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=Ruger Mini-14=
=Ruger Mini-14=
[[Image:RugerMini14NewVer.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Current production Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"; inline wooden stock and blued finish with 5-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.  This is the production model '''after 2005''' with changes to the receiver, the front sight placement and rear sight.]]
[[Image:RugerMini14NewVer.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Current production Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"; inline wooden stock and blued finish with 5-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.  This is the production model '''after 2005''' with changes to the receiver, the front sight placement and rear sight.]]
[[Image:Mini14f.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless steel Ruger Mini-14F with folding stock and 30-round magazine. - .223 Remington]]
[[File:Ruger Mini-14 stainless left side.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Ruger Mini-14 with 18.5 inch barrel - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Mini14f.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless steel Ruger Mini-14 F with folding stock and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Ruger Mini-14 GB.jpg|thumb|502px|right|Ruger Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel") - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Ruger Mini-14 GB.jpg|thumb|502px|right|Ruger Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel") - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Mini14gb-f.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Mini14gb-f.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Mini14_GB_Choate_Folding_stock.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Mini-14 GB in an Aftermarket Choate Folding Stock, as used by the Military of Bermuda - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Mini14_GB_Choate_Folding_stock.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Mini-14 GB in an Aftermarket Choate Folding Stock, as used by the Military of Bermuda - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Ruger Mini-14 black.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Black Ruger Mini-14 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Ruger Mini-14 black.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Black Ruger Mini-14 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
Please note that many times a semi auto only Mini 14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini 14 doesn't have) it will be identified as a Mini-14 until its pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.
The '''Ruger Mini-14''' is a semi-automatic rifle designed and manufactured by [[Ruger]]. It is one of the primary competitors to the [[AR-15]]-style rifle on the civilian market. Introduced in 1973, the Mini-14 is so named because of its resemblance to the [[M14 Rifle|M14 Battle Rifle]]. Despite this, it is more mechanically similar to the [[M1 Garand]] with its self-cleaning, fixed-piston gas system. In 2003, the Mini-14 was upgraded with a number of functional and cost-saving features and thereafter, the Mini-14 name became used to describe a family of weapons rather than a sole rifle design.
 
The current basic model of the Mini-14 is known as the Ranch Rifle, featuring either wood or synthetic furniture, a blued or stainless steel receiver, and an 18.5" barrel, along with a detachable scope mount. 
 
==Specifications==
==Specifications==
(1973 - Present)
(1973 - Present)
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| ''[[The Domino Principle]]'' || || A sniper; a prison guard || || 1977
| ''[[The Domino Principle]]'' || || A sniper; a prison guard || || 1977
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| ''[[The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair]]'' |||| UNCLE agents || || 1983
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| ''[[The Survivors]]''||||survivalist student||stainless steel||1983
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|''[[Red Dawn (1984)|Red Dawn]]''||||||carried by resistance member||1984
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| ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'' || [[Michael Douglas]] || Jack Colton ||  || 1984
| ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'' || [[Michael Douglas]] || Jack Colton ||  || 1984
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| ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, The| The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]'' ||  || Postal carrier || || 1994
| ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, The| The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult]]'' ||  || Postal carrier || || 1994
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| rowspan=3|''[[Cyber Tracker]]'' || [[Jim Maniaci]] || The Tracker || rowspan=2|With aftermarket folding stock and custom muzzle brake || rowspan=3|1994
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| [[Stacie Foster]] || Connie Griffith
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| || || standard Mini-14, seen in armory
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| ''[[Tommy Boy]]'' || [[Rob Lowe]] || Paul Barish ||  || 1995
| ''[[Tommy Boy]]'' || [[Rob Lowe]] || Paul Barish ||  || 1995
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| ''[[Escape from LA]]'' ||  || Gang member || || 1996
| ''[[Escape from LA]]'' ||  || Gang member || || 1996
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| ''[[ The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'' || [[Geena Davis]] || Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore || Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle break, heat shield/barrel shroud || 1996
| ''[[ The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'' || [[Geena Davis]] || Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore || Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle brake, heat shield/barrel shroud || 1996
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| ''[[Ransom]]'' || || NYPD ESU officer || || 1996
| ''[[Ransom]]'' || || NYPD ESU officer || || 1996
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| ''[[Midnight Heat]]'' || || Payne's henchman || Stainless steel, folding stock, sniper scope || 1996
| ''[[Midnight Heat]]'' || || Payne's henchman || Stainless steel, folding stock, sniper scope || 1996
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| rowspan=2|''[[Original Gangstas]]'' || [[Richard Roundtree]] || Slick || With folding stock || rowspan=2|1996
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| || A gang member || GB, with folding stock
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| ''[[Breakdown]]'' || [[M.C. Gainey]] || Earl || || 1997
| ''[[Breakdown]]'' || [[M.C. Gainey]] || Earl || || 1997
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| ''[[Boondock Saints]]'' ||  || Prison Guard || Choate folding stock || 1999
| ''[[Boondock Saints]]'' ||  || Prison Guard || Choate folding stock || 1999
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| ''[[Formula 51]]'' ||  || ||  || 2001
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| ''[[Jane Doe]]''  || [[Christina Cox]] || Peter || with optical sieght || 2001
| ''[[Jane Doe]]''  || [[Christina Cox]] || Peter || with optical sieght || 2001
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| ''[[We Own the Night]]'' ||  || NYPD ESU officers ||  || 2007
| ''[[We Own the Night]]'' ||  || NYPD ESU officers ||  || 2007
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|''[[We Own the Night]]''||[[Antoni Corone]]||Lieutenant Michael Solo||||2007
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| ''[[Elite Squad]]'' ||  || Drug dealers ||  || 2007
| ''[[Elite Squad]]'' ||  || Drug dealers ||  || 2007
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| ''[[Mesrine: Killer Instinct]]'' ||  || Prison guard riflemen ||  || 2008
| ''[[Mesrine: Killer Instinct]]'' ||  || Prison guard riflemen ||  || 2008
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|''[[Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1]]''||||French police||||2008
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| ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' ||  || vigilante Batman copycat ||  || 2008  
| ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' ||  || vigilante Batman copycat ||  || 2008  
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| ''[[Casa de mi Padre]]'' ||  || Henchman || folding stock || 2012
| ''[[Casa de mi Padre]]'' ||  || Henchman || folding stock || 2012
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| ''[[Host, The (2013)|The Host (2013)]]'' || || Resistance member ||pre-2005 model || 2013
| ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' || || Female villager || post-2005 model || 2012
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| ''[[Host, The (2013)|The Host (2013)]]'' || || Resistance member || pre-2005 model || 2013
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| ''[[Frozen Ground, The|The Frozen Ground]]''|| [[John Cusack]] || Robert Hansen || MINI-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope || 2013
| ''[[Frozen Ground, The|The Frozen Ground]]''|| [[John Cusack]] || Robert Hansen || MINI-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope || 2013
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| rowspan=3 | ''[[Blue Ruin]]''|| [[Macon Blair]] || Dwight || rowspan=3 | Mini-14 GB || rowspan=3 | 2013
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| [[Devin Ratray]] || Ben
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| [[Kevin Kolack]] || Teddy
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|''[[Bright]]''||||gang member||||2017
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| ''[[Hostage X]]'' || [[Stefanie Joosten]] || The Agent || Mini-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope || 2017
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|''[[Logan (2017)|Logan]]''||[[Lennie Loftin]]||Jackson||||2017
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| rowspan=4|''[[Hold the Dark]]'' || [[Riley Keough]] || Medora Slone || rowspan=2|With folding stock || rowspan=4|2018
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| [[Jeffrey Wright]] || Russell Core
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| Julian Black Antelope || Cheeon || rowspan=2|
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| || Policeman
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|''[[22 July]]''||Anders Danielsen Lie||Anders Behring Breivik||||2018
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|''[[Black Widow (2021)|Black Widow]]''||[[David Harbour]]||Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian||scoped; pre and post-2005 versions (continuity error)||2021
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| ''[[Jurassic World: Dominion]]''||||security guards||||2022
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Air Date'''
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| rowspan=3| ''[[A-Team, The|The A-Team]]'' || [[George Peppard]] || Hannibal Smith || || rowspan=3| 1983 - 1988
| rowspan=4| ''[[A-Team, The|The A-Team]]'' || [[George Peppard]] || Hannibal Smith || || rowspan=3| 1983 - 1988
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| [[Dirk Benedict]] || Templeton "Faceman" Peck ||
| [[Dirk Benedict]] || Templeton "Faceman" Peck ||
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| [[Dwight Schultz]] || "Howling Mad" Murdock ||
| [[Dwight Schultz]] || H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock ||
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| [[Mr. T]] || B.A. Baracus ||
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| ''[[Bergerac - Season 4|Bergerac]]'' || [[Lorcan Cranitch]] || A police sniper || With sniper scope and foregrip; "Avenge O Lord" (S04E09) || 1985
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| ''[[Bergerac - Season 5|Bergerac]]'' || || Police snipers || With sniper scope; "The Deadly Virus" (S05E05) || 1987
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| ''[[A Taste for Death]]'' || || British police firearms unit officers || || 1988
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| ''[[Bergerac - Season 8|Bergerac]]'' || || Police snipers || With sniper scope; "Diplomatic Incident" (S08E10) || 1990
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| ''[[Bergerac - Season 9|Bergerac]]'' || || Police snipers || With sniper scope; "My Friend Charlie" (S09E05) || 1991
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| ''[[Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2]]'' || [[Vitus Zeplichal]] || Paul Boeder || "Familienfest" (S02E07) || 1995
| ''[[Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2]]'' || [[Vitus Zeplichal]] || Paul Boeder || "Familienfest" (S02E07) || 1995
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| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''  || Various actors || Police honor guard ||"Lost Son", black synthetic stocks and chromed metal parts || 2002 - 2012
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''  || Various actors || Police honor guard ||"Lost Son", black synthetic stocks and chromed metal parts || 2002 - 2012
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| ''[[24]]'' || [[Kiefer Sutherland]] || Jack Bauer || "7 p.m.-8 p.m." || 2005
| ''[[24 - Season 4|24]]'' || [[Kiefer Sutherland]] || Jack Bauer || "7 p.m.-8 p.m." || 2005
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|''[[NCIS - Season 3|NCIS]]''||[[Todd Allen]]||James Landis||"Ravenous" (S3E17)||2006
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|''[[NCIS - Season 3|NCIS]]''||[[Mark Harmon]]||Gibbs||"Ravenous" (S3E17)||2006
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| ''[[Sea Patrol]]'' || || || || 2007 -
| ''[[Sea Patrol]]'' || || || || 2007 -
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| ''[[The Last Ship - Season 2|The Last Ship]]'' |||| Thorwald's men ||"Fight the Ship" (S2E02) || 2015
| ''[[The Last Ship - Season 2|The Last Ship]]'' |||| Thorwald's men ||"Fight the Ship" (S2E02) || 2015
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| ''[[Murder in the First]]||  || Cascade's gang members || "State of the Union" (S2E07) || 2015
| ''[[Murder in the First]]||  || Cascade's men || "State of the Union" (S2E07) || 2015
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| ''[[Walking Dead, The - Season 6|The Walking Dead]]'' |||| Saviors || GB Model || 2016
| ''[[Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2]] || [[Danay Garcia]] ||Luciana Galvez ||Short barreled; "Grotesque" (S2E08), "Los Muertos" (S2E09), "Pablo & Jessica" (S2E11), "North" (S2E15) || 2016
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Walking Dead - Season 6]]'' || Unknowns || Savior members || GB Model; "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12), "East" (S6E15) || rowspan=2|2016
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| [[Melissa McBride]] || Carol Peletier || "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16)
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| rowspan=8|''[[The Walking Dead - Season 7]]'' || Unknown || Saviors member || "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (S7E01) || rowspan=8|2016-2017
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| [[Daniel Newman]] || Daniel || "The Well" (S7E02)
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| [[Melissa McBride]] || Carol Peletier || "The Well" (S7E02), "Rock in the Road" (S7E09), "Bury Me Here" (S7E13)
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| [[Jordan Woods-Robinson]] || Eric Raleigh || GB Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
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| [[Dahlia Legault]] || Francine || Stainless Steel Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
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| Unknown || Scavengers member || GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
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| [[Chandler Riggs]] || Carl Grimes || GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
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| [[Karen Ceesay]] || Bertie || GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
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|''[[Stranger Things - Season 2]]''||||CPD Police||"Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" (S2E07)||2017
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|''[[Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3]]'' || || Gonzalez Dam guard||Short barreled; "Things Bad Begun" (S3E15)|| 2017
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|''[[True Detective - Season 3|True Detective]]''  ||[[Michael Greyeyes]]||Brett Woodward||||2019
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|Rowspan=3|''[[The Last of Us - Season 1]]''||||Fireflies member || "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01)|| rowspan=3|2023
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|  [[Primo Allon]] ||Firefly Soldier ||rowspan=2|GB-F; "Look for the Light" (S1E09)
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|  [[Pedro Pascal]] || Joel Miller
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
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|''[[Fallout Tactics]]''||Ruger AC556F||w/ folding stock and reflex scope||||2001
| ''[[Fallout Tactics]]'' || "Ruger AC556F" || w/ folding stock and reflex scope || || 2001
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|''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''||Kruger||GB-F model||||2002
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' || "Kruger" || GB-F model || || 2002
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|''[[Condemned: Criminal Origins]]''||"Rifle" ||with 10-round mag and shortened barrel || semi-auto only || 2005
| ''[[Condemned: Criminal Origins]]'' || "Rifle" || with 10-round mag and shortened barrel || semi-auto only || 2005
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|''[[Kane and Lynch: Dead Men]]''|| || Synthetic furniture || ||2007
| ''[[Kane and Lynch: Dead Men]]'' || || Synthetic furniture || || 2007
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|''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' || Hunting Rifle || w/ scope and tactical flaslight || pre-2005 model ||2008
| ''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]'' || "Ruger MINI-14" || extended magazine || || 2007
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| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || ||w/ various attachments|| 2008
|''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' || "Hunting Rifle" || w/ scope and tactical flaslight || pre-2005 model || 2008
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|''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]''|| Hunting Rifle || w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight|| ||2009
| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' || || || w/ various attachments || 2008
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| ''[[Jagged Alliance: Back in Action]]''||Mini-14||||||2012
| ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]'' || Hunting Rifle || w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight || || 2009
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| ''[[Jagged Alliance: Back in Action]]'' || "Mini14" || || || 2012
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| ''[[State of Decay]]'' || "Mini 14" || || 10-round magazine || 2013
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| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || "Ruger Mini-14" || || 5-round magazine || 2014
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| rowspan=2 | ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || "Mini-14 Classic" || rowspan=2 | || Pre-2005 model || rowspan=2 | 2016
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| "Mini-14 GB" || Mini-14 F model
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| ''[[Escape from Tarkov]]'' || || || seen on the Mechanic art || 2018
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[[Image:RugerAC556folder.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Ruger AC556K with 20-round magazine 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:RugerAC556folder.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Ruger AC556K with 20-round magazine 5.56x45mm]]


This is the full automatic version of the Mini 14 with a distinctive Barrel and bayonet lug. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi automatic only version of the AC556 for Law Enforcement and (some) civilian sales. The Full Auto AC556 has a distinctive Auto Selector Switch on the back of the receiver that the Semi Auto Ruger Mini 14 does not.
The '''Ruger AC556''' is the fully automatic version of the Mini-14 with a distinctive barrel and bayonet lug. These models come with either a pistol grip and side-folding stock or the standard semi-pistol grip fixed stock. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi-automatic only version of the AC556 originally intended for military, law enforcement, and private security sales. However, many examples of the Mini-14 GB have also entered the civilian market. The full-auto AC556 has a distinctive fire mode selector switch on the back of the receiver that the semi-auto Mini-14 does not.
 
''Please note that many times a semi auto only [[Mini 14]] GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock.  Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini 14 doesn't have) it will be identified as a [[Mini-14]] until its pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.''


Please note that many times, a semi-auto only Mini-14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini-14 doesn't have), it will be identified as a Mini-14 until its pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.
==Specifications==
==Specifications==
(1980 - 1999)
(1980 - 1999)
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| ''[[Escape from LA]]'' || [[George Corraface]] || Cuervo Jones || AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope || 1996
| ''[[Escape from LA]]'' || [[George Corraface]] || Cuervo Jones || AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope || 1996
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| ''[[Broken Arrow]]'' || [[John Travolta]] || Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins || Ruger AC-556K  || 1996
| ''[[Broken Arrow (1996)|Broken Arrow]]'' || [[John Travolta]] || Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins || Ruger AC-556K  || 1996
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| ''[[Face/Off]]'' || || Prison guards || AC556 || 1997
| ''[[Face/Off]]'' || || Prison guards || AC556 || 1997
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| ''[[Hard Rain]]'' || || Police officers and criminals || AC556 || 1998
| ''[[Hard Rain]]'' || || Police officers and criminals || AC556 || 1998
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|''[[Formula 51]]''||[[Emily Mortimer]]||Dakota||||2001
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| ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003)| S.W.A.T. (2003)]]'' || || Gang members || AC556K || 2003
| ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003)| S.W.A.T. (2003)]]'' || || Gang members || AC556K || 2003
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| ''[[District B13]]'' ||  || Taha's henchman || Stainless AC556-SS, black synthetic stock || 2004
| ''[[District B13]]'' ||  || Taha's henchman || Stainless AC556-SS, black synthetic stock || 2004
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| ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'' || || refugee || stainless, folding stock || 2009
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| ''[[Watchmen]]'' || || NYPD ESU officers || AC556 || 2009
| ''[[Watchmen]]'' || || NYPD ESU officers || AC556 || 2009
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|''[[Splinter Cell Chaos Theory]]''|| || || AC556 || 2005
|''[[Splinter Cell Chaos Theory]]''|| || || AC556 || 2005
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| ''[[Insurgency 2]]'' || || w/ various attachments || AC556 With synthetic furniture || 2014
|''[[Cross Fire (2007 VG)|Cross Fire]]''||"Ruger AC-556" ||with SCAR CQB stock|| ||2007
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| ''[[Insurgency (2014)|Insurgency]]'' || AC-556 || w/ various attachments || AC556 With synthetic furniture || 2014
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| ''[[Playerunknown's Battlegrounds]]'' || Mini 14 || w/ various attachments || Semi-Auto only in game || 2017
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| ''[[World War Z (2019 VG) ]]'' || Mini 21 or Scout Rifle || w/ various attachments || Semi-Auto only in game || 2019
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=Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite™ MZ14 Bullpup Stock=
=Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup Stock=
[[Image:RugerMuzzelite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:RugerMuzzelite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:Ruger Mini 14 Muzzelite Bullpup scope mount.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock with a scope mount - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:Ruger Mini 14 Muzzelite Bullpup stainless flash hider.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock with 4.5 inch flash hider - 5.56x45mm]]


The '''Muzzelite™ MZ14''' is a polymer rifle stock that was designed to convert the Ruger Mini-14/AC556 into a compact bullpup carbine. Contrary to some urban legends, these were never seriously looked at as an alternative weapon for law enforcement.  The trigger pull is shoddy, too long and the bullpup itself is back heavy. Most Police departments already had full auto AC556 rifles or semi auto Rugers (as well as [[M16 rifle series|AR-15]]s) if they needed a 5.56x45mm assault rifle. It is a simple vacuformed clamshell body that uses a rod to activate the trigger. The Muzzelite™ Stock was sold in configurations that could hold the Ruger Mini-14, the [[Ruger 10/22]] and the [[Marlin Camp Carbine-9|Marlin Camp Carbine]] in 9x19mm, though the only version used in most movies or television shows were the Ruger Mini 14 version. Also in films like ''[[Total Recall (1990)|Total Recall]]'', the AC556 full auto carbine with a shorter barrel was used inside this bullpup stock.
The '''Muzzelite MZ14''' is a polymer rifle stock that was designed to convert the Ruger Mini-14/AC556 into a compact bullpup carbine. Contrary to some urban legends, these were never seriously looked at as an alternative weapon for law enforcement.  The trigger pull is shoddy, too long, and the bullpup itself is back heavy. Most police departments already had full-auto AC556 rifles or semi-auto Rugers (as well as [[AR-15]]s) if they needed a 5.56x45mm assault rifle. It is a simple vacuformed clamshell body that uses a rod to activate the trigger. The Muzzelite stock was sold in configurations that could hold the Ruger Mini-14, the [[Ruger 10/22]], and the [[Marlin Camp Carbine-9|Marlin Camp Carbine]] in 9x19mm, though the only version used in most movies or television shows were the Ruger Mini-14 version. In films like ''[[Total Recall (1990)|Total Recall]]'', the AC556 full-auto carbine with a shorter barrel was used inside this bullpup stock.


The Muzzelite™ stock enclosed Ruger Mini 14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of its futuristic appearance.  Films like ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite™ stock. These were preferred by the prop makers at Hollywood's Hand Prop Room, since the futuristic shape of the Muzzelite™ stock made it easier to create unusual science fiction rifles, but also the fact that it expands the appearance potential of the Ruger Mini 14, known in the industry as "The Jamless Wonder" - The Mini-14 never jams or stovepipes using movie blanks, something that cannot be said of any of the other common 5.56x45mm weapons used in films.
The Muzzelite stock enclosed Ruger Mini-14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of its futuristic appearance.  Films like ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite stock. These were preferred by the prop makers at Hollywood's Hand Prop Room, since the futuristic shape of the Muzzelite stock made it easier to create unusual science fiction rifles, but also the fact that it expands the appearance potential of the Ruger Mini 14, known in the industry as "The Jamless Wonder" as the Mini-14 never jams or stovepipes using movie blanks, something that cannot be said of any of the other common 5.56x45mm weapons used in films.


===Film===
===Film===
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| ''[[Guns (1990)|Guns]]'' ||  || various thugs || with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A"|| 1990
| ''[[Guns (1990)|Guns]]'' ||  || various thugs || with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A"|| 1990
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| ''[[Prayer of the Rollerboys]]'' ||  || various Rollerboys || "Naboru" assault rifles (modified AC556s) || 1990
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| ''[[Predator 2]]'' || Extra actor || Special Agent Peter Keyes' ([[Gary Busey]]'s) team member || dual wielded || 1990
| ''[[Predator 2]]'' || Extra actor || Special Agent Peter Keyes' ([[Gary Busey]]'s) team member || dual wielded || 1990
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| ''[[Freejack]]'' ||  || Bonejackers || || 1992
| ''[[Freejack]]'' ||  || Bonejackers || || 1992
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| ''[[RoboCop 3]]'' || Various actors || OCP Rehabilitation Officers || tactical flash light mounted on rail || 1993
| ''[[RoboCop 3]]'' || [[Curtis Taylor]], Various actors || Rehab #1, OCP Rehabilitation Officers || tactical flash light mounted on rail || 1993
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| ''[[RoboCop 3]]'' || Various actors || 'Splatterpunks' gang members || tactical flash light mounted on rail || 1993
| ''[[RoboCop 3]]'' || Various actors || 'Splatterpunks' gang members || tactical flash light mounted on rail || 1993
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=Ruger Mini-30=
=Ruger Mini Thirty=
[[Image:RugerMini30NewSS.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Ruger Mini-30 new production model semiautomatic rifle with flush factory five round magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:RugerMini30NewSS.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Ruger Mini Thirty new production model semiautomatic rifle with flush factory five round magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Ruger Mini-30 Tactical.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Ruger Mini-30 Tactical with 20-round magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:Ruger Mini-30 Tactical.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Ruger Mini Thirty Tactical with 20-round magazine - 7.62x39mm]]
The Ruger Mini-30 is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini-30 from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.   
The '''Ruger Mini Thirty''' is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini Thirty from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.   


Introduced in 1987, the Mini Thirty was designed to take advantage of the large amounts of surplus 7.62x39mm ammunition entering the United States and being sold for low prices. Furthermore, the Mini Thirty was also marketed as a deer hunting rifle, as many American states prohibit deer hunting with rifles chambered in less than .243 caliber.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:


Ruger Mini-14

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Current production Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"; inline wooden stock and blued finish with 5-round magazine - 5.56x45mm. This is the production model after 2005 with changes to the receiver, the front sight placement and rear sight.
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Stainless Ruger Mini-14 with 18.5 inch barrel - 5.56x45mm
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Stainless steel Ruger Mini-14 F with folding stock and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm
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Ruger Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel") - 5.56x45mm
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Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm
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Stainless Steel Mini-14 GB in an Aftermarket Choate Folding Stock, as used by the Military of Bermuda - 5.56x45mm
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Black Ruger Mini-14 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

The Ruger Mini-14 is a semi-automatic rifle designed and manufactured by Ruger. It is one of the primary competitors to the AR-15-style rifle on the civilian market. Introduced in 1973, the Mini-14 is so named because of its resemblance to the M14 Battle Rifle. Despite this, it is more mechanically similar to the M1 Garand with its self-cleaning, fixed-piston gas system. In 2003, the Mini-14 was upgraded with a number of functional and cost-saving features and thereafter, the Mini-14 name became used to describe a family of weapons rather than a sole rifle design.

The current basic model of the Mini-14 is known as the Ranch Rifle, featuring either wood or synthetic furniture, a blued or stainless steel receiver, and an 18.5" barrel, along with a detachable scope mount.

Specifications

(1973 - Present)

  • Type: Carbine
  • Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
  • Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
  • Length: 37.2 in (94.6 cm)
  • Barrel length: 16.1 in (40.9 cm) - 22 in (55.9 cm)
  • Feed System: 5, 10, 20, or 30 round box magazines
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (See note above regarding full-auto)

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Crime Busters A security guard 1977
The Domino Principle A sniper; a prison guard 1977
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair UNCLE agents 1983
The Survivors survivalist student stainless steel 1983
Red Dawn carried by resistance member 1984
Romancing the Stone Michael Douglas Jack Colton 1984
Romancing the Stone Zolo's men 1984
Romancing the Stone Ira's Men 1984
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes) Mexican soldiers 1984
Exterminator 2 Robert Ginty John Eastland 1984
Exterminator 2 X's thugs 1984
Code of Silence Hitman 1985
Commando Arius' men Mini-14 GB, stainless steel models & blued models 1985
Death Wish 3 Gang Members Folding stocks and aftermarket stocks 1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Angry Anderson Ironbar underfolding stock 1985
The Annihilators A thug Stainless 1985
Crocodile Dundee Terry Gill Duffy 1986
The Fugitives French gendarmes 1986
Death Wish 4 Charles Bronson Paul Folding stock, mounted with a scope and suppressor 1987
The Loner French police officers 1987
Crocodile Dundee II Juan Fernández Miguel Chromed parts 1988
Married to the Mob F.B.I. Agent Folding stock and pistol grip 1988
Dead Heat L.A.P.D. SWAT 1988
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) French Gendarmerie Mini-14 1988
Colors Gerardo Mejía Bird 1988
True Believer Prison guards 1989
An Innocent Man Prison Guards 1989
Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux) A police sniper With folding stock and sniper scope 1990
Nothing But Trouble Valri Bromfield Miss Purdah Mini-14 GB Stainless W/ Scope 1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas Rod Steiger Gordon Kahl 1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas Christopher Rich Scott Faul With folding stock 1991
Highlander II: The Quickening Christopher Lambert Connor Macleod 1991
Highlander II: The Quickening General Katana's men 1991
Operation Corned Beef French gendarmes 1991
Beyond the Law Stainless Steel, Folding Stock 1992
Snake Eater III: His Law Bikers Mini-14 1992
Trouble Bound Mobster 1993
Carnosaur Raphael Sbarge 'Doc' Smith Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle" 1993
Carnosaur Jennifer Runyon Ann 'Thrush' Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle" 1993
Blood In, Blood Out Thomas F. Wilson McCann 1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco Branch Davidian cultists 1993
Rage and Honor II Indonesian police 1993
Léon (The Professional) NYPD ESU officers Mini-14 GB-F 1994
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult Postal carrier 1994
Cyber Tracker Jim Maniaci The Tracker With aftermarket folding stock and custom muzzle brake 1994
Stacie Foster Connie Griffith
standard Mini-14, seen in armory
Tommy Boy Rob Lowe Paul Barish 1995
The Usual Suspects Redfoot's henchmen Mini-14 GB-F, optics mounted 1995
Escape from LA Gang member 1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight Geena Davis Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle brake, heat shield/barrel shroud 1996
Ransom NYPD ESU officer 1996
Midnight Heat Payne's henchman Stainless steel, folding stock, sniper scope 1996
Original Gangstas Richard Roundtree Slick With folding stock 1996
A gang member GB, with folding stock
Breakdown M.C. Gainey Earl 1997
The Ultimate Weapon Hulk Hogan Ben Cutter Stainless steel with folding stock 1998
Carl Marotte Vince Dean
Gunrunners
Light It Up Daren Flam NYPD ESU officer With laser pointer 1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Forest Whitaker Ghost Dog Folding stock, suppressor, and scope attached 1999
Boondock Saints Prison Guard Choate folding stock 1999
Jane Doe Christina Cox Peter with optical sieght 2001
Jane Doe Teri Hatcher Jane Doe with optical sieght 2001
Heist Mickey's bodyguard folding stock 2001
Equilibrium Armored Sweeper Synthetic furniture 2002
Cabin Fever James DeBello Bert 2002
Cabin Fever Cerina Vincent Marcy 2002
Cabin Fever Joey Kern Jeff 2002
Cabin Fever Rider Strong Paul 2002
Outside the Law Charles Strong Ken Crowley Custom with short barrel and folding stock 2002
Christmas Rush Bernard Browne Wayne With folding stock 2002
Once upon a time in Mexico Antonio Banderas El Mariachi 2003
Once upon a time in Mexico Barrilo's men 2003
Curse of the Komodo Melissa Brasselle Tiffany Stainless, Butler Creek™ aftermarket synthetic folding stock with pistol grip, scoped, and stainless barrel shroud and muzzle brake 2004
District B13 Various actors Taha's henchmen Standard factory configuration 2004
The Corsican File (L'enquête Corse) RG member, Corsican terrorist with optical sieght 2004
Employee of the Month bank robber stainless with black plastic stock 2004
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Various actors Mexican Ranchers 2005
The Visitation Joe Unger Matt Kiley Mini-14 GB w/ folding stock 2006
Delta Farce Carlo Santana's men 2007
We Own the Night NYPD ESU officers 2007
We Own the Night Antoni Corone Lieutenant Michael Solo 2007
Elite Squad Drug dealers 2007
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Prison guard riflemen 2008
Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1 French police 2008
The Dark Knight vigilante Batman copycat 2008
Felon Harold Perrineau Lt. Bill Jackson 2008
The American George Clooney Jack Mini-14 (Pre-2005 style) with factory folding Stock and hand-made suppressor 2010
The A-Team Liam Neeson Hannibal 2010
Tomorrow, When the War Began Australian resistance fighters 2010
Red State seen on wall 2011
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) Robbers With Choate folding stock and extended magazine 2011
Casa de mi Padre Henchman folding stock 2012
The Expendables 2 Female villager post-2005 model 2012
The Host (2013) Resistance member pre-2005 model 2013
The Frozen Ground John Cusack Robert Hansen MINI-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope 2013
Blue Ruin Macon Blair Dwight Mini-14 GB 2013
Devin Ratray Ben
Kevin Kolack Teddy
Bright gang member 2017
Hostage X Stefanie Joosten The Agent Mini-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope 2017
Logan Lennie Loftin Jackson 2017
Hold the Dark Riley Keough Medora Slone With folding stock 2018
Jeffrey Wright Russell Core
Julian Black Antelope Cheeon
Policeman
22 July Anders Danielsen Lie Anders Behring Breivik 2018
Black Widow David Harbour Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian scoped; pre and post-2005 versions (continuity error) 2021
Jurassic World: Dominion security guards 2022

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The A-Team George Peppard Hannibal Smith 1983 - 1988
Dirk Benedict Templeton "Faceman" Peck
Dwight Schultz H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
Mr. T B.A. Baracus
Bergerac Lorcan Cranitch A police sniper With sniper scope and foregrip; "Avenge O Lord" (S04E09) 1985
Bergerac Police snipers With sniper scope; "The Deadly Virus" (S05E05) 1987
A Taste for Death British police firearms unit officers 1988
Bergerac Police snipers With sniper scope; "Diplomatic Incident" (S08E10) 1990
Bergerac Police snipers With sniper scope; "My Friend Charlie" (S09E05) 1991
Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2 Vitus Zeplichal Paul Boeder "Familienfest" (S02E07) 1995
Space: Above and Beyond Morgan Weisser Lt. Nathan West Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) 1995 - 1996
Kristen Cloke Captain Shane Vansen
Rodney Rowland Lt. Cooper Hawkes
Various actors US Marines
CSI: Miami Various actors Police honor guard "Lost Son", black synthetic stocks and chromed metal parts 2002 - 2012
24 Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer "7 p.m.-8 p.m." 2005
NCIS Todd Allen James Landis "Ravenous" (S3E17) 2006
NCIS Mark Harmon Gibbs "Ravenous" (S3E17) 2006
Sea Patrol 2007 -
Monk Titus Welliver Daniel Reese "Mr. Monk's Other Brother" 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Shane Edelman Matt Murch 2008 - 2009
Dean Winters Charley Dixon
Prison Break - Season 4 Assasssin w/ scope and 20-round magazine 2009
Dominic Purcell Lincoln Burrows
Justified - Season 1 One of the Pork Brothers "Fire in the Hole" (S1E01) 2010
Longmire - Season 1 Hunter "The Cancer" (S1E04) 2012
The Last Ship Thorwald's men "Fight the Ship" (S2E02) 2015
Murder in the First Cascade's men "State of the Union" (S2E07) 2015
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 Danay Garcia Luciana Galvez Short barreled; "Grotesque" (S2E08), "Los Muertos" (S2E09), "Pablo & Jessica" (S2E11), "North" (S2E15) 2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 Unknowns Savior members GB Model; "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12), "East" (S6E15) 2016
Melissa McBride Carol Peletier "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16)
The Walking Dead - Season 7 Unknown Saviors member "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (S7E01) 2016-2017
Daniel Newman Daniel "The Well" (S7E02)
Melissa McBride Carol Peletier "The Well" (S7E02), "Rock in the Road" (S7E09), "Bury Me Here" (S7E13)
Jordan Woods-Robinson Eric Raleigh GB Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
Dahlia Legault Francine Stainless Steel Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
Unknown Scavengers member GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
Karen Ceesay Bertie GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)
Stranger Things - Season 2 CPD Police "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" (S2E07) 2017
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 Gonzalez Dam guard Short barreled; "Things Bad Begun" (S3E15) 2017
True Detective Michael Greyeyes Brett Woodward 2019
The Last of Us - Season 1 Fireflies member "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01) 2023
Primo Allon Firefly Soldier GB-F; "Look for the Light" (S1E09)
Pedro Pascal Joel Miller

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
Fallout Tactics "Ruger AC556F" w/ folding stock and reflex scope 2001
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City "Kruger" GB-F model 2002
Condemned: Criminal Origins "Rifle" with 10-round mag and shortened barrel semi-auto only 2005
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men Synthetic furniture 2007
Cross Fire "Ruger MINI-14" extended magazine 2007
Left 4 Dead "Hunting Rifle" w/ scope and tactical flaslight pre-2005 model 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Left 4 Dead 2 Hunting Rifle w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight 2009
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action "Mini14" 2012
State of Decay "Mini 14" 10-round magazine 2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly "Ruger Mini-14" 5-round magazine 2014
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades "Mini-14 Classic" Pre-2005 model 2016
"Mini-14 GB" Mini-14 F model
Escape from Tarkov seen on the Mechanic art 2018


Ruger AC556

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Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm
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Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Full Stock - 5.56x45mm
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Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Factory Folder Stock - 5.56x45mm
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Ruger AC556K with 20-round magazine 5.56x45mm

The Ruger AC556 is the fully automatic version of the Mini-14 with a distinctive barrel and bayonet lug. These models come with either a pistol grip and side-folding stock or the standard semi-pistol grip fixed stock. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi-automatic only version of the AC556 originally intended for military, law enforcement, and private security sales. However, many examples of the Mini-14 GB have also entered the civilian market. The full-auto AC556 has a distinctive fire mode selector switch on the back of the receiver that the semi-auto Mini-14 does not.

Please note that many times, a semi-auto only Mini-14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini-14 doesn't have), it will be identified as a Mini-14 until its pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.

Specifications

(1980 - 1999)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
  • Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)
  • Length: 23.7 in (60.3 cm) (stock folded), 33.5 in (85.1 cm) (stock extended)
  • Barrel length:13 in (33 cm)
  • Feed System: 5, 10, 20 or 30 rounds detachable box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes) Norbert AC556K 1984
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes) French police 1984
Hold-Up Montreal police 1985
Cobra Night Slasher gangmembers AC556K 1986
The Fugitives French gendarmes 1986
Fatal Beauty Mike Jolly Earl Skinner AC556K 1987
The Loner French police officers AC556 1987
Rage of Honor Sho Kosugi Shiro Tanaka AC556K 1987
Rage of Honor Various henchmen AC556K 1987
A Fish Called Wanda Michael Palin Ken scoped AC556 with suppressor 1988
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders David Soul Michael Platt AC-556K 1988
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders Paramilitary group AC-556K 1988
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) Michel Serrault Commissaire Scatti AC556K 1988
Snake Eater Lorenzo Lamas "Soldier" Jack Kelly AC556 1989
Predator 2 Jamaican Drug Gang AC556K 1990
Highlander II: The Quickening Shield Corporation guards AC556 1991
Highlander II: The Quickening Christopher Lambert Connor MacLeod AC556 1991
Highlander II: The Quickening Virginia Madsen Louise Marcus AC556 1991
Class of 1999 1990
Lethal Weapon 3 Travis' henchmen AC556 1992
Freejack Mercenaries 1992
Escape from LA Kurt Russell Snake Plissken AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope 1996
Escape from LA George Corraface Cuervo Jones AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope 1996
Broken Arrow John Travolta Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins Ruger AC-556K 1996
Face/Off Prison guards AC556 1997
Face/Off Chris Bauer Ivan Dubov AC556 1997
Hard Rain Minnie Driver Karen AC556 1998
Hard Rain Police officers and criminals AC556 1998
Formula 51 Emily Mortimer Dakota 2001
S.W.A.T. (2003) Gang members AC556K 2003
New Police Story Fire AC556F 2004
District B13 Taha's henchman Stainless AC556-SS, black synthetic stock 2004
Terminator Salvation refugee stainless, folding stock 2009
Watchmen NYPD ESU officers AC556 2009
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais) Robber AC556K 2011

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Miami Vice - Season 1 Jim Zubiena Ludovici Armstrong AC556K with folding stock / "The Hit List" 1984 - 1985
Various actors SRT members AC556 with folding stock / "Cool Runnin"
Various actors SRT members AC556 with full stock / "The Maze"
The X-Files - Season 7 David Duchovny FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) / "First Person Shooter" (S7E13) 2000
Gillian Anderson FBI Special Agent Dana Scully
Krista Allen Maitreya
Billy Ray Gallion 'Retro'
Firefly Bandit AC556K with folding stock / "Our Mrs. Reynolds" (S1E06) 2002

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory AC556 2005
Cross Fire "Ruger AC-556" with SCAR CQB stock 2007
Insurgency AC-556 w/ various attachments AC556 With synthetic furniture 2014
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds Mini 14 w/ various attachments Semi-Auto only in game 2017
World War Z (2019 VG) Mini 21 or Scout Rifle w/ various attachments Semi-Auto only in game 2019


Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup Stock

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Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 5.56x45mm
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Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock with a scope mount - 5.56x45mm
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Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock with 4.5 inch flash hider - 5.56x45mm

The Muzzelite MZ14 is a polymer rifle stock that was designed to convert the Ruger Mini-14/AC556 into a compact bullpup carbine. Contrary to some urban legends, these were never seriously looked at as an alternative weapon for law enforcement. The trigger pull is shoddy, too long, and the bullpup itself is back heavy. Most police departments already had full-auto AC556 rifles or semi-auto Rugers (as well as AR-15s) if they needed a 5.56x45mm assault rifle. It is a simple vacuformed clamshell body that uses a rod to activate the trigger. The Muzzelite stock was sold in configurations that could hold the Ruger Mini-14, the Ruger 10/22, and the Marlin Camp Carbine in 9x19mm, though the only version used in most movies or television shows were the Ruger Mini-14 version. In films like Total Recall, the AC556 full-auto carbine with a shorter barrel was used inside this bullpup stock.

The Muzzelite stock enclosed Ruger Mini-14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of its futuristic appearance. Films like Starship Troopers utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite stock. These were preferred by the prop makers at Hollywood's Hand Prop Room, since the futuristic shape of the Muzzelite stock made it easier to create unusual science fiction rifles, but also the fact that it expands the appearance potential of the Ruger Mini 14, known in the industry as "The Jamless Wonder" as the Mini-14 never jams or stovepipes using movie blanks, something that cannot be said of any of the other common 5.56x45mm weapons used in films.

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Guns Erik Estrada Juan Degas with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A" 1990
Guns various thugs with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A" 1990
Prayer of the Rollerboys various Rollerboys "Naboru" assault rifles (modified AC556s) 1990
Predator 2 Extra actor Special Agent Peter Keyes' (Gary Busey's) team member dual wielded 1990
Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger Douglas Quaid Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section 1990
Total Recall Rachel Ticotin Melina Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section 1990
Total Recall Various actors Mars Federal Colony troops Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section 1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection Various actors Ramon Cota's men 1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection Various actors Delta Force commandos 1990
Terminator 2: Judgment Day Various actors Resistance Troops Some similarly configured to those from Total Recall 1991
Do or Die Paul Hospodar Duke 1991
Freejack Bonejackers 1992
RoboCop 3 Curtis Taylor, Various actors Rehab #1, OCP Rehabilitation Officers tactical flash light mounted on rail 1993
RoboCop 3 Various actors 'Splatterpunks' gang members tactical flash light mounted on rail 1993
On Deadly Ground MacGruder's henchman 1994
Tank Girl Lori Petty Tank Girl/Rebecca 1995
Tank Girl Various actors Water and Power agents modified with scopes and vertical foregrips 1995
Digital Man Terrorists, MP personnel 1995
Midnight Man Cambodian and Russian mobsters 1995
Midnight Heat Brian Bosworth Wayne Garret With barrel shroud and night vision device 1996
Midnight Heat Payne's henchmen With barrel shroud and night vision device 1996
Leprechaun 4: In Space Debbe Dunning Priv. Delores Costello with large laser sight mounted 1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space Ladd York Lucky with large laser sight mounted 1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space Brent Jasmer SSgt. Books Malloy with large laser sight mounted 1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space Jessica Collins Dr. Tina Reeves with large laser sight mounted 1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space Rick Peters Mooch with large laser sight mounted 1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Sticks with large laser sight mounted 1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space Geoff Meed Kowalski with large laser sight mounted 1997
Starship Troopers Casper Van Dien Johnny Rico Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Rifle" 1997
Starship Troopers Jake Busey Ace Levy Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Rifle" 1997
Starship Troopers Dina Meyer Dizzy Flores Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Rifle" 1997
Starship Troopers Michael Ironside Lt. Jean Rasczak Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Carbine", also uses a Sniper Rifle variant 1997
Starship Troopers Patrick Muldoon Zander Barcalow Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Carbine" 1997
Starship Troopers Denise Richards Carmen Ibanez Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Carbine" 1997
Starship Troopers Seth Gilliam Pt. Sugar Watkins Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Sniper Rifle" 1997
Starship Troopers Various actors Mobile Infantry soldiers Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Rifle" 1997
Phantoms Various actors Biological Warfare Unit soldiers Fitted with vertical grips, night-vision scopes, and laser sights; same weapons used in Tank Girl 1997
Belly Jamaicans With red dot sights 1998
K-911 Seen in Phil Cage's armory 1999
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Michael Gross Burt Gummer 2001

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Space Rangers Various actors pace Rangers With fake grenade launcher, and obsolete gas tube laser site as an optical site 1993
seaQuest DSV Dustin Nguyen Chief William Shan flash suppressor, flashlight attachment, custom made under barrel grenade launcher 1993 - 1996
seaQuest DSV Various actors UEO Forces flash suppressor, flashlight attachment, custom made under barrel grenade launcher 1993 - 1996
The X-Files Various actors Military/Black-ops personnel "Fallen Angel" (S1E09), "Unrequited" (S4E16), other episodes 1993 - 1997
seaQuest 2032 Various actors Macronesian Alliance Ruger removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance 1996
Star Trek: Voyager Robert Beltran Chakotay with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle / "Nemesis" Sept 24, 1997
Star Trek: Voyager Various actors Vori soldiers with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle / "Nemesis" Sept 24, 1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Background Initiative commando with aftermarket flash hider / "The Initiative (S4E07)" Nov. 16, 1999
Firefly Gina Torres Zoë Alleyne continuity error, "Serenity" (S01E01) 2002
Firefly extra "Serenity" (S1E01) 2002
Firefly Alliance troops "Serenity" (S1E01) 2002
Missing (2012) Nikola Navrátil A blonde assassin with a scope / "Ice Queen" (S01S03) 2012

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
Terminator: Resistance (VG) Plasma Rifle V-25 Modified to fire Phased Plasma, has a different external shell Comes with a red dot sight or a computerized sight 2019


Ruger Mini Thirty

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Stainless Ruger Mini Thirty new production model semiautomatic rifle with flush factory five round magazine - 7.62x39mm
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Ruger Mini Thirty Tactical with 20-round magazine - 7.62x39mm

The Ruger Mini Thirty is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini Thirty from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.

Introduced in 1987, the Mini Thirty was designed to take advantage of the large amounts of surplus 7.62x39mm ammunition entering the United States and being sold for low prices. Furthermore, the Mini Thirty was also marketed as a deer hunting rifle, as many American states prohibit deer hunting with rifles chambered in less than .243 caliber.

Specifications

(1987 - Present)

  • Type: Carbine
  • Caliber: 7.62x39mm
  • Weight: 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg)
  • Length: 37.5 in (95.3 cm)
  • Barrel length: 18.5 in (47 cm)
  • Feed System: 5 or 20 round box magazines
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (See note above regarding full-auto)


Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
The Curse of the Komodo Melissa Brasselle Tiffany Pre-2005 model Stainless Mini Thirty with folding stock and scope 2004

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notes Release Date
Max Payne 3 Mini 30 Folding stock, synthetic furniture 2012
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Mettler M-30 jungle camo synthetic furniture Mini-30 Tactical 2016
Grand Theft Auto V Marksman Rifle ACE stock incorrect magazine 2013


See Also

  • Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.
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