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[[Image: M41a01.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M41A Pulse Rifle]]
[[Image: M41a01.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M41A Pulse Rifle]]


The '''"M41A Pulse Rifle"''' is a fictional firearm invented for the world of ''[[Aliens]]''. It uses a 100 round magazine loaded with 10x24mm, explosive tip, caseless, light armor-piercing rounds, although supposedly downloaded to 99 to prevent stoppages. It is fitted with an underslung pump-action 4 shot 30mm grenade launcher. The prop was composed of an aluminium shroud, and [[Thompson|M1 Thompson]] for the main gun, a [[Remington 870]] as the grenade launcher, and uses a [[Franchi SPAS-12]] cut down forend and heatshield over the 870.
The '''"M41A Pulse Rifle"''' is a fictional firearm created for the world of ''[[Aliens]]''. As described and seen in the film, this rifle is usually fitted with a 100 round magazine loaded with 10x24mm, explosive tip, caseless, light armor-piercing rounds, although supposedly downloaded to 99 to prevent stoppages. In addition, the Pulse rifle is fitted with an underslung pump-action 4 shot 30mm grenade launcher. The prop was composed of an aluminium shroud, and [[Thompson|M1 Thompson]] for the main gun, a [[Remington 870]] as the grenade launcher, and uses a [[Franchi SPAS-12]] cut down forend and heatshield over the 870.




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|''[[Aliens]]'' || [[Ricco Ross]] || Pvt. Frost ||  || 1986
|''[[Aliens]]'' || [[Ricco Ross]] || Pvt. Frost ||  || 1986
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|''[[Alien³]]'' || . || Weyland/Yutani operatives || Use it briefly to shoot a prison guard || 1992
|''[[Alien³]]'' || . || Weyland/Yutani operatives || || 1992
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Revision as of 02:28, 17 June 2014

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M41A Pulse Rifle - .45 ACP / 12 gauge (in fiction, 10x24mm / 30mm). The weapon pictured here is one of the actual screen-used pulse rifles from Aliens, and Alien³ (it is still painted black from its use on the latter film). This is the only M41A that Bapty & Co. (U.K.) left intact after Aliens was filmed. Photo taken by Dan Shea for Long Mountain Outfitters.
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M41A Pulse Rifle

The "M41A Pulse Rifle" is a fictional firearm created for the world of Aliens. As described and seen in the film, this rifle is usually fitted with a 100 round magazine loaded with 10x24mm, explosive tip, caseless, light armor-piercing rounds, although supposedly downloaded to 99 to prevent stoppages. In addition, the Pulse rifle is fitted with an underslung pump-action 4 shot 30mm grenade launcher. The prop was composed of an aluminium shroud, and M1 Thompson for the main gun, a Remington 870 as the grenade launcher, and uses a Franchi SPAS-12 cut down forend and heatshield over the 870.


The "M41A Pulse Rifle" has been used in the following:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Aliens Sigourney Weaver Ellen Ripley 1986
Aliens Michael Biehn Cpl. Dwayne Hicks 1986
Aliens Bill Paxton Pvt. Hudson 1986
Aliens Jenette Goldstein Pvt. Vasquez 1986
Aliens Al Matthews Sgt. Apone 1986
Aliens Ricco Ross Pvt. Frost 1986
Alien³ . Weyland/Yutani operatives 1992


Video Games

Game Title Mods Notations Release Date
G-Police: Weapons of Justice . Used by police in the opening FMV 1999
Aliens vs. Predator 2 . . 2001
Aliens: Colonial Marines . . 2012


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