[[File:Sicario-mk23.jpeg|thumb|none|500px|The MK23 can be differentiated from the USP series by the raised sections of the front & rear of the slide at the point the sights are situated, from the curved underside of the front of the frame & also the threaded hole in the front of the wider, elongated trigger guard (for installation of a Wilcox or similar locking LAM unit) which you can see clearly in this still.
[[File:Sicario-mk23.jpeg|thumb|none|500px|The MK23 can be differentiated from the USP series by the raised sections of the front & rear of the slide at the point the sights are situated, from the curved underside of the front of the frame & also the threaded hole in the front of the wider, elongated trigger guard (for installation of a Wilcox or similar locking LAM unit) which you can see clearly in this still.
Also the frame on a Mark 23 is significantly wider before the intergrated rail than on a USP. ]]
Also the frame on a Mark 23 is significantly wider before the intergrated rail than on a USP. ]]
[[File:Sicario-USP-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Alejandro aims his suppressed Mark 23]]
[[File:Sicario-mk23-1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Alejandro confronts Fausto Alarcon ([[Juan Cedillo]]) and his family.]]
[[File:Sicario-mk23-2.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Alejandro brandishes the suppressed Mark 23.]]
[[File:Sicario-mk23-3.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Alejandro fires the suppressed Mark 23.]]
Sicario is an 2015 crime thriller directed by Denis Villneuve (Prisoners) and written by Tyler Sheridan (Sons of Anarchy). Emily Blunt stars as Kate Macer, a FBI agent on the U.S.-Mexico border who becomes involved with an elite anti-drug task force led by a shadowy government official (Josh Brolin) and his mysterious Mexican partner (Benicio del Toro). The cast also includes Jon Bernthal and Jeffrey Donovan.
The following weapons were used in the film Sicario:
A Beretta 92FS can be seen in a Delta Force operator's holster during the shootout at the border crossing. A Sonora cartel member is later seen wielding a Beretta.
SIG-Sauer P226
A Sonora Cartel gunman uses a SIG-Sauer P226 during the border crossing shootout.
FN Five-seveN
Manuel Diaz (Bernardo P. Sarancino) retrieves an FN Five-seveN USG when he is pulled over by the police.
Alejandro (Benicio del Toro) uses a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with a suppressor, railed handguards and an Aimpoint sight. An unsuppressed MP5A3 with a Surefire forend is used by a cartel gunman during the border crossing shootout.
Heckler & Koch MP5SD3
Alejandro's MP5A3 becomes a Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 with an Aimpoint sight in non-firing scenes.
Kate, Reggie Wayne (Daniel Kaluuya) and Phoenix PD SWAT officers use M4A1 Carbines during a raid. DEA Agent Steve Forsing (Jeffrey Donovan) and Delta Force commandos also use M4A1 Carbines, as do Mexican Federal Police officers and cartel members. Note, Prior to the convoy shootout at the border crossing, as the teams are identifying the two threat targets, Jeffrey Donovan's M4 dust cover is open and the chamber is clearly empty.
AR15 Carbine
Matt (Josh Brolin) appears to use a short-barreled AR-15 carbine, similar in appearance to the Daniel Defense DDM4 300 SBR.
Colt Model 933
A Mexican Federal Police officer is seen wielding a Colt Model 933. A Delta Force commando also uses an M933 with MOE furniture during the shootout at the border crossing.
Heckler & Koch G36C
One of the Delta Force commandos can be seen wielding a Heckler & Koch G36C with an EOTech sight.
AK Rifle
A modernized AK-type rifle is used by a sicario disguised as a Federal police officer during a shootout. A similar rifle is also seen in Silvio's (Maximiliano Hernández) home.
Remington 700 PSS
During the film's opening raid, an FBI sniper uses a Remington 700 PSS to provide cover for Kate's team.
Machine Guns
FN M249E2 SAW
M249 SAW machine guns are mounted on Mexican Federal Police pickups.
Shotguns
Mossberg 590 Mariner Cruiser
A member of the cartel uses a Mossberg 590 Mariner Cruiser during a shootout with the FBI.