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== M16 Rifle == | == M16 Rifle == | ||
The [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 rifle]] appears in the film as the standard-issue weapon of most of the US Marines in Vietnam. ''In reality the rifle would have been the [[M16 rifle series#XM16-E1 Rifle|XM16-E1 rifle]].'' Several of them can be seen with two magazines taped together "jungle style", as this is where this practice originated prior to the introduction of higher-capacity 30-round magazines for the M16. During his encounter with the VC sniper, Pvt. Joker's rifle jams on him, something early M16's were notorious for due to poor maintenance habits and faulty ammunition. | The [[M16 rifle series#M16 Rifle|M16 rifle]] appears in the film as the standard-issue weapon of most of the US Marines in Vietnam. ''In reality the rifle would have been the [[M16 rifle series#XM16-E1 Rifle|XM16-E1 rifle]] and then the [[M16 rifle series#M16A1 Rifle|M16A1 rifle]] after 1967.'' Several of them can be seen with two magazines taped together "jungle style", as this is where this practice originated prior to the introduction of higher-capacity 30-round magazines for the M16. During his encounter with the VC sniper, Pvt. Joker's rifle jams on him, something early M16's were notorious for due to poor maintenance habits and faulty ammunition. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56mm]] | [[Image:M16-SP1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The original M16, the first version, firing in a 20-round magazine, adopted in large numbers by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. It would later be replaced by the upgraded M16A1 - 5.56mm]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:10, 5 April 2010
The following weapons were used in the film Full Metal Jacket:
M14 Rifle
The M14 rifle features prominently in the U.S. Marine training scenes of Full Metal Jacket. Once the Marines arrive in Vietnam they are issued M16s. It is with an M14 rifle locked and loaded with full metal jacketed 7.62x51mm NATO ammo that Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio) kills both Gunnery Sgt. Hartman (R. Lee Ermey) and himself.
M16 Rifle
The M16 rifle appears in the film as the standard-issue weapon of most of the US Marines in Vietnam. In reality the rifle would have been the XM16-E1 rifle and then the M16A1 rifle after 1967. Several of them can be seen with two magazines taped together "jungle style", as this is where this practice originated prior to the introduction of higher-capacity 30-round magazines for the M16. During his encounter with the VC sniper, Pvt. Joker's rifle jams on him, something early M16's were notorious for due to poor maintenance habits and faulty ammunition.
M60
The Doorgunner (Tim Colceri) on the helicopter that takes Joker (Matthew Modine) and Rafterman (Kevyn Major Howard) to join Pvt. Cowboy's (Arliss Howard) 1st Platoon repeatedly fires an M60 machine gun at random Vietnamese they pass. The M60 is also the weapon Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin) carries throughout Full Metal Jacket. Pvt. Joker can also be seen firing an M60 when their base is attacked at the start of the Tet Offensive.
M1911A1
Pvt. Joker draws his M1911A1 pistol after his M16 rifle jams on him. He uses the .45 to "waste" the already-wounded VC sniper.
Sa vz 58
The VC sniper (Ngoc Le) that "wastes" Eightball (Dorian Harewood), Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and Doc Jay (Jon Stafford) is armed with a Czec madeSa vz 58. It should be also noted that the Sa vz 58 series rifles were commonly used by the Việt Cộng and the North Vietnamese Army alongside the more predominant AK-47 and SKS rifles,all used the Soviet 7.62X39 round.
M72 LAW
We briefly see a U.S. Marine firing a 66mm M72 LAW at the VC Sniper's (Ngoc Le) position.
M79
The M79 grenade launcher is mainly carried by T.H.E. Rock (Sal Lopez) in the film.
Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun
Several Browning M2HB heavy machine guns mounted on M41A Walker Bulldog tanks are seen firing in the background of several scenes.
Daisy Red Ryder
Crazy Earl carries a lever action Daisy Red Ryder BB gun in addition to his M-16 throughout the movie, as carried by his character in the book on which the film is based, The Short Timers,although we never see it closely:
MGC M16 rifle
A number of characters were seen carrying MGC M16 rifles for scenes where they didn't carry the blank-firing M16 rifles.
