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| [[In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders]] || Various actors || Paramilitary group || AC-556K || 1988 | | [[In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders]] || Various actors || Paramilitary group || AC-556K || 1988 | ||
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| [[True Believer]] || Various actors || Prison guards ||.|| 1989 | |||
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| [[Predator 2]] || .|| Jamaican Drug Gang || AC556K || 1990 | | [[Predator 2]] || .|| Jamaican Drug Gang || AC556K || 1990 | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 2 February 2011
The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:
Specifications
(1973-present)
Type: Assault Rifle
Caliber: .223 Remington
Capacity: 5,10,20,30 round magazines
Fire Modes: Semiautomatic(Standard Versions), Semiautomatic/FullAuto (AC556 [750 RPM])
Ruger Mini-14
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 it's pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romancing the Stone | Michael Douglas | Jack Colton | . | 1984 |
| Romancing the Stone | Various actors | Zolo's men | . | 1984 |
| Romancing the Stone | Various actors | Ira's Men | . | 1984 |
| Code of Silence | . | Hitman | . | 1985 |
| Commando | Various actors | 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 |
| Crocodile Dundee | Terry Gill | Duffy | . | 1986 |
| Cobra | Various actors | Night Slasher gangmembers | AC-556K | 1986 |
| Fatal Beauty | Mike Jolly | Earl Skinner | AC556K | 1987 |
| Death Wish 4 | Charles Bronson | Paul | Folding stock, mounted with a scope and suppressor | 1987 |
| A Fish Called Wanda | Michael Palin | Ken | scoped AC556 with suppressor | 1988 |
| Crocodile Dundee II | Juan Fernández | Miguel | Chromed parts | 1988 |
| In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | David Soul | Michael Platt | AC-556K | 1988 |
| In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders | Various actors | Paramilitary group | AC-556K | 1988 |
| True Believer | Various actors | Prison guards | . | 1989 |
| Predator 2 | . | Jamaican Drug Gang | AC556K | 1990 |
| Nothing But Trouble | Valri Bromfield | Miss Purdah | Mini-14 GB Stainless W/ Scope | 1991 |
| Lethal Weapon 3 | . | Travis' henchmen | AC556 | 1992 |
| Beyond the Law | . | . | Stainless Steel, Folding Stock | 1992 |
| Blood In, Blood Out | Thomas F. Wilson | McCann | . | 1993 |
| Léon (The Professional) | Various actors | NYPD ESU officers | Mini-14 GB-F | 1994 |
| The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | . | Postal carrier | . | 1994 |
| Tommy Boy | Rob Lowe | Paul Barish | . | 1995 |
| The Usual Suspects | . | Redfoot's henchmen | Mini-14 GB-F, optics mounted | 1995 |
| Escape from LA | George Corraface | Cuervo Jones | AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope | 1996 |
| Escape from LA | Kurt Russell | Snake Plissken | AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope | 1996 |
| Escape from LA | Various actors | Gang member | 1996 | |
| Broken Arrow | John Travolta | Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins | Ruger AC-556K | 1996 |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Geena Davis | Charly Baltimore | Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle break, heat shield/barrel shroud | 1996 |
| Face/Off | Various actors | Prison guards | AC556 | 1997 |
| Face/Off | Chris Bauer | Ivan Dubov | AC556 | 1997 |
| Breakdown | M.C. Gainey | Earl | 1997 | |
| Hard Rain | Minnie Driver | Karen | AC556 | 1998 |
| Hard Rain | Various actors | Police officers and criminals | AC556 | 1998 |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Ghost Dog | (Forest Whitaker | Folding stock, suppressor, and scope attached | 1999 |
| Boondock Saints | . | A Prison Guard | Choate folding stock | 1999 |
| Formula 51 | . | . | 2001 | |
| Equilibrium | Various actors | Armored Sweeper | Synthetic furniture | 2002 |
| Once upon a time in Mexico | Antonio Banderas | El Mariachi | . | 2003 |
| Once upon a time in Mexico | Various actors | Barrilo's men | . | 2003 |
| S.W.A.T. (2003) | Various actors | Gang members | AC556K | 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 |
| District B13 | . | Taha's henchman | Stainless AC556-SS, black synthetic stock | 2004 |
| New Police Story | . | Fire | AC556F | 2004 |
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Various actors | Mexican Ranchers | . | 2005 |
| Delta Farce | Various actors | Carlo Santana's men | . | 2007 |
| We Own the Night | Various actors | NYPD ESU officers | . | 2007 |
| Elite Squad | Various actors | Drug dealers | . | 2007 |
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct | Various actors | Prison guard riflemen | . | 2008 |
| The Dark Knight | . | vigilante Batman copycat | . | 2008 |
| Watchmen | Various actors | NYPD ESU officers | AC556 | 2009 |
| The American | George Clooney | Jack | Mini-14 (Pre-2005 style) with factory folding Stock and hand-made suppressor | 2010 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice - Season 1/ "The Hit List" | Jim Zubiena | Ludovici Armstrong | AC556K with folding stock | 1984-1985 |
| Miami Vice - Season 1/ "Cool Runnin" | Various actors | SRT members | AC556 with folding stock | 1984-1985 |
| Miami Vice - Season 1/ "The Maze" | Various actors | SRT members | AC556 with full stock | 1984-1985 |
| The A-Team | George Peppard | Hannibal Smith | . | 1983-1988 |
| The A-Team | Dirk Benedict | Templeton "Faceman" Peck | . | 1983-1988 |
| The A-Team | Dwight Schultz | "Howling Mad" Murdock | . | 1983-1988 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Morgan Weisser | Lt. Nathan West | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Kristen Cloke | Captain Shane Vansen | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Rodney Rowland | Lt. Cooper Hawkes | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Various actors | US Marines | M590 Assault Rifle, a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell | 1995-1996 |
| 24/ "7 p.m.-8 p.m." | Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | . | 2005 |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Shane Edelman | Matt Murch | . | 2008-2009 |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Dean Winters | Charley Dixon | . | 2008-2009 |
| CSI: Miami/ "Lost Son" | Various actors | Police honor guard | black synthetic stocks and chromed metal parts | 2002-??? |
| CSI: Miami/ Season 1 | . | A woman | . | 2002-??? |
| Sea Patrol | 2007- |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Kruger | GB-F model | 2002 | |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory | AC556 | 2005 | ||
| Kane and Lynch: Dead Men | Synthetic furniture | 2007 | ||
| Left 4 Dead | Hunting Rifle | w/ scope and tactical flaslight | pre-2005 model | 2008 |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Hunting Rifle | w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight | 2009 | |
| Dead Frontier | Ruger Mini-14 | w/ scope | 2007-2011 |
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
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predator 2 | Extra actor | Special Agent Peter Keyes' (Gary Busey's) team member | duel 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: Judgement Day | Various actors | Resistance Troops | 1991 | |
| RoboCop 3 | Various actors | The Rehab Officers Assault Rifles | tactical flash light mounted on rail | 1993 |
| Tank Girl | Lori Petty | Tank Girl/Rebecca | 1995 | |
| Tank Girl | Various actors | Water and Power agents | modified with scopes and forend grips | 1995 |
| Digital Man | Various actors | Terrorists | 1995 | |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Various actors | Space Marines | 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 |
| Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | 2001 | |
| Dracula 3000 | Various actors | Team members | 2004 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | 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 |
| 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/ "Nemesis" | Robert Beltran | Chakotay | with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle | 1996-2001 |
| Star Trek: Voyager/ "Nemesis" | Various actors | Vori soldiers | with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle | 1996-2001 |
Ruger Mini-30
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.