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[[Image:M16A4withANPEQ&ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) with KAC M5 railed handguards, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, KAC RIS foregrip, and Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr159.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SDU sniper is shot in the arm by Ching.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr159.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SDU sniper is shot in the arm by Ching.]]
==Custom M16==
A custom M16 appears used by SDU snipers, consisting of an A1 upper receiver (identifiable by its teardrop forward assist and lack of a brass deflector) with the carry handle machined off and converted to a flat top, and an A2 profile barrel.
[[Image:The sniper m16a11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The SDU sniper in the foreground aims the custom M16.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr1511.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A clear shot of the custom M16. Note lack of a brass deflector.]]
==Micro Galil==
==Micro Galil==
Revision as of 05:44, 5 July 2017
The following weapons were used in the film The Sniper :
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Revolvers Smith & Wesson Model 10 Chen Xinwei (Edison Chen ) and his inexperienced rookie partner both use Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers in the introduction.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith and Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen confronting two Triad gangsters with his Model 10. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen aiming the Model 10 with Fang next to him, armed with his Sig Sauer P228. Smith & Wesson Model 10HB Fang Keming (Richie Ren ) and officers of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU) use Smith & Wesson Model 10HB revolvers during a scene where triad members attack a prisoner convoy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang uses the Model 10HB to snipe on the Triad gangster after ambushing the PTU convoy. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the Model 10HB. Pistols SIG-Sauer P228 A SIG-Sauer P228 is seen in the hands of Fang (Richie Ren ) during the opening stakeout scene. He uses it to save Chen when he had trouble trying to deal with several machete wielding triads.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P228 - 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang with his P228. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The P228's barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The P228 being aimed at the Triad gangsters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang supporting Chen with his P228. Beretta 92FS Triad leader Tao (Jack Kao ) is armed with a Beretta 92FS during a flashback sequence and later during the shootout in the elevator. Other characters are armed also with the 92FS.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Beretta 92FS - 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tao with a 92FS to conduct a hostage execution. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Er Ge with a 92FS during a confrontation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A closeup of the 92FS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Triad gangster with the 92FS. Walther P99 A Walther P99 is carried by Er Ge (Kai Chi Liu ) during the elevator scene, later drops it when shot in the arm by Chen. Fang also manages to obtain one during the elevator scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P99-9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The P99 fired inside the elevator car (It looks like a fake) Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang struggling with a Triad gangster for his P99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Er Ge using the P99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shot of Er Ge using the P99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang with the P99. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Er Ge firing the P99 at police officers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Er Ge checking the room with his P99. Glock 17 A Glock 17 is briefly seen in the hands of Ching (Huang Xiaoming ) during the elevator scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Generation 3 Glock 17 9x19mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching aiming the Glock 17 at the screen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching strafing with his Glock 17. Steyr GB The Steyr GB is carried by several triads.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr GB 9mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A masked Triad gunman attacking the PTU convoy with the GB. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A gunman with the GB. M1911 A M1911 -style pistol is carried by several triads.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol Commercial - .45 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Triad gunman with the M1911. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Triad gunman holding the M1911 (Foreground). Submachine Guns Heckler & Koch MP5 Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns are used by the HKPF Special Duties Unit (SDU) throughout the movie. It is also used by one of the PTU officers guarding a prison convoy and by another officer during a shootout at Ching's apartment.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9x19mm with Navy trigger group Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTU officers taking cover behind their police van with MP5A3s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTU officers fire their MP5A3s back at the Triad gunmen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU operators preparing for an assault. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU operators guarding perimeter of crime scene with MP5A3s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU operators stacking up with MP5A3s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing These barrels indicate they are airsoft replicas. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Plainclothed SDU operators armed with MP5A3s. Steyr TMP A Steyr TMP , distinguished by its fixed detachable stock, is used by one of the triads who ambushes the prisoner convoy.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Steyr TMP 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Triad gunman approaching HK Corrections Bus with TMP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Triad gunman inside the van with TMP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Triad gunman pulling chain from the bus. Assault Rifles M16A1 Several M16A1 rifles (with A2 handguards) are used by SDU snipers during training sessions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A SDU sniper aims the M16A1 with a ACOG scope. M16A2 M16A2 rifles are seen during the sniper training sequences.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU snipers fire their M16A2s in training session. M16A4 An SDU sniper shot by Ching is armed with an M16A4 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) with KAC M5 railed handguards, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, KAC RIS foregrip, and Trijicon TA01 4x32 ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A SDU sniper is shot in the arm by Ching. Custom M16 A custom M16 appears used by SDU snipers, consisting of an A1 upper receiver (identifiable by its teardrop forward assist and lack of a brass deflector) with the carry handle machined off and converted to a flat top, and an A2 profile barrel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SDU sniper in the foreground aims the custom M16. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A clear shot of the custom M16. Note lack of a brass deflector. Micro Galil A Micro Galil is used by Er Ge (Kai Chi Liu ) during the rescue scene.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing IMI Galil MAR - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Er Ge with MAR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Er Ge fires the MAR to kill a HK Corrections officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 5.56 NATO shell casings eject out of MAR while being fired. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Notice the cross-shaped muzzle flash. Shotguns Remington 870 Remington 870 shotguns are seen in the hands of PTU officers guarding the prison transport when it is ambushed by the triads.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 870 with early style Black Synthetic Riot foregrips and buttstock - 12 gauge. Error creating thumbnail: File missing PTU officer on the left armed with the 870. Others have MP5A3s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Same PTU officer on the left uses the 870 to fight off the Triad gunmen. Sniper Rifles Heckler & Koch PSG-1 The Heckler & Koch PSG-1 sniper rifle is prominently used by Chen throughout much of the film, and by Ching in flashback sequences. The rifle itself is a fake that was created by combining a long barrel with a PSG-1 forearm, buttstock and pistol grip on a HK91/G3 body, similar to the H&K SR9 rifles seen in Hollywood productions.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Genuine Heckler & Koch PSG-1 with 20-round magazine - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Sniper 'build up' PSG1 from Props Company Limited. It's a fake 'build up' PSG1 (much like the SR9TC rifles in Hollywood), created by putting long barrel (note that it is slimmer than a real PSG heavy barrel), or a barrel sleeve extender, along with the recognizable forearm, buttstock and pistol grip on a standard HK91/G3 body. A build up like this would cost under $1000, whereas a real German PSG-1 sells for $10,000 - $35,000. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen with the PSG-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen aiming the PSG-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen aiming the PSG-1, looking through its scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching firing the PSG-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching and Shane (Bowie Lam ), his fellow SDU sniper, in plainclothes during the hostage situation. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen aiming the PSG-1 by using the top of a signboard as a sniping perch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen holding the PSG-1 when confronted by reporters. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two closeups of the PSG-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen and other SDU snipers taking cover. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen with his PSG-1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen firing his PSG-1. Tokyo Marui PSG-1 (AEG) For non-firing scenes, characters use an airsoft PSG-1, made by Tokyo Marui.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch PSG-1 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen running while cradling his PSG1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU sniper carrying PSG1 when shot by Ching. Remington 700 AICS A Remington 700 rifle in an AICS stock is used by Shane (Bowie Lam ), one of Fang's fellow SDU snipers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington 700 in AICS 1.0 stock with Harris bipod and 5 round magazine - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Shane using Remington 700 while camouflaged. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang speaks to Chen, the AICS in front of him. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang aims the AICS. Heckler & Koch G3SG/1 Several members of the SDU sniper team are armed with G3SG/1 rifles. Note that this is just a standard H&K G3 that's made to look like a G3SG/1 rifle. Although it's fitted with an SG/1 stock, it lacks the set trigger that's characteristic of factory SG/1 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Heckler & Koch G3SG/1 - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen aims the G3SG/1's scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU sniper aims the G3SG/1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Note the metal clamp/clip on the left side of the forearm. This is a feature that is omitted on factory SG/1 rifles. Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR Suppressed Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifles with Harris bipods no iron sights and 20-round magazines are used by Fang and Chen, notably during a scene where Chen attempts to replicate Ching's shots and during the finale.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mark 12 Mod 1 SPR with suppressor, 30-round magazine, Harris bipod, and Leupold Mark 4 scope - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang aims the Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chen with the Mk 12 during an investigation to see if Ching's shots played a role in the PTU convoy attack. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of Chen firing the Mk 12. Error creating thumbnail: File missing SDU sniper with Mk 12. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang peers through the Mk 12's scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fang takes aim at Ching. Norinco Type 85 Ching (Huang Xiaoming ) uses a Chinese copy of the SVD Dragunov , the Norinco Type 85, as his primary sniper rifle throughout the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type85 -7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching cocks the Type 85. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching checks the Type 85's scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 85 magazines (similar to the SVD) are seen on the table by the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching takes aim at the PTU officers, his sniping perch concealed to avoid being detected. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another shot of Ching's sniping perch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching with the Type 85. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the Type 85 while hidden beneath the highway. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Peering through the Type 85's scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching fires at this ex-SDU comrades, hidden from inside a cannibalized auto frame. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Type 85 as seen on the ground with a sling. Barrett M82A1 In the finale, Ching uses a Barrett M82 alongside his Type 85, engaging in a lengthy duel with Fang, Chen and the rest of the SDU sniper team. We could note that between the moment when he is filmed from his back and from his front, his rifle switches from a G3SG1 to the Barrett M82A1. In the french version, Fang says Ching is using a 50 millimeters and not a .50.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M82A1 used in the movie, courtesy of Props Limited. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the M82A1's muzzle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching setting up the M82A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching aiming the M82A1 at a police van, hidden beneath the highway. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Muzzle flash of the M82A1 after being fired. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching aims the M82A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carrying the M82A1 in Ching's arms. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Aiming the M82A1's at his ex-SDU teammates. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Firing the M82A1 at the SDU team. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Photo of dissipating muzzle flash. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ching holding on the M82A1's pistol grip after being shot by Chen. 
