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* Troy Police Department SWAT Team members and a Troy Police Narcotics Detective in ''[[DEA]]'' (fitted with EoTech 552.A65 Holographic sights, SureFire M900 Vertical Grips, and Crane stock) | * Troy Police Department SWAT Team members and a Troy Police Narcotics Detective in ''[[DEA]]'' (fitted with EoTech 552.A65 Holographic sights, SureFire M900 Vertical Grips, and Crane stock) | ||
* U.S. Army soldiers in ''[[the Unit]]'' (fitted with EOTech 552 Holographic Sights, Crane stock, vertical grips, and an AN/PEQ-2 target illuminator) | |||
=== Video Games === | === Video Games === |
Revision as of 11:54, 23 July 2009
The M16 series of assault rifles and carbine variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, video games, and anime:
(I am currently trying to update this page to the new table format, but have not finished yet. While I'm doing work on the page, I'd rather nobody besides other admins touch the page. Please be patient. -MT2008)
Specifications
Type: Assault Rifle
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Capacity: 5, 20, 30, 40 round box magazine/ 90 rounds snail drum/ 100 rounds dual drum Beta-C Magazine
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Burst (M16A2, M16A4, M4) Safe/Semi/Auto (M16, M16A1, M16A3, M4A1)
M16 Rifle
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Across The Universe | Various | National Guardsmen | 2007 | |
Land of the Dead | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 2005 | |
Analyze This | Various | Mobsters | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hiders | 1999 |
The Matrix | Various | Lobby guards | Fitted with both 3-prong and M16A1 flash hiders | 1999 |
The Matrix | Keanu Reeves | Neo | 1999 | |
The Rock | Tony Todd | Captain Darrow | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider and M203 grenade launcher | 1996 |
Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks | Forrest Gump | 1994 | |
Forrest Gump | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1994 | |
In the Army Now | Pauly Shore | PFC "Bones" Conway | LaFrance-converted AR-15 SP1; fitted with M16A1 flash hider and M16A2 hand guards | 1994 |
In the Army Now | Various | U.S. Army personnel | LaFrance-converted AR-15 SP1s; fitted with M16A1 flash hiders and M16A2 hand guards | 1994 |
Jurassic Park | Unknown actor | InGen worker | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and M16A1 flash hider | 1993 |
Showdown in Little Tokyo | Dolph Lundgren | Sergeant Chris Kenner | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1991 |
Showdown in Little Tokyo | Brandon Lee | Johnny Murata | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1991 |
Die Hard | Various | LAPD S.W.A.T. officers | 1988 | |
They Live | Roddy Piper | Nada | 1988 | |
They Live | Keith David | Frank | 1988 | |
They Live | Various | Cable 54 building guards | 1988 | |
Full Metal Jacket | Various | U.S. Marines | 1987 | |
Lethal Weapon | Various | LAPD S.W.A.T. officers | Deleted scene only | 1987 |
Predator | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Dutch | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider and Fake M203 Launcher | 1987 |
Predator | Sonny Landham | Billy | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards, M16A1 flash hider, and Mossberg 500 shotgun | 1987 |
Heartbreak Ridge | Various | U.S. Marines | Fitted with M16A1 flash hiders | 1986 |
The Park is Mine | Various | N.Y.P.D. SWAT officers | Fitted with AN/PVS-2 Starlight night vision scopes | 1986 |
Platoon | Chris Pedersen | Crawford | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider | 1986 |
Raw Deal | Various | Patrovita's thugs | 1986 | |
Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Matrix | Fitted with M16A1 flash hider; becomes an M16A1 in some shots | 1985 |
Commando | Various | Arius' men and U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with M16A1 flash hiders, some with M16A2 hand guards | 1985 |
Rambo: First Blood | Brian Dennehy | Hope Sheriff Will Teasle | 1982 | |
Rambo: First Blood | Various | Hope County sheriff's deputies | 1982 | |
Stripes | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1981 | |
Taps | Various | Cadets | 1981 | |
The Spy Who Loved Me | Various | U.S. Navy sailors | Stolen from Armoury and Stromberg guards | 1977 |
The Enforcer | Various | People's Revolutionary Strike Force terrorists and SFPD officers | Fitted with both 3-prong and M16A1 flash hiders | 1976 |
Silver Streak | Various | FBI Agents | 1976 | |
Ice Station Zebra | Various | U.S. Navy crew | 1968 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Supernatural | Unknown actor | Conspiracy theorist | 2005- | |
Mail Call | R. Lee Ermey | Himself | 2002- | |
JAG | Various | U.S. soldiers | Only seen in flashbacks to Vietnam War | 1995-2005 |
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Various | U.S. soldiers, guards, criminals | 1993-1997 |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Passwords | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 | ||
Enter the Matrix | 2003 | ||
Vietcong | 2002 |
XM16E1 Rifle
The XM16E1 is an improved variant of the original M16 which featured several improvements, including the forward assist (visually, the most obvious difference). The Army requested this feature, but the Air Force believed it had no benefit and only increased the weapon's per-unit cost. Consequently, the M16 (SP1) was the version adopted by the Air Force, while the Army adopted the (slightly) more expensive XM16E1. After the M16A1 was introduced, both services transitioned to this rifle. Before 1968, this was the most common version of the M16 rifle platform.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
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Tropic Thunder | Jay Baruchel | Kevin Sandusky | 2008 | |
Tropic Thunder | Brandon T. Jackson | Alpo Chino | 2008 | |
Tropic Thunder | Various | Actors playing U.S. soldiers | 2008 | |
We Were Soldiers | Mel Gibson | Lt. Col. Hal Moore | (with and without M7 bayonet) | 2002 |
We Were Soldiers | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | (with and without M7 bayonet) | 2002 |
Dead Presidents | Jaimz Woolvett | Lieutenant Dugan | 1995 | |
Dead Presidents | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1995 | |
Hamburger Hill | Various | U.S. Army 101st Airborne personnel | 1987 | |
The Green Berets | John Wayne | Colonel Mike Kirby | 1968 | |
The Green Berets | Various | U.S. Special Forces | 1968 |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | 2004 |
M16A1 Rifle
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Rambo (2008) | Various | Karen rebels | 2008 | |
The Departed | Various | Massachusetts State Police at funeral | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 2006 |
Land of the Dead | Various | Fiddler's Green Soldiers | 2005 | |
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course | Various | U.S. Army Rangers | Some fitted with M203 grenade launchers | 2002 |
XXX | Unknown actor | Colombian narcotics officer | 2002 | |
Blue Streak | Various | Mexican Border Security Officers | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1999 |
Con Air | Various | Convicts and U.S. National Guardsmen | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1997 |
Eraser | Various | U.S. Marshalls | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1996 |
The Rock | Various | Rogue U.S. Marines | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards and tactical flashlights; some fitted with M203 grenade launchers | 1996 |
Romeo & Juliet | Various | Verona Beach police officers | Some fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1996 |
Heat | Wes Studi | Detective Casals | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1995 |
Hard Boiled | Philip Kwok | Mad Dog | Fitted with M203 grenade launcher | 1992 |
Hard Boiled | Various | Hong Kong police and Johnny Wong's thugs | 1992 | |
Terminator 2: Judgement Day | N/A | N/A | Seen on the walls of Sarah's armory | 1991 |
Toy Soldiers | Various | Colombian soldiers | 1991 | |
Die Hard 2 | Various | Airport police and U.S. Army Special Forces | The Army team's fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1990 |
Fire Birds | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1990 | |
Total Recall | N/A | N/A | Seen at Kuato's resistance base | 1990 |
A Better Tomorrow III | Chow Yun-Fat | Mark Lee | 1989 | |
A Better Tomorrow III | Anita Mui | Chow Ying Kit | 1989 | |
A Better Tomorrow III | Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Cheung Chi Mun | 1989 | |
A Better Tomorrow III | Various | ARVN soldiers | 1989 | |
Casualties of War | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1989 | |
Iron Eagle II | Various | U.S. Military Police | 1988 | |
Hamburger Hill | Various | U.S. Army 101st Airborne personnel | 1987 | |
Aliens | N/A | N/A | Seen on the walls of the Sulaco's armory | 1986 |
Equalizer 2000 | Various | Gang members | Some fitted with futuristic shells | 1986 |
Heartbreak Ridge | Various | U.S. Marines | With and without MILES gear | 1986 |
Iron Eagle | Various | U.S. Air Force security guards | 1986 | |
The Park is Mine | Various | NYPD S.W.A.T. officers | 1986 | |
Platoon | Charlie Sheen | Pvt. Chris Taylor | 1986 | |
Platoon | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1986 | |
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Various | U.S. Marines | 1986 | |
Commando | Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Matrix | Alternates with M16 SP1 | 1985 |
Commando | Various | Arius' men and U.S. Army soldiers | Some fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1985 |
Day of the Dead | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1985 | |
Rambo: First Blood Part II | Various | Vietnamese troops and pirates | Some fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1985 |
Ghostbusters | Various | U.S. National Guardsmen | 1984 | |
The Terminator | Paul Winfield | Lt. Edward Traxler | 1984 | |
The Terminator | Lance Henriksen | Detective Hal Vukovich | 1984 | |
The Terminator | Various | LAPD officers | 1984 | |
Rambo: First Blood | Various | U.S. National Guardsmen | 1982 | |
The Day After | Various | U.S. Air Force Security Police | 1983 | |
The Blues Brothers | Carrie Fisher | Jake's ex-fiance | 1980 | |
The Blues Brothers | Various | State Troopers, Sheriff's Deputies, Chicago Police SWAT, U.S. Army soldiers | 1980 | |
The Final Countdown | Various | U.S. Marines | 1980 | |
Apocalypse Now | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1979 | |
The Jerk | M. Emmet Walsh | The Madman | Fitted with scope | 1979 |
Moonraker | Various | Drake launch base guards | 1979 | |
The Odd Angry Shot | Various | Australian SAS troopers | 1979 | |
The Enforcer | Various | SFPD officers | 1976 |
Television
Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Air Date |
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Harsh Realm | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards | 1999-2000 |
Seven Days | Various | U.S. Army personnel | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards, some fitted with Cobray CM203 Flare Launchers, one fitted with a night-vision scope | 1998-2001 |
The Stand | Gary Sinise | Stud Redman | 1994 | |
The Stand | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1994 | |
Tour of Duty | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1987-1988 | |
The A-Team | Various | U.S. Army soldiers | 1983-1987 |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | 2006 | ||
Scarface: The World is Yours | Can be fitted with M203 grenade launcher | 2006 | |
Battlefield: Vietnam | 2004 | ||
Grand Theft Auto III | Fitted ith M16A2 hand guards and fictional 60-rd magazine | 2001 | |
Command & Conquer: Red Alert | Fitted with M16A2 hand guards; used by Allied soldiers in FMV cut scenes only | 1997 |
Anime
- U.S. Army soldiers in Blood+
- Seen in Rally Vincents bedroom in Riding Bean
- Ulgian soldiers in Noir
M16A2 Rifle
In contrast to the real world M16A2 rifle adopted by the U.S. Military in the early 1980s, most of the A2s seen in movies are A2 'kits' built on A1 full auto lower receivers (or converted A2 style receivers). Most movie "M16A2" rifles, has the A1 Birdcage flash hider installed, since Cinematographers want the "starburst" of the Flash to go all the way around, not just divert upwards (as is the case with the correct A2 Flash hider). In the real world, the fully automatic version of the M16A2 is known as the M16A3, however, because nearly all movie "M16A2s" fire full automatic, it is not IMFDB policy to designate these rifles as "M16A3s" when identifying them in movies, since in nearly all cases they are intended to pass for M16A2s.
Also note that some American movies feature M16A1 rifles fitted with M16A2-style handguards, such as Heat and Die Hard 2. An example of such a rifle can be seen in the M16A1 entry above. When identifying M16 variants, please look at the receiver of the rifle in question, not just its handguards, to determine whether it is an A1 or an A2.
Film
- Convicts in Con Air
- U.S. Army soldiers in Cloverfield
- U.S. Marines in XXX: State of the Union
- Bruce Willis as Jimmy and Matthew Perry as Oz in The Whole Ten Yards
- U.S. Marines doing the 21 Gun Salute in The Rock
- U.S. Army Soldier in I Am Legend
- U.S. Army Rangers in Black Hawk Down
- U.S. Army soldiers and Marines in War of the Worlds(2005)
- U.S. Marines in Jarhead
- Miami P.D. officers and U.S. military personnel in Bad Boys II
- Several U.S. characters in Three Kings
- U.S. Army soldiers in The Siege
- John Leguizamo as Pestario "Pest" Vargas in The Pest
- U.S. military personnel in The Day After Tomorrow
- Seen on a gun rack in Underworld
- U.S. military personnel in Clear and Present Danger
- U.S. military personnel and South Korean MP's in Die Another Day
- Cocaine plant guards in A Man Apart
- Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors
- National Guard soldiers in Volcano
- U.S Army soldiers in Godzilla
- U.S. Army soldiers in Courage Under Fire
- U.S. military personnel in The Core
- U.S. military personnel in X-Men: The Last Stand
- U.S. military personnel in Independence Day
- U.S. military personnel in Armageddon
- U.S. Marines in Goldeneye
- Security personnel in Jurassic Park (with and without barrel-mounted tactical flashlights)
- U.S. Marines in Jurassic Park III
- Cary Elwes as Lt. Col. James G. Burton in The Pentagon Wars
- Japanese soldiers in Battle Royale II: Requiem
- Laurence Fishburne as Tad Gruzsa in Bobby Z
- Brazilian cops (BOPE members) in Elite Squad
- National Guard Soldiers in Village of the Damned
- U.S. Army soldiers and Marines in XXX 2: State of the Union
- Security Personnel in The World Is Not Enough
- Police Officers in The Departed
- U.S Marines in Behind Enemy Lines
- Sierra Leone Army soldiers and South African mercenaries in Blood Diamond
- Soldiers in Stone Cold
- U.S. Marines Tears of the Sun
- U.S. Army soldiers in Cloverfield
- Police sniper in Bangkok Dangerous
- U.S. soldiers in Dreamcatcher
- U.S. military personnel in X-Men: The Last Stand
- Pauly Shore as Private First Class Bones Conway in In the Army Now
- U.S. Marines in The Sum of All Fears
- Colombian Army and Rouge Unit in Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia
Television
- Nicki Lynn Aycox as Pvt. Brenda 'Mrs. B' Mitchell in Over There
- Lizette Carrin as PFC Esmaralda 'Doublewide' Del Rio in Over There
- Pittsburg P.D. officers and an armored van driver in The Kill Point
- U.S. Military personnel in JAG
- U.S. Army soldiers in The Unit
- Various characters in Jericho
- Various characters in Seven Days
- Militant extremists in Star Trek: Voyager (episode: "Future's End")
- U.S. Marines in CSI: NY (episode: "Heroes", fitted with ACOG scopes, several having M203 grenade launchers)
- Nigerian soldiers in Burn Notice
Video Games
- GoldenEye 007 (as the "AR33")
- Battlefield 2 (with and without M203 grenade launcher)
- America's Army (can be fitted with M203 grenade launcher)
- Thomas Jane Frank Castle in The Punisher
- Project IGI 2: Covert Strike (comes with M203 grenade launcher)
- Command & Conquer (Videogame package)
- Seen in a magazine and on posters in Far Cry 2
M16A4 Rifle
The A4 is often mistaken as an A3 w/ RIS rails. This is not true. The A3 is a full auto A2 with the standard A2 upper receiver and barrel. The Flat top with removable carry handle and RAS rails only appear on the A4s. Also the A4 is a 3-round burst rifle like the A2. As is the case with the A2 rifle, all movie/TV appearances of the 'flat top' M16 are full auto, not three round burst, since no director wants to see only three rounds fire at a time. So these are, again, A4 uppers built on full auto lower receivers. Despite the fact that the real world A4 is a three round burst rifle, IMFDB will still refer to the movie incarnations as A4s, since that is the rifle they are supposed to represent on film.
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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The Incredible Hulk | U.S. Army soldiers | 2008 | ||
28 Weeks Later | U.S. Army soldiers | 2007 |
Television
Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Marines | CSI: Miami | With ACOG scope, Surefire weaponlight, RIS foregrip, and AN/PEQ-2 IR designator | 2002 - ???? | |
New Bern residents | Jericho | 2006 - 2008 | ||
Beck's soldiers | Jericho | With and without M68 Aimpoint scope and Surefire weaponlight | 2006 - 2008 | |
U.S. Army soldier | The Unit | 2006 - 2009 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Release Date |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | With optional Sure Shot red dot sight and M203 grenade launcher, erroneously shown as capable of full auto fire | 2007 | |
Insurgency | With or without M203 grenade launcher | 2007 | |
Combat Arms | As the "M-16A3" | Erroneously shown as capable of both full auto and 3-round burst fire | 2008 |
ArmA II | With AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, ACOG scope, and M203 grenade launcher | 2009 | |
America's Army 3 | With optional M68 Aimpoint scope, Surefire weaponlight, or Heckler & Koch M320 grenade launcher | 2009 | |
America's Army 3 | As the "M16A4 DMR" | With M150 ACOG scope and semi-auto fire only | 2009 |
Ghost Recon | As the "M16A2" | With M68 Aimpoint scope and optional M203 grenade launcher | 2001 |
Diemaco C7/Colt Model 715
A Canadian license-built copy of the M16, known in the U.S. as the Colt Model 715, the Diemaco C7 is identical to the M16A2 except it features the rear sight of the M16A1 and fires on full-auto rather than burst. The C7A1 is identical to the M16A4, aside from the fact that it, too, fires full-auto rather than burst. The C7A2 adds a 4-position M4-style stock, and the handguard, pistol grip, and stock are OD green. The A2s are standard issue in the Canadian military and are usually seen with ELCAN scopes or EOTech red dot sights and RIS foregrips.
Note: Diemaco (currently Colt Canada) does not permit sale of their weapons to civilians (including film armorers), so C7s in films is near impossible to see, but the Colt Model 715 was built by the American Colt for Canadian Special Forces and is available to armorers, so is the most likely version to be seen in any film. The Model 715 has been seen in many action movies and TV shows that were filmed in Canada, such as Stargate: SG1, where it is often used to stand-in for the M16A2.
Film
- An ex-Deputy in Walking Tall (with Beta-C drum magazine)
Television
- U.S. military personnel and various bad guys in Viper
- USAF personnel in Stargate: SG1
- U.S. Army soldiers, Republican Guard Special Forces, and Cherokee rebels in Harsh Realm
Video Games
- Jagged Alliance 2 (as the "C-7")
M16 with M203 Grenade Launcher
NOTE: In some movies and TV shows, the Cobray 37mm Launcher is used to impersonate the M203. For a list of ways to tell the two launchers apart, visit the Cobray 37mm Launcher page.
Film
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch in Predator (M16)
- David Graf as Eugene Tackleberry in Police Academy 6
- Peter Sarsgaard as Troy and Brian Geraghty as Fergus in Jarhead (M16A2)
- U.S. Army soldiers in The Siege (M16A2)
- Hanging in Tom Barnett's place in The Boondock Saints (M16A1)
- Ewan McGregor as Specialist John Grimes in Black Hawk Down (M16A2)
- Philip Kwok as Mad Dog in Hard Boiled (M16A1)
- Reciprocity team member in Clear and Present Danger (M16A2)
- U.S. Marines in Heartbreak Ridge (M16A1)
- U.S. Army Rangers in The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (M16A1)
- Carver's henchmen in Tomorrow Never Dies (M16A2, with Beta-C drum magazines)
- Rogue U.S. Recon Marines in The Rock (M16A1)
- American Gangster (M16A1)
- Without a Paddle (M16A1)
- Paul McGann as Chris Ryan in The One That Got Away
- Sean Bean as Andy McNab and Kevin Collins as Chris Ryan in Bravo Two Zero (M16A2, with camouflage paint schemes)
- Sniper 2 (M16A1)
- U.S. Marines in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (M16A1)
- Pauly Shore as Bones Conway in In the Army Now (M16A1, promotional material only)
Television
- U.S. Army soldiers in The Unit (M16A2)
- U.S. Army Rangers in Seven Days (M16A1, with and without night vision scope)
- U.S. Marines in CSI: NY (episode "Heroes", M16A2, fitted with ACOG scope)
Anime
- Asano in Mezzo DSA (M16A1)
- A U.S. soldier in Blood+ (M16A2)
Video Games
- Battlefield 2 (M16A2)
- Seen in an Allied Soldier's hands in Command & Conquer: Red Alert (M16A1)
- America's Army (M16A2)
- Operation Flashpoint (M16A2)
- ArmA II (M16A4, with AN/PEQ-2 IR designator and ACOG scope)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (M16A4)
- Ghost Recon (M16A4)
- Insurgency (M16A4)
Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series
During the Vietnam War, Colt made several short barreled carbines that were fielded. The Colt Model 607 (called the CAR-15 in the US Market) was designated the XM177 in Vietnam. It had a slab side receiver just like the original AR-15s. The Colt Model 609 was designated the XM177E1, where they added a forward assist, raised rib around the mag button and a chromed chamber (the same modifications made to the A1 upgrade of the M16 rifle). This version was also where they started stamping the receivers "Commando", thus known as the "Colt Commando" back in the States. The Colt Model 610 was a version built for the USAF security forces, and was called the XM177 GAU-5/A or when formally adopted by the US Air Force, 'the GAU-5/A ' (which is why the gun is seen on the show Stargate: SG1 since the USAF used the carbine until recently). The Colt Model 629 was officially designated the XM177E2 having changed the barrel from 10" to 11.5" and slightly changing the flash hider/sound suppressor. This is the version most seen as replica and airsoft guns throughout the world.
The XM177 was adopted by the US Air force during the vietnam war and is still used by the USAF. The XM177E1 and the XM177E2 was adopted by the US Army and is no longer used.
Movie Armorer's note: Since the ATF viewed the flashhider of the XM177 as a 'silencer' due to the sound baffles within the item, it was as strictly controlled as any other silencer. Also the interior design of the flash hider / sound suppressor of the XM177 made it difficult to adapt to fire movie blanks. Thus there are virtually NO real XM177s used in movies. Most of the versions seen in films are modified commercial SP1 Carbines/M16 shorties with 'fake' XM177 flash hiders slipped over or welded to the end of the barrel. Also movie armorers used aftermarket barreled uppers by third party manufacturers and mated them to existing fully automatic lower receivers, thus were constantly swapping parts to build up guns which were requested by movie directors. So it is possible to see various upper receiver assemblies on recognizable M16/A1/A2 lower receivers.
Film
- Sean Connery as John Mason, Nicolas Cage as Stanley Goodspeed, and Rogue US Recon Marines in The Rock (fitted with tactical flashlights and/or M203 Grenade Launchers)
- M.O.I. Swat teams in Brazil
- Richard Norton in Equalizer 2000 (heavily modified to look somewhat futuristic)
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer in Blood Diamond (with Aimpoint M3 red-dot sight and camouflage paint) (unknown variant; A2 receiver with XM177-style front end)
- Colonel Coetzee (Arnold Vosloo)'s men in Blood Diamond (with Aimpoint M3 red-dot sight and camouflage paint) (unknown variant; A2 receiver with XM177-style front end)
- Counter-terrorist teams in Toy Soldiers
- Shadow Company goons and Gary Busey as Mr. Joshua in Lethal Weapon (Busey using one with a scope as well as with and without 'jungle-style' taped magazines)
- Drug runners in Bad Boys II
- U.S. military personnel in Die Another Day
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT in The Park is Mine
- Bucho's henchmen in Desperado
- Reciprocity team members in Clear and Present Danger
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT commander in The Park is Mine
- Danny Glover as Lt. Mike Harrigan in Predator 2, (fitted with M203 grenade launcher)
- U.S. Navy SEALs in Navy SEALs
- Michael Biehn as Lt. Curran in Navy SEALs (fitted with M203 grenade launcher)
- John Castle as Paul McDaggart in RoboCop 3
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards in The Running Man
- A Chicago P.D. SWAT sniper in The Fugitive
- Judd Nelson as Nick in New Jack City
- Navy Seals in Hot Shots! Part Deux
Television
Video Games
- The World Is Not Enough (as the "Mustang MAR-4", available with an M203 grenade launcher as the "Mustang MAR-4 GL")
- Operation Flashpoint (XM-177E2)
- Max Payne series
Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 727/Model 733
After 1973 Colt made several lightweight versions of the M16 and Commando rifles for use with Police and Security forces, as well as civilian sales worldwide. The Model 653 was sold in the US as the SP1 Carbine or AR-15 Carbine. It had the features of the XM177 rifle series, including the telescoping stock, but had either a 14.5" or a 16" lightweight barrel, depending on the demands of the customer, whether domestic or foreign. It was NOT correct for Viet Nam, despite what the movie Platoon portrays. Though 'unofficially' called the "M16 Shorty" by some writers and shooters, the 16" barreled lightweight carbine was never adopted formally by the US Military, and thus never had an "M" or "XM" designation. It was used in the U.S. by Federal and local law enforcement.
Colt also made the Model 733, which was a 11.5" barreled version of the Model 653, intended for Tactical police and security work. Later manufactured versions of both guns had A2 style heavy barrels. The Model 723 was a 733 designed for export for the UAE and used by US Delta Force.
What is confusing is that other manufacturers made all sorts of modified short barreled AR-15 rifles for the Police and Civilian markets throughout the years. Colt themselves bastardized so many of their rifles throughout the years, swapping particular uppers with different lowers so that there will always be exceptions to the rule. The explosion of custom and unique looking AR-15 rifles in the 1980s and 1990s has led to a lot of confusion regarding what rifle is in what movie.
Film
- Willem Dafoe as Sergeant Elias K. Grodin in Platoon (M653)
- Tom Berenger as Sgt. Bob Barnes in Platoon (M653)
- Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley in Heat (M733)
- Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis in Heat (M733)
- Michael Paul Chan as U.N. Cultural Attache of China Xian Chen in U.S. Marshals ((Colt AR-15 Carbine, Civilian version of the Colt M653); fitted with a scope and silencer)
- Delta Force operators and Ron Eldard as Mike Durant in Black Hawk Down (fitted with various accessories including Aimpoint scopes, silencers, tactical flashlights, and camouflage paint) (M727 and M733)
- Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (fitted with silencer, laser sight, and ACOG scope, and a standard issue one on the freeway shootout) (Supposed to be an XM177E2 but was Commercial Colt version of the Model 653 with a fake slip on flash hider)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as the T-800 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Supposed to be an XM177E2 but was Commercial Colt version of the Model 653 with a fake slip on flash hider)
- Models at the Berlin Arms Fair in Lord of War (M653 and M723)
- Brazilian cops (BOPE members) in Elite Squad
- Hugh Jackman as James Howlett in X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- A Navy SEAL in Hot Shots! Part Deux (fitted with a M203)
Television
- Johnathan LaPaglia as Frank Parker in Seven Days (episode "The Fire Last Time", M733)
- Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors: The Series (episodes "Shriek and Destroy" and "Night of the Shriekers", M653)
- Victor Browne as Tyler Reed in Tremors: The Series (episode "Night of the Shriekers", M653)
- Pittsburg P.D. SWAT in The Kill Point (M653, fitted with Surefire M500AB weaponlights)
Video Games
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (M733, called the "M4" in game)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (M733, called the "M4" in game)
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (M733, called the "M4" in game)
M4/M4A1 Carbine
The M4 Carbine is a 14.5" barreled select fire Assault Rifle. It has a distinctive 'step down' in the barrel to allow for mounting the M203 grenade launcher. Many of them in the battlefield are customized with forearm rails (usually holding the AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, a vertical forward grip, sometimes a flashlight, or one of many types of rifle scopes and red-dot or reflex optics). The M4 has three round burst capability, while the M4A1 has full auto fire capability. The very earliest M4s delivered to the U.S. Army had fixed carry handles and were known in Colt's catalog as the Model 777; however, soon after, the military started buying the Model 920, which featured a detachable carry handle, but continued to call these guns "M4s". Contrary to popular misconception, the carry handles on most M4s and M4A1s are detachable, and most of these carbines are used with the carry handle removed, and a folding rear sight and optic being attached to the receiver instead. As far as the procurement program has always been concerned, the burst/auto capability is the only difference between an M4 and M4A1, however, the M4A1 also utilizes a heavier barrel profile under the handguards in order to prevent the barrel from rapidly overheating during fully automatic fire.
What is confusing is that many civilian commercial makers of AR-15 style rifles call their 16" Carbine "The M4". Though there is no rule saying they can't name their gun whatever they want, the official M4 is the version used and originally issued by the U.S. Army and built by Colt. Colt tried to sue other gun makers to stop using the term 'M4' however, it was ruled that M4 refers to a type of firearm and Colt cannot copyright the term.
Film
- "Company Men" in Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Gary Oldman as Ivan Korshunov in Air Force One (fitted with C-More Sight)
- Jeremy Renner as Brian Gamble, his men, and L.A. Police SWAT in S.W.A.T. (fitted with ACOG scopes and Surefire M500AB weaponlights)
- TNT and rescue team members in Bad Boys II
- SWAT officers and Nick Stahl as John Connor in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (fitted with various accessories including Surefire M500AB weaponlights and C-More red dot sights)
- Miami P.D. SWAT in Transporter 2
- Robbie Gee as Kahn in Underworld (fitted with a scope and a Surefire M500AB weaponlight)
- Child recruits in Soldier (fitted with C-More red dot sights)
- Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone (fitted with a red dot sight, a sound suppresser, and a short version of the AG36 grenade launcher).
- Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder.
- U.S. Army Soldiers in Cloverfield
- U.S. Army Soldiers in Transformers (fitted with ACOG scopes, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and RIS foregrips, some having custom camo paint schemes)
- Resistance members in Children of Men
- Carver's henchmen in Tomorrow Never Dies
- NSA Agents in XXX: State of the Union (fitted with Surefire M500AB weaponlights)
- Marton Csokas as Yorgi, Jan Pavel Filipensky as Viktor, and Yorgi's henchmen in XXX (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes, Beta-C mags, and RIS foregrips, Yorgi using one with a Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip)
- William Stryker (Brian Cox)'s men in X2: X-Men United (fitted with RIS foregrips, laser pointers, and tactical flashlights)
- U.S. Army soldiers including Jeremy Renner as Doyle in 28 Weeks Later (Renner using one fitted with RIS foregrip, EO-Tech red dot sight, and a night vision scope)
- Vin Diesel as Toorop in Babylon A.D.
- Used by Marines and SRT in Resident Evil Degeneration
- U.S. Army soldiers in Lions for Lambs
- A Secret Service agent in The Sentinel (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope)
- U.S. Soldiers in Dreamcatcher
- U.S. Army soldiers and SWAT in Dragon Wars: D-War (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes and RIS foregrips)
- U.S. military personnel in The Sum of All Fears (fitted with Trijicon RX01 red dot sight)
- US Navy SEALS and the Colombian Rouge Unit in Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia
Television
- U.S. Army soldiers and an Iraqi civilian in Over There (fitted with RIS foregrip and AN/PEQ-2 laser system)
- Keith Robinson as Pvt. Avery "Angel" King in Over There (fitted with RIS foregrip, AN/PEQ-2 laser system, and ACOG scope)
- U.S. military personnel in Stargate: SG1
- Pittsburgh P.D. SWAT officers on The Kill Point
- U.S. military regulars and Unit members in The Unit
- Ravenwood mercenaries in Jericho (fitted with RIS foregrips, tactical flashlights, and M68 Aimpoint scopes)
- Several terrorists and a thug in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Fake U.S. Marines in Jericho (episode "Semper Fidelis", fitted with AN/PEQ-2 laser systems and M68 Aimpoint scopes)
- Keifer Sutherland as Agent Jack Bauer and most CTU Tactical Team members in 24
- Miami P.D. SWAT in CSI: Miami
- SWAT in Heroes
- Las Vegas P.D. SWAT in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (fitted with Surefire M500AB weaponlights and M68 Aimpoint scopes)
- Various SAS troopers in Primeval (fitted with RIS foregrip, flip-up rear sight and ACOG scope)
- N.Y.P.D. SWAT in The Unusuals
Video Games
- ArmA: Armed Assault (can be fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS foregrip)
- America's Army (can be fitted with M68 Aimpoint and ACOG scopes, Harris bipod, silencer, Trijicon RX01 red dot sight, and M203 grenade launcher)
- America's Army 3 (can be fitted with M68 Aimpoint and ACOG scopes, Surefire weaponlight, and Heckler & Koch M320 grenade launcher)
- Battlefield 2 (with M68 Aimpoint scope and flip-up rear sight)
- Cuban Army soldiers, L.A.P.D. SWAT, and Tokyo SWAT in Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
- U.S. Army Soldiers in Combat Mission: Shock Force (with M68 Aimpoint sight and optional M203 grenade launcher)
- Far Cry (as the "M4 Assault Weapon," despite being an M4A1)
- Far Cry Instincts: Predator (with C-More red dot sight, silencer, and camo paint scheme)
- Counter-Strike Online (as the "Maverick M4A1 Carbine")
- ArmA II (with M68 Aimpoint scope and RIS handguards)
- SWAT 4 (with Surefire M500AB weaponlight and vertical foregrip)
- Insurgency (with M68 Aimpoint scope or RIS foregrip)
- Modern Warfare 2
Anime
- Taegukgi
- Sousuke Sagara in Full Metal Panic
M4/M4A1 with M203 Grenade Launcher
Film
- Eamonn Walker as Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew and Paul Francis as Danny "Doc" Kelley in Tears of the Sun (fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes)
- U.S. Army soldiers in War of the Worlds (fitted with M68 Aimpoint and ACOG scopes, C-More red dot sights, and AN/PEQ-2 laser systems)
- Thomas Jane as Frank Castle in The Punisher (fitted with M68 Aimpoint Close Combat Optic)
- Götz Otto as Richard Stamper in Tomorrow Never Dies
- Jake La Botz as Reese in Rambo (fitted with ACOG scope and camo paint scheme)
- Rose McGowan as Cherry Darling in Planet Terror (used as a prosthetic leg)
- Henry Ian Cusick as Udre Belicoff in Hitman
- Tyrese Gibson as TSgt. Bobby Epps in Transformers (with ACOG scope and camouflage paint scheme)
- A U.S. Marine in The Sum of All Fears (with Trijicon RX01 red dot sight)
Television
- Luke MacFarlane as Pvt. Frank "Dim" Dumphy in Over There (fitted AN/PEQ-2 laser system)
- U.S. Army soldiers in the Unit
- U.S. Marines in Generation Kill
Video Games
- America's Army (can be fitted with M68 Aimpoint and ACOG scopes, silencer, and ACOG reflex sight)
- 007: Agent Under Fire (as the "Windsor FSU-4")
- U.S. Army Soldiers in Combat Mission: Shock Force (with M68 Aimpoint sight)
- ArmA II (with EOTech red dot sight and camouflage paint scheme)
Colt Model 933
The Colt Model 933 carbine is similar to the M4 carbine listed above, except with an 11.5" barrel as opposed to the 14.5" barrel on the M4. Aside from that, it has all the same features, including the removable carry handle/rear sight assembly. this has led some people (including Airsoft manufacturers) to nickname it the "M4 Commando" or "M4 CQB", though these are not its' official designations.
Film
- Josh Duhamel as Captain William Lennox in Transformers (fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot and AN/PVS-17 night-vision scopes, Vltor Clubfoot stock, Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip, custom muzzle brake, and Wilcox AN/PEQ-7 designator)
- DMX as Silk in Romeo Must Die
- Christian Bale as Jim Davis in Harsh Times (fitted with M68 Aimpoint red dot, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, tactical flashlight, and RIS foregrip)
Television
- Troy Police Department SWAT Team members and a Troy Police Narcotics Detective in DEA (fitted with EoTech 552.A65 Holographic sights, SureFire M900 Vertical Grips, and Crane stock)
- U.S. Army soldiers in the Unit (fitted with EOTech 552 Holographic Sights, Crane stock, vertical grips, and an AN/PEQ-2 target illuminator)
Video Games
- Battlefield 2 (promotional material only, fitted with M68 Aimpoint scope)
Anime
- U.S. Special Forces soldiers and Lewis in Blood+ (with Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrip and EOTech red dot sight)
CQB-R / Mk. 18 Mod 0
An even shorter-barreled M4 Carbine, it has about a 10.5 inch barrel. The upper receiver, which is used on a regular M4 lower receiver, is designated CQB-R (Close Quarters Battle-Receiver), while the entire weapon system is designated as Mark 18 Mod 0 by the United States Navy. Used by Navy VBSS units, NCIS and Navy SEALs. It is another one of the weapons that fell under the 'M4 Commando' Nickname as an airsoft gun.
Video Games
- Combat Arms (as the "M4A1 CQB-R", with Crane stock and SOPMOD rear sight)
Television
Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine
A civilian released carbine rifle with a 16" barrel, A2 upper reciever. Designed for law enforcement.
Film
- Used by S.W.A.T.. members in The Fast and the Furious
Television
Anime
Video Games
Colt AR-15A3 Tactical Carbine
A civilian released carbine rifle with a 16" barrel and a removable carry handle. By designating this rifle as an "A3", much confusion has been made leading people to believe the M16A3 has a removable carry handle as opposed to the M16A4.
Film
- Used by S.W.A.T. members in The Fast and the Furious
Television
Anime
Video Games
Colt Law Enforcement Carbine
The "M4A1" of the civilian world, this rifle has a 16" barrel (as opposed to the M4A1's 14.5") with step-cuts to attach a launcher such as an M203 grenade launcher and the Cobray 37mm Launcher. In films, this gun has been converted to full auto to trick viewers into believing it is an M4A1, nicknaming the gun an "M4gery".
Film
- Will Smith as Dr. Robert Neville in I Am Legend (with ACOG scope and PentagonLight MD3R weaponlight)
- Miami-Dade Police in Casino Royale
Television
Anime
Video Games
Colt 9mm Submachine Gun
Film
- Vin Diesel as DEA Agent Sean Vetter in A Man Apart
- Chow Yun-Fat as John Lee and Terence Wei's men in The Replacement Killers
- An FBI Special Agent in Collateral
- Melinda Clark as Jessica Priest in Spawn (heavily customized with flammable chemicals canister, C-More sight, and laser sight)
- NSA commandos and hidden in the back seat of the GTO in XXX (fitted with Surefire M500AB forend weaponlight and C-More red dot sight)
- One of the Merovingian's henchmen in The Matrix Reloaded
- Special operations soldiers in The Siege (fitted with C-More red dot sights)
- Human resistance fighters in Battlefield Earth
Television
- A US Marshal in the A&E show Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force
- Johnathan LaPaglia as Frank Parker in Seven Days (episode "Daddy's Little Girl")
Video Games
- Enter the Matrix (as the "9mm Carbine")
Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle
Film
- Delta Sniper in 28 Weeks Later
- Helicopter Terrorist in Live Free or Die Hard (fitted with silencers, brass catchers, AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrips)
- "Organization" snipers in Hitman (fitted with AN/PEQ-2 IR designators, silencers, and Surefire M900 weaponlight foregrips)
Video Games
- America's Army (with optional silencer)
- Ghost Recon 2 (shown firing 6.8mm ammo)
Commercial Copies of the M16 Rifle series
Many of the guns seen as Colt model guns aren't Colt at all, but the many various other manufacturer copies of the M16/AR-15 series of firearms. The most common clones are the guns made by Bushmaster, PWA, Eagle Arms. Though there are now many semiautomatic rifles made by companies like Panther DPMS and others, most of the Movie Prop houses acquired their guns before the 1990s. So only the most common third part manufacturers will be seen. Since it's difficult to determine which maker built the gun, for the sake of simplicity, the rifle variants in movies will be identified by the COLT model they most look like.
Film
- Barry Pepper as Mike Norton in Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
Rock River Arms Tactical CAR-A4 DEA Carbine
The standard rifle for DEA agents.
Television
- Used by DEA agents in the SPIKE TV series DEA
LaFrance Specialties M16K
Note the sight arrangement to reduce weight and restriction for confined spaces. Special order weapon system built for Law Enforcement and Government Agencies.
Fim
- Kurt Russell as Snake Plisken in Escape from LA (used as the platform for the Coreburner)
- Jackie Chan as Inspector Chan in Police Story 3: Supercop
- A Mob Assassin in The Dead Pool
- Militia gang member in Pink Cadillac (1989)
Bushmaster XM15 "V-Match"
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Seen leaning against wall | 2005 | ||
Soldier | Arcadia 234 Inhabitant | With C-More red dot sight | 1998 |
Non Firing Replicas of the M16 Rifle
MGC M-16 Model Gun Corp Replica Rifle
Before the advent of inexpensive Airsoft guns there were precious few replica weapons that could be used in productions if they didn't want to have a live firing weapon on set, or for a stunt or if they didn't have the budget to get a real gun (and armorer). Though the U.S. Army had a "rubber duck", i.e. slang for the hard rubber training M16 they used, it was not readily available on demand for the movie prop houses of the 1970s and the 1980s. Thus the metal REPLICA gun was used (those models that were actually available for purchase). Model Gun Corporation of Japan made and built excellent quality metal replica guns between the late 1960s and the early 1980s and the most utilized one was the MGC M16 assault rifle. They were sold in the United States by Collector's Armory, Ltd. (and should not be confused with the inferior quality zinc-pot metal replicas currently coming in from Spain). There is also the MGC XM177 Commando carbine variant (listed in the catalog as the CAR-15), which is basically the same as above but with a non-retractable stock for imitation purposes.
If you've seen a movie with M16s in it, chances are you've seen many replicas of the rifle on camera.
In the following, the use of a metal replica M16 was (painfully) obvious:
Film
- Full Metal Jacket : the MGC M16 was visible being held by all soldiers who carried the M16. Only when they were firing on screen, did it switch to a live version of the weapon.
- Hamburger Hill : used by background Airborne Soldiers during a medical Evac.
- The Spy Who Loved Me : used by the British/Russian/US Navy Sailors during the gun battle on the Liparus.
- Predator : Used by Dutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger), for a scene where his rifle is blown up by the Predator.
- Commando : Used by bad guys who kidnap Matrix and hold their M16s on him.
- Uncommon Valor : in any of the armory scenes or flashback scenes of soldiers not firing their M16s, the MGC M16 is evident.
- First Blood : the Army National Guardsmen are seen holding many MGC M16 rifles. Only when an actor fired, did the weapon change to a real weapon.
- Rambo: First Blood Part II : seen in the weapons hold of the pirate boat used to smuggle Rambo up river.
- Hulk : when the Hulk explodes out of the ground on Powell Street in San Francisco, many of the U.S. Army Soldiers were carrying MGC-16 replica rifles (in addition to real AR15-A2 rifles). One of the soldiers holding the fake rifle has a closeup in one of the 'split screen' shots of their reaction to the Hulk.
- The Final Countdown : used by Marines on the deck of the Nimitz in scenes where there is no firing.
- Barb Wire : outfitted with ill fitting 30 round magazines, A2 handguards and A1 birdcage flash hiders, held by Congressionals.
- Dragon Wars: D-War : outfitted with ill fitting 30 round magazines, A2 handguards and A1 birdcage flash hiders, used by background U.S. Army troops defending Los Angeles.
- Used by many cadets in Taps
- Ghostbusters : some of the Army National Guard soldiers near the climax can be seen with these weapons fitted with A1-style flash hiders, supplimenting real M16A1's.
- An L.A.P.D. SWAT officer in Bandits (fitted with A2-style handguards)
Television
.22 caliber Clones of the M16 Rifle
Adler-Jager AP-74/Armi-Jager AP-15
Made in Italy and imported by Mitchell Arms, these M16 clones were chambered for .22 LR and looked very similar to the M16 or M16A1 rifles. The dummy "20 round magazine" was a solid part of the lower receiver. A small .22LR magazine was inserted into the bottom of the dummy magazine. They were used sometimes in films due to budgetary reasons, since low budget films (especially in the 1970s and 80s) could pick up a .22LR M16 clone for less than a real AR-15. There were .22LR guns imported into the U.S. with either Armi-Jager or Adler-Jager markings (but the Armi-Jager was most common), so both names are correct.
- 1968 Tunnel Rats (2009)
Armscor M16 22
Armscor (out of the Philippines) made another .22LR clone rifle, the Armscor M16 22, however this rifle looked even less like a real M16 and was rarely (if ever) used in a film to impersonate an M16 rifle.
See Also
- Armalite AR-10 - Firearm from which the M16 is derived.
- Knight's Armament SR-25 - Firearm that uses the AR-10 (and by extension the M16) as the base of its' design, sometimes mistaken for the Mk 12 Mod 0 Special Purpose Rifle.
- Heckler & Koch HK416 - Firearm derived from the M4.
- Barrett REC7 & Barrett M468 - Firearms derived from the M16 series in 6.8x43mm Remington SPC.
- LWRC SRT rifle series -Firearms derived from AR-15.