American Sniper: Difference between revisions
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During his first tour in Iraq, Kyle uses a [[Remington Mk 13 Mod 0]], based off the [[Remington Model 700]], chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum. The weapon is fitted with a McMillan A2 stock, Nightforce NXS scope, harris bipod, MIRS night vision rail, and Knight's Armament M110 suppressor.
During his first tour in Iraq, Kyle uses a [[Remington Mk 13 Mod 0]], based off the [[Remington Model 700]], chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum. The weapon is fitted with a McMillan A2 stock, Nightforce NXS scope, Harris bipod, MIRS night vision rail, and Knight's Armament M110 suppressor.
[[Image:Mk 13 MOD 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington Mk 13 Mod 5 with bolt open, Harris bipod and KAC M110 suppressor - .300 Winchester Magnum. The Mod 0 differed in that it was built in a McMillan A2 stock as shown in the film.]]
[[Image:Mk 13 MOD 5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington Mk 13 Mod 5 with bolt open, Harris bipod and KAC M110 suppressor - .300 Winchester Magnum. The Mod 0 differed in that it was built in a McMillan A2 stock as shown in the film.]]
[[File:AmericanSniperMk13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Screen-used stunt Mk 13 Mod 0 as used in the film. Image from Prop Store of London.]]
[[File:AmericanSniperMk13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Screen-used stunt Mk 13 Mod 0 as used in the film. Image from Prop Store of London.]]
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==Tabuk Sniper Rifle==
==Tabuk Sniper Rifle==
An Iraqi [[Tabuk Sniper Rifle]] is seen in a cache of weapons and depicted on a bounty poster for Chris Kyle. The Tabuk rifles seen in the film are American-made copies built by the Two Rivers Arms Company for Independent Studio Services, the film's armorer.
An Iraqi [[Zastava M70#Tabuk Sniper Rifle|Tabuk Sniper Rifle]] is seen in a cache of weapons and depicted on a bounty poster for Chris Kyle. The Tabuk rifles seen in the film are American-made copies built by the Two Rivers Arms Company for Independent Studio Services, the film's armorer.
[[File:Tabuk-sniper.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Iraqi Tabuk sniper rifle with cleaning rod removed and Zrak scope - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:Tabuk-sniper.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Iraqi Tabuk sniper rifle with cleaning rod removed and Zrak scope - 7.62x39mm]]
[[File:Americansniper-tabuk-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The rifle is seen in the weapons cache.]]
[[File:Americansniper-tabuk-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The rifle is seen in the weapons cache.]]
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=Rifles and Carbines=
=Rifles and Carbines=
==M16A4==
==Colt Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB==
U.S. Marines in Iraq can been seen using [[M16A4]] rifles as their standard weapons. Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, stock-mounted magazine pouch, and an [[M203]] grenade launcher. During Kyle's fourth tour, a Recon Marine (Brett Edwards) that accompanies him on a mission is also armed with an M16A4, but with an ACOG sight, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, and an [[M203]] grenade launcher.
Chris Kyle ([[Bradley Cooper]]) and many of the U.S. Navy SEALs use tan-painted [[M16_rifle_series#CQB-R_.2F_Mk._18_Mod_0|Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB carbines]] with various accessories ranging from suppressors, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, Crane stocks, LMT rear sights, Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, and EOTech holographic sights. According to Independent Studio Services, the prophouse which supplied the weapons used in the film, Kyle's Mk 18 is built on an [[XM16E1]] lower receiver and the same rifle was used with different accessories to represent different points in Kyle's career.
[[Image:M16A4Standard.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A4 with carry handle attached and standard A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:American Sniper2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines on patrol armed with the M16A4.]]
[[File:AmericanS_232.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight and [[M203]] grenade launcher.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine in the middle has a M16A4 with a carry handle sight.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper Rifles.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marines among the three SEAL snipers have M16A4s.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M16A4 TV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine shown on television is armed with a M16A4 with an ACOG sight.]]
[[File:AmericanS_444.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marines behind Marc have M16A4s, each with different variations of attachments.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M16 squad.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines with their M16A4s after firing on a suicide car bomb.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper Mk12 Reticle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Marines with their M16A4 rifles carrying a wounded marine. The one on the right has a M203 launcher attached]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs M16 Marine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chris's brother Jeff ([[Keir O'Donnell]]) with his M16A4 rifle as he prepares to leave Iraq.]]
[[Image:AmericanS 439.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Recon Marine with a M16A4 with an ACOG sight and an underslung M203.]]
==Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB==
Kyle and many of the SEALs use tan-painted [[M16_rifle_series#CQB-R_.2F_Mk._18_Mod_0|Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB carbines]] with various accessories ranging from suppressors, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, Crane stocks, LMT rear sights, Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, and EOTech holographic sights. According to Independent Studio Services, the prophouse which supplied the weapons used in the film, Kyle's Mk 18 is built on an [[XM16E1]] lower receiver and the same rifle was used with different accessories to represent different points in Kyle's career.
[[Image:Mk18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mk 18 Mod 0 with LMT rear sight, RIS foregrip, and Crane stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:Mk18.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mk 18 Mod 0 with LMT rear sight, RIS foregrip, and Crane stock - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:AmericanSniperMK18Mod0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Screen used stunt MK 18 Mod 0 CQB (Kyle's) from ''American Sniper''. Image from Prop Store of London.]]
[[Image:AmericanSniperMK18Mod0.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Screen used stunt MK 18 Mod 0 CQB (Kyle's) from ''American Sniper''. Image from Prop Store of London.]]
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[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dandridge ([[Cory Hardrict]]) with his suppressed MK 18 Mod 0 with a AN/PEQ-15 and an Eotech sight.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs D.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Dandridge ([[Cory Hardrict]]) with his suppressed MK 18 Mod 0 with a AN/PEQ-15 and an Eotech sight.]]
==M4A1 Carbine==
==Colt M4A1 Carbine==
U.S. Army soldiers and some of the SEALs use [[M4A1]] carbines with various attachments, including the [[M203]] grenade launcher. Defense Intelligence Agency contractor agent Snead ([[Eric Close]]) carries a M4A1 with a Trijicon ACOG scope.
U.S. Army soldiers and some of the Navy SEALs use [[M4A1]] carbines with various attachments, including EOTech holographic sights, Trijicon ACOG scopes and the [[M203]] grenade launcher. Defense Intelligence Agency contractor agent Snead ([[Eric Close]]) carries a M4A1 with a Trijicon ACOG scope.
[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:ColtM4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm]]
[[File:American Sniper M4A1 Marc.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marc Lee with his tan M4A1.]]
[[File:American Sniper M4A1 Marc.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marc Lee ([[Luke Grimes]]) fires his desert tan painted M4A1.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper AR-15s.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marc Lee behind Chris Kyle with his tan M4A1.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper AR-15s.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marc Lee behind Chris Kyle with his tan M4A1.]]
[[File:Pmc.jpg|thumb|none|600px|DIA agent Snead ([[Eric Close]]) carries a M4A1 with a Trijicon ACOG scope]]
[[File:Pmc.jpg|thumb|none|600px|DIA agent Snead ([[Eric Close]]) carries a M4A1 with a Trijicon ACOG scope]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs Breachs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SEAL in front with a M4A1.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs Breachs.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SEAL in front with a M4A1. This SEAL's M4 is black but features a tan ACOG scope.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs M4M203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SEAL with his M4A1 with a M203.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs M4M203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SEAL with his M4A1 with a M203.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs M203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SEAL lays down suppressive fire with his M4A1.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs M203.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SEAL lays down suppressive fire with his M4A1.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US Army soldiers with their M4A1s.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|US Army soldiers with their M4A1s.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M4 (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ranger One ([[Owain Yeoman]]) aims his M4A1 with an underbarrel M203.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M4 (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ranger One ([[Owain Yeoman]]) aims his tan painted M4A1 with an underbarrel M203.]]
==Colt M16A4==
U.S. Marines in Iraq can been seen using [[M16A4]] rifles as their standard weapons. Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, stock-mounted magazine pouch, and an [[M203]] grenade launcher. During Kyle's fourth tour, a Recon Marine (Brett Edwards) that accompanies him on a mission is also armed with an M16A4, but with an ACOG sight, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, and an [[M203]] grenade launcher.
[[Image:M16A4Standard.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A4 with carry handle attached and standard A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:American Sniper2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines on patrol armed with the M16A4.]]
[[File:AmericanS_232.jpg|thumb|none|600px| Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight and [[M203]] grenade launcher.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs (2).jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marine in the middle has a M16A4 with a carry handle sight.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper Rifles.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marines among the three SEAL snipers have M16A4s.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M16A4 TV.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Marine shown on television is armed with a M16A4 with an ACOG sight.]]
[[File:AmericanS_444.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Marines behind Marc have M16A4s, each with different variations of attachments.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper M16 squad.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Marines with their M16A4s after firing on a suicide car bomb.]]
[[File:AmericanSniper Mk12 Reticle.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two Marines with their M16A4 rifles carrying a wounded marine. The one on the right has a M203 launcher attached]]
[[File:AmericanSniper SEALs M16 Marine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chris's brother Jeff ([[Keir O'Donnell]]) with his M16A4 rifle as he prepares to leave Iraq.]]
[[Image:AmericanS 439.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Recon Marine with a M16A4 with an ACOG sight and an underslung M203.]]
==PMCs AR-15==
==PMCs AR-15==
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==M1A==
==M1A==
A US Navy honor guard detail performs a rifle volley with [[M1A]] rifles during a funeral.
A US Navy honor guard detail performs a rifle volley with [[M1A]] rifles with dark walnut stocks during a funeral.
American Sniper is a 2014 biographical war film directed by Clint Eastwood with a screenplay by Jason Hall. Based on Chris Kyle's autobiography American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, the film stars Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya Ranae Kyle.
The following weapons were used in the film American Sniper:
Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) uses a McMillan TAC-338A rifle as one of his main weapons. The weapon is fitted with a Leupold Mark 4. The rifle is also similar in appearance to the TAC-338 rifle that Kyle used in real life.
During his first tour in Iraq, Kyle uses a Remington Mk 13 Mod 0, based off the Remington Model 700, chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum. The weapon is fitted with a McMillan A2 stock, Nightforce NXS scope, Harris bipod, MIRS night vision rail, and Knight's Armament M110 suppressor.
A Marine Recon Scout Sniper (Tony Nevada) that accompanies Kyle on a mission in Iraq is seen firing a M40A3 Sniper Rifle while engaging insurgents in Sadr City.
Kyle uses a Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifle with a tan paint scheme, Harris bipod, Crane stock, Leupold Mark 4 scope, and suppressor while training to be a sniper. Other SEALs are also seen using the rifles in Iraq.
TRIVIA: Chris Kyle, in a piece for Soldier of Fortune wrote that he "took the lower receiver off [his] (sic) M-4 and put it on the upper receiver of [his] Mk-12. That gave [him] a collapsible stock and allowed [him] to go full-auto." By stating that he could "go full-auto", he very clearly meant an M4A1 Carbine, not the burst fire only M4 Carbine, but some use "M4" as an umbrella term to refer to both. Additionally, he could have simply put a collapsible stock and full auto trigger pack on his Mk-12, he didn't need to change the lower for that, it was likely just done as it'd be easier than cannibalizing parts off of an M4A1.
An Iraqi Tabuk Sniper Rifle is seen in a cache of weapons and depicted on a bounty poster for Chris Kyle. The Tabuk rifles seen in the film are American-made copies built by the Two Rivers Arms Company for Independent Studio Services, the film's armorer.
A young Chris Kyle (Cole Konis) and his father (Ben Reed) are seen hunting using a Remington Model 700. Chris later takes his son out hunting with Remington 700s as well.
Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) and many of the U.S. Navy SEALs use tan-painted Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB carbines with various accessories ranging from suppressors, AN/PEQ-2 and AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, Crane stocks, LMT rear sights, Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, and EOTech holographic sights. According to Independent Studio Services, the prophouse which supplied the weapons used in the film, Kyle's Mk 18 is built on an XM16E1 lower receiver and the same rifle was used with different accessories to represent different points in Kyle's career.
U.S. Army soldiers and some of the Navy SEALs use M4A1 carbines with various attachments, including EOTech holographic sights, Trijicon ACOG scopes and the M203 grenade launcher. Defense Intelligence Agency contractor agent Snead (Eric Close) carries a M4A1 with a Trijicon ACOG scope.
U.S. Marines in Iraq can been seen using M16A4 rifles as their standard weapons. Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, stock-mounted magazine pouch, and an M203 grenade launcher. During Kyle's fourth tour, a Recon Marine (Brett Edwards) that accompanies him on a mission is also armed with an M16A4, but with an ACOG sight, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, and an M203 grenade launcher.
A private military contractor is seen carrying a Colt Model 654 with a 16" barrel and KAC RIS quad rail handguard.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingColt Model 654 "M16A1 Carbine", the export model of the Model 653 without forward assist (the version in the film has a 16" barrel) - 5.56x45mmError creating thumbnail: File missingA DIA PMC wielding his Colt 654 as he retieves the bag of money. Note the longer 16" A1 pencil barrel.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe same PMC with his 654 carbine. Here we can see the A1 carry handle and also a slab side upper, lacking a forward assist.
Mk 14 Mod 0
Marc Lee (Luke Grimes) carries what appears to be a suppressed Mk. 14 Mod 0 while on patrol.
A Mk 48 Mod 0 fitted with an ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator and cloth ammo bag is carried by the Navy SEAL nicknamed "Biggles" (Jake McDorman). Marc Lee (Luke Grimes) also carries around a Mk 48 machine gun with a retractable stock in certain missions.
When two USMC AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters are seen flying escort for a UH-1N Huey during Kyle's second tour, the ubiquitous M197 Vulcan is visible in the nose. During a firefight, a USMC AH-1W Super Cobra can be seen firing into an insurgent position.
Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) briefly carries a Springfield TRP during his first tour, visible in a thigh rig holster and/or a leather belt holster. He later switches to a SIG pistol (from his second tour on), which should be a .45 ACP SIG-Sauer P220 (according to Kyle's autobiography and Independent Studio Services, which provided the arsenal for the movie –Recoil Magazine Issue 18, USA), but might be a P226 on some shots. In real life, Kyle's Springfield TRP Operator was a personal sidearm of choice during his first tour before it was damaged by shrapnel, prompting him to switch to a modern design sidearm onward on his later tours.
Starting from his second tour to the rest of the movie, Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) carries a SIG-Sauer P220 as his sidearm in a brown leather hip holster. According to ISS, Kyle's SIG is an original West German model. Like the Springfield TRP Operator, the SIG-Sauer P220 was a personal sidearm of choice of Kyle's when he made the switch later in his military service.
Most of the U.S. Navy SEALs in the film carry the SIG-Sauer P226 as their sidearm. Both Navy SEAL Lt. Martens (Sam Jaeger) and Dauber (Kevin Lacz) are seen carrying their P226 pistols tucked into their plate carriers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm ParabellumError creating thumbnail: File missingDauber (Kevin Lacz) with the P226 tucked in his plate carrier. Note the straighter grip and smoother backstrap design. Kevin Lacz was a SEAL who was a close friend of the real Chris Kyle and served with him in Iraq. In fact, "Dauber" is the nickname Kyle gave him.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOn the right, Dauber (Kevin Lacz) with a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol tucked in his plate carrier.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA SIG-Sauer P226 pistol is seen in the vest of Navy SEAL Lt. Martens (Sam Jaeger) as he stands next to Colonel Jones (Chance Kelly). A good clear shot of the P226's straighter grip and smoother backstrap design but also clearly visible are double-stack bulges which are consistent with a P226.
Beretta 92FS
Ranger One (Owain Yeoman) and a Delta sniper in Kyle's fourth tour both have a Beretta 92FS in their leg platform rig holsters. The Beretta 92FS is likely standing in as the Beretta M9.
Marc Lee (Luke Grimes) and some DIA contractors including Agent Snead (Eric Close) carry custom unknown modern 1911 pistols similar to the Kimber Custom TLE II as their sidearms in their hip holsters.
During the film's opening, a Marine on patrol appears to be armed with the short barrel variant of the Benelli M1 Super 90 with a pistol grip, short barrel and Surefire forend. The shotgun was likely standing in for the Mossberg 590A1 shotguns actually used by the U.S. Marines.
A cache of weapons including rifles and grenades are found hidden in a floor. The weapons include several AKMS rifles, at least one Tabuk sniper rifle, several F-1 hand grenades, an RGD-5 hand grenade, a PROM-1 anti-personnel mine, two RPG-7 launchers, and several RKG-3 anti-tank grenades.
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