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'''The Ruger Mini-14/AC556can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:''' | '''The Ruger Mini-14/AC556can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:''' | ||
[[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5. | [[Image:Ruger-Mini-14.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5. | [[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Ruger AC556 Carbine - 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.]] | ||
[[Image:RugerAC556 SS.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Full Stock - 5. | [[Image:RugerAC556 SS.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Full Stock - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[Image:Mini14gb-f.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5. | [[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. | [[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:Mini14-2.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Current production Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"; inline wooden stock and blued finish with 5-round magazine - 5. | [[Image:Mini14-2.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.]] | ||
==Ruger Mini-14== | ==Ruger Mini-14== | ||
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== Ruger Mini-30 == | == Ruger Mini-30 == | ||
[[Image:Ruger_Mini-30.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-30, Chambered in 7.62x39mm, with a shortened and modified barrel with Flash-hider/Muzzle-break combination device and several 30 round magazines.]] | [[Image:Ruger_Mini-30.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-30, Chambered in 7.62x39mm, with a shortened and modified barrel with Flash-hider/Muzzle-break combination device and several 30 round magazines.]] | ||
The Ruger Mini-30 was introduced in 1987 to used the 7.62x39 (AK47) round. The Mini-14 was a popular hunting rifle but sometimes the .223 Remington/5. | The Ruger Mini-30 was introduced in 1987 to used the 7.62x39 (AK47) round. The Mini-14 was a popular hunting rifle but sometimes the .223 Remington/5.56x45mm round was not approved for hunting, thus the Mini-30 was developed so that hunters could use a 'legal' .30 caliber round. Like the Mini-14, the Mini-30 is not particularly accurate for precise hunting shots, and is used primarily as a utility 'varmint' gun. Essentially identical to the Mini-14, it only differs in the fact that it is chambered in 7.62x39mm. The relative barrel thickness and fatter, more dynamically curved high-capacity magazines are the easiest way to tell them apart. | ||
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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. | [[Image:RugerMuzzelite.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 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. | 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 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]]'', 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 it's futuristic appearance. Films like ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite™ stock. | The Muzzelite™ stock enclosed Ruger Mini 14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of it's 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. | ||
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=== Television === | === Television === | ||
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* UEO Forces in ''[[seaQuest DSV]]''. In the final season, known as ''[[seaQuest 2032]]'', the Ruger was removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance. | |||
* Vori soldiers and [[Robert Beltran]] as Chakotay in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (episode "Nemesis", with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle) | * Vori soldiers and [[Robert Beltran]] as Chakotay in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (episode "Nemesis", with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle) | ||
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[[Category:Gun]] [[Category:Rifle]] [[Category:Bullpup]] | [[Category:Bullpup]] | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 28 May 2009
The Ruger Mini-14/AC556can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:
Ruger Mini-14
Film
- Ironbar in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- seen in The Dark Knight
- in Delta Farce Carlo Santana's Men have a few
- City Cowboys in Crocodile Dundee
- Drug Dealer gang in Crocodile Dundee II
- Jamaican Drug Gang in Predator 2
- Illeagal Arms Dealer in City of God
- Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi in Once upon a time in Mexico
- George Corraface as Cuervo Jones in Escape from LA
- Geena Davis as Samantha Caine in The Long Kiss Goodnight (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock, scope, and custom muzzle break)
- Prison guards in Face/Off
- A Prison Guard in Boondock Saints
- Some of Travis' henchmen in Lethal Weapon 3
- M.C. Gainey as Earl in Breakdown
- John Travolta as Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins in Broken Arrow
- Snake Eater
- Drug dealers in Elite Squad
- Gang members in S.W.A.T.
- Redfoot's henchmen in The Usual Suspects
- The police in Hard Rain
- Seen in New Police Story
- Tiffany (Melissa Brasselle) in Curse of the Komodo (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock)
Television
- Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24
- Wielded by numerous members of The A-Team
- Space: Above and Beyond (a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci Fi Shell, made by the Hand Prop Room, which also assisted in the production of the fictional rifles for Starship Troopers.
Video Games
- Can be used by the Player Character, Tommy Vercetti in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- A Mini-14 equipped with a scope can be used in the game Left 4 Dead
Ruger Mini-30
The Ruger Mini-30 was introduced in 1987 to used the 7.62x39 (AK47) round. The Mini-14 was a popular hunting rifle but sometimes the .223 Remington/5.56x45mm round was not approved for hunting, thus the Mini-30 was developed so that hunters could use a 'legal' .30 caliber round. Like the Mini-14, the Mini-30 is not particularly accurate for precise hunting shots, and is used primarily as a utility 'varmint' gun. Essentially identical to the Mini-14, it only differs in the fact that it is chambered in 7.62x39mm. The relative barrel thickness and fatter, more dynamically curved high-capacity magazines are the easiest way to tell them apart.
Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite™ MZ14 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-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. Also 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 it's 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.
Film
- Starship Troopers (Heavily modified version, called the "Morita Rifle")
- The Rehab Officers Assault Rifles in RoboCop 3
- Jamaican Gangsters in Predator 2
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid in Total Recall
- Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
- Resistance Troops in the future scene ofTerminator 2: Judgement Day
Television
- UEO Forces in seaQuest DSV. In the final season, known as seaQuest 2032, the Ruger was removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance.
- Vori soldiers and Robert Beltran as Chakotay in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "Nemesis", with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle)