as their sidearms, this gun is also used often by Chance Boardeaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) throughout the film. Chance first uses a 92FS when taking it from Detective Marie Mitchell (Kasi Lemmons) during the first big shootout. Chance later uses a pair of 92FS's (one blued, one Inox) during the final shootout in the Mardi Gras Graveyard in the climax, often fitted with 20-round magazines.

There are a number of crazy ways that Chance fires his 92FS's in the movie - leaping through the air onto the trunk of a car, standing up on the seat of a motorcycle, swinging across the warehouse on a rope, etc. In one particularly crazy scene during the Mardi Gras Graveyard shootout, he gets a 92FS with a 20-round magazine away from a motorcycle gunman, but doesn't have time to grip it properly because there's another gunman coming from behind him. So he simply fires the gun upside down.

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-'''The following guns were used in the film ''[[Hard Target]]'':'''
+[[Image:55143487-maichiHard target (1993).jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Hard Target'' (1993)]]
-[[Image:55143487-maichiHard target (1993).jpg|thumb|right|400px|''Hard Target'' (1993)]]
+'''''Hard Target''''' is a 1993 action film that marked the US directorial debut of acclaimed Hong Kong director [[John Woo]], who brought his Asian style of action to Western cinema. The film stars [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] as Chance Boudreaux, a former US Force Recon Marine who has fallen upon hard times and who is hired by a woman to find her father who had gone missing in New Orleans. In the course of their search, the two discover a deadly game where homeless veterans are used as high-priced prey for hunters. The screenplay was written by Chuck Pfarrer, a former Navy SEAL turned screenwriter.  ''[[Hard Target 2]]'', a DTV sequel starring [[Scott Adkins]] was released in 2016.
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+=Pistols=
+==Beretta 92FS==
+No [[John Woo]] movie would be complete without the presence of [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92FS|Beretta 92FS]] pistols, and ''Hard Target'' features this gun heavily. Aside from the fact that nearly all of Emil Fouchon's gunmen carry 92FS's as their sidearms, this gun is also used often by Chance Boardeaux ([[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]) throughout the film. Chance first uses a 92FS when taking it from Detective Marie Mitchell ([[Kasi Lemmons]]) during the first big shootout. Chance later uses a pair of 92FS's (one blued, one Inox) during the final shootout in the Mardi Gras Graveyard in the climax, often fitted with 20-round magazines.
+There are a number of crazy ways that Chance fires his 92FS's in the movie - leaping through the air onto the trunk of a car, standing up on the seat of a motorcycle, swinging across the warehouse on a rope, etc. In one particularly crazy scene during the Mardi Gras Graveyard shootout, he gets a 92FS with a 20-round magazine away from a motorcycle gunman, but doesn't have time to grip it properly because there's another gunman coming from behind him. So he simply fires the gun upside down.
+[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS 9mm]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|NOPD Detective Marie Mitchell ([[Kasi Lemmons]]) firing her Beretta 92FS at Fouchon's men.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A close-up of Mitchell's 92FS as Chance takes it from her after she gets shot.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-3.jpg|601px|thumb|none|Chance Boardeaux ([[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]) ready to go into action with the Beretta.]]
+[[Image:HD 100.jpg|601px|thumb|none|The classic [[John Woo]] slo-mo shot: Chance flies through the air while firing a Beretta.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-4.jpg|601px|thumb|none|Chance opens fire on the Fouchon and his thugs with the Beretta.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-12.jpg|601px|thumb|none|Another of this movie's typical crazy stunts; firing the 92FS while standing on the seat of a motorcycle.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Chance opens fire with the Beretta.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Taking a 92FS from one of the motorcycle thugs; notice that this one has a 20-round magazine.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Firing the 92FS with the 20-round magazine upside-down!]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Chance loads a 20 round mag into the Beretta.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Firing two 92FS's - one blued, one Inox, both with 20-round magazines.]]
+== Beretta 92FS Inox ==
+During the shootout in the Mardi Gras Graveyard, Natasha ([[Yancy Butler]]) takes a [[Beretta 92FS Inox]] from one of Fouchon's men and uses it to kill another thug who calls her a "bitch" (this appears to be a nod to a similar scene in John Woo's 1992 film ''[[Hard Boiled]]''). She then tosses the gun to Chance, who dual-wields the pistol with a regular blued 92FS (and usually with a 20-round magazine inserted).
+[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS Inox 9mm]]
+[[File:HardT 112.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A closeup of the 92FS Inox before Natasha grabs it.]]
+[[Image:HT-Inox-2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Note to the unwise: Calling a woman a "bitch" to her face, when she has a loaded gun, is a surefire way to get yourself killed in a John Woo movie.]]
+[[Image:HD 115.jpg||600px|thumb|none|Chance opens fire with the Inox in his right and a Beretta in his left.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-9.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Chance after reloading his two 92FS's - one blued, one Inox, both with 20-round magazines.]]
+[[Image:HT-92F-11.jpg|601px|thumb|none|Chance firing both guns at Van Cleef upside-down from under a table.]]
+== Glock 19 ==
+Van Cleef ([[Arnold Vosloo]]) carries a [[Glock 19]] as his sidearm throughout the movie. It is seen mostly at the end, when he and Chance confront each other face-to-face.
+[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]
+[[Image:HT-Glock-2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Van Cleef ([[Arnold Vosloo]]) with his Glock 19 right before his final shootout with Chance.]]
+[[Image:HT-Glock-3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Van Cleef continues to fire his Glock at Chance.]]
+==Ruger Mk I==
+A suppressed [[Ruger Mk I]] is used by Van Cleef to shoot through the peephole of a front door.
+[[File:Ruger Mk I with integral suppressor.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Ruger Mk I with integral suppressor - .22 LR.]]
+[[Image:HT-suppressedpistol-1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A suppressed [[Ruger Mk I]] is used by Van Cleef to shoot through the peephole of a front door.]]
 ==Thompson Center Arms Contender==
-Emil Fouchon ([[Lance Henriksen]]) prominently uses a [[Thompson Center Arms Contender]] single-shot pistol as his weapon of choice throughout the movie. I think he may be using .45-70 cartridges n the gun, but I'm not sure, so I have included pictures of the gun's cartridges in his belt to see if anyone else can figure it out. Whatever round he uses seems to be pretty powerful, as the gun is routinely shown blowing things up whenever it's fired, surely an exaggeration of the Contender's power in real life.
+Emil Fouchon ([[Lance Henriksen]]) prominently uses a [[Thompson Center Arms Contender]] single-shot pistol as his weapon of choice throughout the movie, chambered to fire the .45-70 cartridges seen hanging on the loops of his belt. The gun is routinely shown blowing things up whenever it's fired, surely an exaggeration of the Contender's power in real life. Another goof concerns the fact the weapon is never fitted with any sights, which would make aiming it accurately very hard indeed. This same model gun was previously used by [[Philip Kwok]] as Mad Dog in John Woo's earlier movie ''[[Hard Boiled]]''.
-This gun was previously used by [[Philip Kwok]] as Mad Dog in John Woo's earlier movie ''[[Hard Boiled]]''.  This gun was not previously used by Mad Dog, if you watched both movies, you will notice that Fouchon's has a much longer barrel and no sights.  In Hard Boiled, you can clearly see bottlenecked rifle cartridges being loaded, while Fouchon's cartriges aren't.
-:I just meant it was the same make and model, if not same caliber and same variation. They're both Thompson Center Arms Contenders.
+[[Image:ThompsonCenterContender.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Thompson Center Arms Contender - .45-70.]]
+[[Image:HT-TC-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fouchon loads a round into his Thompson Center Arms Contender. Notice the empty holes on top of the barrel. No sights are attached.]]
-:I agree the bullets look like 45-70s'
+[[Image:HT-TC-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|No sights.]]
-:same here they are .45-70s : blakerogers3006@hotmail.com
+[[Image:HT-TC-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Note the firing pin "type" lever on the back of the hammer is set vertically - indicating that no firing pin selection (center-fire or rimfire) has been made. The depicted weapon won't fire!]]
-[[Image:ThompsonCenterContender.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Thompson Center Arms Contender.]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fouchon loads a round into his Thompson Center Arms Contender.]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-:Note the firing pin "type" lever on the back of the hammer is set vertically - indicating that no firing pin selection (center-fire or rimfire) has been made. The depicted weapon won't fire!
 [[Image:HT-TC-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|He puts a cartridge back into his belt after Chance and Natasha escape. This shot leads me to think they're .45-70s, but if anyone can use this image to tell me otherwise, please do.]]
+[[Image:HT-TC-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fouchon puts a .45-70 cartridge back into his belt after Chance and Natasha escape.]]
 [[Image:HT-TC-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-TC-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|''Load Me'', Fouchon opens up his Thompson Contender and forces Natasha to reload it]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|''Load Me'']]
+[[Image:HT-TC-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Natasha putting a .45-70 round into Fouchon's Thompson Contender]]
-[[Image:HT-TC-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-TC-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Fouchon bringing his Thompson Contender up to aim at Chance.]]
-==Beretta 92FS==
-No John Woo movie would be complete without the presence of [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92FS|Beretta 92FS]] pistols, and ''Hard Target'' features this gun heavily. Aside from the fact that nearly all of Emil Fouchon's gunmen carry 92Fs as their sidearms, this gun is also used often by Chance Boardeaux ([[Jean Claude Van Damme]]) throughout the film. Chance first uses a 92F after taking one off Detective Marie Mitchell ([[Kasi Lemmons]]) when she gets killed by Fouchon's men during the first big shootout. Chance later uses a pair of 92Fs (one blued, one Inox) during the final shootout in the Mardi Gras Graveyard in the climax, often fitted with 20-round magazines.
-There are a number of crazy ways that Chance fires his 92Fs in the movie - leaping through the air onto the trunk of a car, standing up on the seat of a motorcycle, swinging across the warehouse on a rope, etc. In one particularly crazy scene during the Mardi Gras Graveyard shootout, he gets a 92F with a 20-round magazine away from a motorcycle gunman, but doesn't have time to grip it properly because there's another gunman coming from behind him. So he simply fires the gun upside down.
-[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Beretta 92FS 9mm]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Detective Mitchell firing her Beretta 92FS at Fouchon's men.]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A close-up of Mitchell's 92F as Chance takes it from her after she gets shot.]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-12.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Another of this movie's typical crazy stunts; firing the 92F while standing on the seat of a motorcycle.]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-13.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Taking a 92F from one of the motorcycle thugs; notice that this one has a 20-round magazine.]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Firing the 92F with the 20-round magazine upside-down!]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-10.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Firing two 92Fs - one blued, one Inox, both with 20-round magazines.]]
-== Beretta 92FS Inox ==
-During the shootout in the Mardi Gras Graveyard, Natasha ([[Yancy Butler]]) takes a [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta Inox|Beretta 92FS Inox]] from one of Fouchon's men and uses it to kill another thug who calls her a "bitch" (this is an homage to a similar scene in John Woo's earlier film ''[[Hard Boiled]]''). She then tosses the gun to Chance, who uses it it akimbo with a regular blued 92F (and usually with a 20-round magazine inserted).
-[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS Inox 9mm]]
-[[Image:HT-Inox-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A close-up of the 92FS Inox before Natasha grabs it.]]
-[[Image:HT-Inox-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Note to the unwise: Calling a woman a "bitch" to her face, when she has a loaded gun, is a surefire way to get yourself killed in a John Woo movie.]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance after reloading his two 92Fs - one blued, one Inox, both with 20-round magazines.]]
-[[Image:HT-92F-11.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance firing both guns at Van Cleef upside-down from under a table.]]
-==The Arrow Launcher==
-During the first hunt in the opening scene, where Natasha's father Douglas Binder ([[Chuck Pfarrer]]) is killed by one of Fouchon's clients, the hunter uses an unusual arrow-launching rifle to kill him. This same weapon is later used against Chance by another hunter during the climax, when he narrowly avoids being hit by an arrow fired from this weapon. The arrow rifle does not appear to be a real weapon, and was most likely custom-built specially for the movie. In some scenes, it's possible to see that it has a collapsible stock taken from an [[M16 rifle series#Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 733|M16 carbine]]-type rifle.
-[[Image:HT-arrow-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-arrow-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-arrow-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The arrow launcher disassembled in its carry case.]]
-[[Image:HT-arrow-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Note the CAR-15-type stock in this shot.]]
-[[Image:HT-arrow-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A close-up of one of the arrows as it's being fired at Chance.]]
-The arrow-rifle is actually a existing high-powered airgun and produced by Swivel Machine Works Inc. in various versions since 1989. The gun in the movie seems to be a Airrow A-8S Stealth.
-==Colt Model 725 (?)==
-During the second hunt, in which Ismal Zenan ([[Joe Warfield]]) pays Fouchon to kill Elijah Roper ([[Willie C. Carpenter]]), Zenan is given a [[M16 rifle series#Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 733|Colt CAR-15]]-type assault rifle which clearly has an A2-style receiver, so it is most likely a Model 725. The gun is heavily tricked out, with a scope, suppressor, brass catcher, and laser sight (I'm not sure what brands any of them are). Roper manages to get the drop on Zenan, knocking him out and taking his rifle. He fires the weapon at Zenan and then at Fouchon and his men, but foolishly fires on full-auto for too long, emptying the magazine and thus spending his entire potential advantage.
-A similar gun is later used in a drive-by shooting by one of Fouchon's thugs, though his has only the suppressor (no scope, laser sight, or brass catcher).
-[[Image:R6520-A2Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Colt Model 725 (R6520) A2 Govt. Model Carbine - 5.56mm NATO]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Zenan readying the CAR-15 (M725?)]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Roper firing the CAR-15.]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-== Mossberg 590/Mariner ==
-Chance's shotgun which he retrieves from his Uncle's house is a 12-gauge [[Mossberg 500-series shotgun#Mossberg 590|Mossberg 590 Mariner]], which he uses when being chased by Fouchon's men on horseback. He is frequently seen cocking this shotgun one-handed.
-- One thing worth noting from the scene where Chance's Uncle gives him the shotgun is before receiving the shotgun he asked for a rifle he had given to his uncle.  To which his uncle reply's that he doesn't have it anymore, as a "gator ate it"
-[[Image:Mossberg590Mariner 9Shot.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Mossberg 590 Mariner 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:HT-shot-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance's Uncle gets his Mossberg 590 Mariner for him.]]
-[[Image:HT-shot-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance blows dust off his Mariner.]]
-[[Image:HT-shot-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-shot-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-shot-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-shot-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance performing an always-impressive one-handed pump with his Mariner.]]
-Pik van Cleef ([[Arnold Vosloo]]), Fouchon's right-hand man, also uses a regular black Mossberg 590 as his weapon of choice for much of the movie. His 590 has a flashlight pump installed, but there is no flashlight in the grip.
-[[Image:Mossberg 590.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 590 12 gauge.]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Van Cleef's finger on the trigger of his Mossberg 590.]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Ejecting a spent shell.]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Tracking Chance.]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-== Glock 19 ==
-Van Cleef carries a [[Glock#Glock 19|Glock 19]] as his sidearm throughout the movie. It is seen mostly at the end, when he and Chance confront each other face-to-face.
-[[Image:Glock19pistol.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Glock|Glock 19]] 9mm.]]
-[[Image:HT-Glock-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-Glock-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+=Submachine Guns=
 ==Heckler & Koch MP5A3/A5==
-Most of Fouchon's men carry [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns, particularly his motorcycle gunmen, who carry their MP5s in large holsters mounted on the sides of their Honda XL600Rs.
+Most of Fouchon's men carry [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns, particularly his motorcycle gunmen (AKA Hounds), who carry their MP5s in large holsters mounted on the sides of their Honda XL600Rs.
 [[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3, 9x19mm]]
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 [[Image:HT-MP5-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance pulls out an MP5 to shoot at one of the motorcycle gunners; this one clearly has a 4-position trigger group, which identifies it as an MP5A5.]]
 [[Image:HT-MP5-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|More of this movie's typical antics; Chance fires the MP5A5 while standing up on a motorcycle while Natasha steers.]]
 ==Heckler & Koch MP5K==
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 [[Image:HT-MP5K-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Van Cleef about to shoot Roper with his MP5K.]]
+=Rifles=
+==Colt Model 725(?)==
+During the second hunt, in which Ismal Zenan ([[Joe Warfield]]) pays Fouchon to kill Elijah Roper ([[Willie C. Carpenter]]), Zenan is given a [[M16 rifle series#Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 733|Colt CAR-15]]-type assault rifle which clearly has an A2-style receiver, so it is most likely a Model 725. The gun is heavily tricked out, with a scope, suppressor, brass catcher, and laser sight (I'm not sure what brands any of them are). Notably, despite being suppressed, the weapon's gunshots are unsuppressed throughout the scene. Roper manages to get the drop on Zenan, knocking him out and taking his rifle. He fires the weapon at Zenan and then at Fouchon and his men, but foolishly fires on full-auto for too long, emptying the magazine and thus spending his entire potential advantage.
+A similar gun is later used in a drive-by shooting by one of Fouchon's thugs, though his has only the suppressor (no scope, laser sight, or brass catcher).
+[[Image:R6520-A2Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|400px|none|Colt Model 725 (R6520) A2 Govt. Model Carbine - 5.56mm NATO]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Ismal Zenan ([[Joe Warfield]]) readying the CAR-15 (M725?)]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Zenan holds the rifle.]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Zenan activates the laser sight.]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Elijah Roper ([[Willie C. Carpenter]]) firing the rifle. Notice how the suppressor totally fails to suppress the muzzle flare, indicating it is (as with virtually all movie suppressors) fake.]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|One of Fouchon's men opens fire at Chance with the rifle.]]
 ==Colt XM177E2==
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 Fouchon's men use some [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|Colt XM177E2]] carbines, including several with [[M203 grenade launcher]]s. Van Cleef uses a heavily tricked-out XM177E2 fitted with an M203, brass catcher, and a large scope when shooting at Chance from a helicopter.
-[[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|'''XM-177E2 Carbine''' aka Colt Model 629 aka - 5.56x45mm.  This was the last variant of the XM177 rifle used in the Vietnam War.]]
+[[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|400px|none|'''XM-177E2 Carbine''' aka Colt Model 629 aka - 5.56x45mm. This was the last variant of the XM177 rifle used in the Vietnam War.]]
 [[Image:HT-AR-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
 [[Image:HT-AR-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
 [[Image:HT-AR-10.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Vosloo firing from the "Foreign Legion" chopper hence the logo.]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Van Cleef firing from the "Foreign Legion" chopper hence the logo.]]
-==M203 grenade launcher==
-[[M203 grenade launcher]]s are mounted on several [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|Colt XM177E2]] carbines used by Fouchon's men, including a rifle used by Van Cleef to shoot at Chance.  A notable goof is that he fires the M203 twice in a row, without enough time to reload the single-shot launcher.
-[[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M203 grenade launcher 40mm]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-AR-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
 == FN FAL 50.61 ==
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 [[Image:FN-FAL-50.61.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN FAL 50.61 Paratrooper with 21" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-[[Image:HT-FAL-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-FAL-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Billy Bob (Dave Efron) with the FN FAL.]]
 [[Image:HT-guns-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
 [[Image:HT-FAL-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|That's interesting...I didn't know FALs fired explosive bullets.]]
-==Valmet M78==
+== Norinco Type 56-1 ==
+Peterson (Jules Sylvester), one of the hunters brought in by Fouchon in the climax carries a [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56-1]] assault rifle, the Chinese copy of the [[AK-47|AKS-47]]/[[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]]. After Peterson is killed by a rattlesnake hidden by Chance in a tree, Van Cleef takes the Norinco and hands it to Jerome (Tom Lupo) one of the other hunters, who uses it in the finale. Like most of the Type 56s imported into America, this one has an [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]]-style slant compensator.
-One of the hunters whom Fouchon brings in for the climax is seen using a .308 (7.62x51mm NATO) version of the Finnish [[Valmet M78]] semi-automatic rifle that appears to have been converted to auto for the film. The Valmet is outfitted with a scope and a thumbhole stock, but despite this sniper-type configuration, he only seems to fire the gun on full-auto from the hip.
+[[Image:Type56S.jpg‎ |thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm.]]
+[[Image:HT-T56-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Van Cleef hands the Norinco to Jerome (Tom Lupo).]]
+[[Image:HT-T56-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Jerome loads the Norinco...]]
+[[Image:HT-T56-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|...and racks the bolt.]]
-[[Image:299ValmetM78HB.png|thumb|none|400px|A scoped Valmet M78 in 7.62x51mm NATO (.308) - no magazine]]
+==Valmet M78/83==
-[[Image:HT-M78-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-M78-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-M78-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-==SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper==
+David ([[Sven-Ole Thorsen]]), one of the hunters whom Fouchon brings in for the climax, is seen using a .308 (7.62x51mm NATO) version of the Finnish [[Valmet M78/83]] semi-automatic rifle that appears to have been converted to auto for the film. The Valmet is outfitted with a scope and a thumbhole stock, but despite this sniper-type configuration, he only seems to fire the gun on full-auto from the hip.
-An [[Armsel Striker and variants#SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper|SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]] is used by one of Fouchon's gunmen and a hunter at the climax of the movie, fitted with a laser sight. When it's fired, it blows up an entire shed, so it's being portrayed as some type of grenade launcher.
+[[File:Valmet M78 83S.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Valmet M78/83S with Mauser Mark X Electro-Point 4x40 scope (converted to full-auto) - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
+[[Image:HT-M78-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|David ([[Sven-Ole Thorsen]]), the cigar-smoking hunter whom Fouchon brings in for the climax, is seen using a .308 (7.62x51mm NATO) version of the Finnish [[Valmet M78/83]] semi-automatic rifle.]]
+[[Image:HT-M78-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-M78-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|David holds the Valmet.]]
-[[Image:StreetSweeper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SWD/Cobray DAO-12 Street Sweeper 12-gauge]]
+=Shotguns=
-[[Image:HT-SS-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+== Mossberg 590 Mariner ==
-[[Image:HT-SS-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+Uncle Douvee ([[Wilford Brimley]]) takes out a dusty 12-gauge [[Mossberg 500-series shotgun#Mossberg 590|Mossberg 590 Mariner]], which he says he's been keeping for Chance (Douvee had told Chance that his .30-06 rifle was eaten by a gator). The shotgun is used by Chance while riding on horseback when being chased by Fouchon's men. He is frequently seen cocking this shotgun one-handed. The Mossberg used in the film was listed in a [https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/jean-claude-van-damme-chance-bourdeaux-mossberg-12-gauge-shotgun-from-hard-target/a/997049-2527.s 2018 auction] by Heritage Auction.
-[[Image:HT-SS-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HardTarget-MossbergMariner-1-HeritageAuction.jpg|thumb|500px|none|A screen-used Mossberg 590 Mariner (12 gauge) from ''[[Hard Target]]''; the weapon pictured here is the actual screen-used Mossberg from the film, as it appeared in a  [https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/jean-claude-van-damme-chance-bourdeaux-mossberg-12-gauge-shotgun-from-hard-target/a/997049-2527.s 2018 Heritage Auction listing].]]
+[[Image:HT-shot-1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Chance's Uncle Douvee ([[Wilford Brimley]]) gets his Mossberg 590 Mariner for him.]]
+[[Image:HT-shot-2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Chance blows dust off his Mariner.]]
+[[Image:HT-shot-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-shot-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-shot-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-shot-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance performing an always-impressive one-handed pump with his Mariner.]]
-== Norinco Type 56-1 ==
+Pik Van Cleef ([[Arnold Vosloo]]), Fouchon's right-hand man, also uses a regular black Mossberg 590 as his weapon of choice for much of the movie. His 590 has a flashlight pump installed, but there is no flashlight in the grip.
-One of the hunters brought in by Fouchon in the climax carries a [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56-1]] assault rifle, the Chinese copy of the [[AK-47|AKS-47]]/[[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]]. This hunter is killed by a rattlesnake hidden by Chance in a tree when the snake bites him. After he is killed, Van Cleef takes the Norinco and hands it to one of the other hunters, who uses it in the finale. Like most of the Type 56s imported into America, this one has an [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]]-style slant compensator.
+[[Image:Mossberg 590.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 590 12 gauge.]]
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Van Cleef's finger on the trigger of his Mossberg 590.]]
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Ejecting a spent shell.]]
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Tracking Chance.]]
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:Type56S.jpg‎ |thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm.]]
+==SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper==
-[[Image:HT-T56-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-T56-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-T56-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+An [[Armsel Striker and variants#SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper|SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper]] is used by one of Fouchon's gunmen and by Billy Bob (David Efron) at the climax of the movie, fitted with a laser sight. When it's fired, it blows up an entire shed, so it's being portrayed as some type of grenade launcher.
-==Unknown suppressed pistol==
+[[Image:StreetSweeper.jpg|thumb|none|400px|SWD/Cobray DAO-12 Street Sweeper 12-gauge]]
+[[Image:HT-SS-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Billy Bob (David Efron) runs while carrying the Street Sweeper.]]
+[[Image:HT-SS-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Billy Bob fires the Street Sweeper.]]
+[[Image:HT-SS-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|One of Fouchon's men with the Street Sweeper.]]
-An unknown type of suppressed pistol is used by Van Cleef to kill the medical examiner who has been faking autopsy reports for Fouchon on all of their hunt targets. It's fired through the peephole of his front door, into his eye.
+==Winchester Model 1300==
+At the end of the film, Chance takes a [[Winchester Model 1300]] shotgun from one of Fouchon's men and uses it to shoot at Fouchon, in one instance scoring a direct hit (which is made futile by Fouchon's body armor) that somehow flings him 10 meters backwards. When Fouchon takes Natasha hostage, she encourages Chance to shoot him, but as Fouchon points out, "If he shoots me, he'll hit you...he's picked the wrong tool for the job." This is a reference to the fact that the spread of a shotgun blast might be too wide to hit only Fouchon. Chance, knowing that Fouchon is right, ejects all remaining shells out of the Winchester and then sets it down.
-*Looks like a Ruger to me.
+[[Image:Win1300Defender_Black_Pre2000s.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester Model 1300 Defender with black synthetic furniture (pre-2000s version) - 12 gauge]]
-:It looks similar to a Ruger Mark I or II.
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-suppressedpistol-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-Its definitely a Silenced Ruger MK I
+[[Image:HT-Mossberg-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-==M79 grenade launcher==
+==12 Gauge Side by Side Shotgun==
-An [[M79 grenade launcher]] is seen used by Van Cleef in the beginning to fire a 40mm grenade at Douglas Binder.
+Uncle Douvee ([[Wilford Brimley]]) is seen with a side by side [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun]] when Chance first arrives at his place.
+[[File:CharlesParker1878Shotgun.jpg|450px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:Hardtarget.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance's uncle Douvee ([[Wilford Brimley]]) puts the shotgun down once he notices Chance.]]
-[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M79 "Blooper" 40mm.]]
+=Other=
-[[Image:HT-M79-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+==Swivel Machine Works Airrow A-8S Stealth==
+During the hunt seen in the film's opening, the hunter known as Mr. Lopacki ([[Robert Apisa]]) uses a Swivel Machine Works Airrow A-8S Stealth air gun to take down his prey. This is a high power airgun produced by Swivel Machine Works Inc. in various versions since 1989. This same weapon is later used against Chance during the climax, when he narrowly avoids being hit by an arrow fired from this weapon. The Airrow Stealth from this film was listed for sale in a [https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/robert-apisa-mr-lopacki-stealth-airgun-from-hard-target/a/997049-2526.s 2018 auction] by Heritage Auction.
-==Winchester Model 1300==
+[[Image:HardTarget-ArrowStealth-1-HeritageAuction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|The Swivel Machine Works Airrow A-8S Stealth from ''[[Hard Target]]''. The weapon pictured here is the actual screen-used Airrow Stealth from the film, as it appeared in a [https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/movie-tv-memorabilia/robert-apisa-mr-lopacki-stealth-airgun-from-hard-target/a/997049-2526.s 2018 Heritage Auction listng]. Note that the weapon was sold without the arrows or the scope that appeared in the film.]]
+[[Image:HardTarget-ArrowStealth-2-HeritageAuction.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Opposite view of the screen-used Swivel Machine Works Airrow A-8S Stealth from ''[[Hard Target]]''.]]
+[[Image:HT-arrow-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none| Mr. Lopacki ([[Robert Apisa]]) takes aim with a launcher that appears to be an Airrow A-8S Stealth. ]]
+[[Image:HT-arrow-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Lopack with the launcher.]]
+[[Image:HT-arrow-4.jpg|500px|thumb|none|The arrow launcher disassembled in its carry case.]]
+[[Image:HT-arrow-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Note the CAR-15-type stock in this shot.]]
+[[Image:HT-arrow-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|A close-up of one of the arrows as it's being fired at Chance.]]
-At the end of the film, Chance takes a [[Winchester Model 1300]] shotgun from one of Fouchon's men and uses it to shoot at Fouchon, in one instance causing a direct hit (which is made futile by Fouchon's body armor). When Fouchon takes Natasha hostage, she encourages Chance to shoot him, but as Fouchon points out, "If he shoots me, he'll hit you...he's picked the wrong tool for the job." This is a reference to the fact that the spread of a shotgun blast might be too wide to hit only Fouchon. Chance, knowing that Fouchon is right, ejects all remaining shells out of the Winchester and then sets it down.
+==M203 grenade launcher==
-[[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester M1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad, 12-gauge]]
+[[M203 grenade launcher]]s are mounted on several [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|Colt XM177E2]] carbines used by Fouchon's men, including a rifle used by Van Cleef to shoot at Chance. A notable goof is that he fires the M203 twice in a row, without enough time to reload the single-shot launcher.
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-6.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-[[Image:HT-Mossberg-7.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:M203.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M203 grenade launcher 40mm]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-8.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
+[[Image:HT-AR-9.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
 ==M67 hand grenade==
@@ Line 244: / Line 214: @@
 Like nearly all movies, this is actually a visually modified M69 training version of the M67. The fact that it's painted olive green is a strong clue.
-[[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M69 training grenade - an inert version of the M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.  The real live version has a more brownish color and has painted factory markings on the body.]]
+[[Image:M67.jpg|thumb|none|200px|M69 training grenade - an inert version of the M67 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade. The real live version has a more brownish color and has painted factory markings on the body.]]
-[[Image:HT-M67-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Chance catches Van Cleef while he tries to pull an M67 from the bandoleer over his shoulder.]]
+[[Image:HardT 901.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Closeup of the grenade that falls out of the hands of one of Fouchon's men.]]
+[[Image:HardT 902.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Van Cleef flips the spoon off a grenade.]]
+[[Image:HT-M67-1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Chance catches Van Cleef while he tries to pull an M67 from the bandoleer over his shoulder.]]
 [[Image:HT-M67-2.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
 [[Image:HT-M67-3.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
@@ Line 251: / Line 223: @@
 [[Image:HT-M67-5.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Just when Fouchon thinks he's saved himself, the fuse sparks and makes contact: "HA HA HA...oops!"]]
+==M79 grenade launcher==
+An [[M79 grenade launcher]] is seen used by Van Cleef in the beginning to fire a 40mm grenade at Douglas Binder (played by screenwriter Chuck Pfarrer in a cameo).
+[[Image:M79-Grenade-Launcher.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M79 "Blooper" 40mm.]]
+[[Image:HT-M79-1.jpg|500px|thumb|none|]]
-==The Trunk Arsenal==
+=The Trunk Arsenal=
 When Fouchon and his men surround the Mardi Gras Graveyard where Chance is cornered, they open the trunks of their Jeep Cherokees and take out enormous amounts of weaponry being stashed in the back. The following guns are visible in this scene:
@@ Line 261: / Line 238: @@
 '''Visible in this image are the following:'''
-===Heckler & Koch MP5A3/A5===
+==Heckler & Koch MP5A5==
-Depends on the trigger group, which is not easily visible here.
+This is a MP5A5 because it has a ambidextrous selector switch, unlike the MP5A3.
 [[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3, 9x19mm]]
-===Valmet M78===
+==Valmet M78/83==
 As used by the guy with the red and white shirt.
-[[Image:299ValmetM78HB.png|thumb|none|400px|A scoped Valmet M78 in 7.62x51mm NATO (.308) - no magazine]]
+[[File:Valmet M78 83S.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Valmet M78/83S with Mauser Mark X Electro-Point 4x40 scope (converted to full-auto) - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-===Colt XM177E2===
+==Colt XM177E2==
 Across the bottom of the trunk.
@@ Line 286: / Line 263: @@
 '''Visible in this image are the following:'''
-===Winchester Model 1300===
+==Winchester Model 1300==
 With pistol grip and stock.
@@ Line 292: / Line 269: @@
 [[Image:WinchesterModel1300Def.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester M1300 with extended tube and pistol grip]]
-===SPAS-12===
+==SPAS-12==
 [[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Franchi SPAS-12, 12-gauge]]
-=== FN FAL 50.61 ===
+== FN FAL 50.61 ==
 [[Image:FN-FAL-50.61.jpg|thumb|none|400px|FN FAL 50.61 Paratrooper with 21" barrel - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-=== Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW ===
+== Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW ==
 [[Image:MP5K-PDW.jpg|thumb|none|300px|MP5K-PDW with extended barrel (with 3 lugs & folding stock]]
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Hard Target: Difference between revisions

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Pistols

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FS Inox

Glock 19

Ruger Mk I

Thompson Center Arms Contender

Submachine Guns

Heckler & Koch MP5A3/A5

Heckler & Koch MP5K

Rifles

Colt Model 725(?)

Colt XM177E2

FN FAL 50.61

Norinco Type 56-1

Valmet M78/83

Shotguns

Mossberg 590 Mariner

SWD/Cobray Street Sweeper

Winchester Model 1300

12 Gauge Side by Side Shotgun

Other

Swivel Machine Works Airrow A-8S Stealth

M203 grenade launcher

M67 hand grenade

M79 grenade launcher

The Trunk Arsenal

Heckler & Koch MP5A5

Valmet M78/83

Colt XM177E2

Winchester Model 1300

SPAS-12

FN FAL 50.61

Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW

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