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=Rifles=
=Rifles=
==McMillan TAC-338A==
==McMillan TAC-338A==
Chris Kyle ([[Bradley Cooper]]) uses a [[McMillan Tactical Rifles|McMillan TAC-338A]] rifle as one of his main weapons. The weapon is fitted with a suppressor and a scope that changes between a Leupold Mark 4 and a Nightforce NXS. The rifle also similar in appearance to the TAC-338 rifle that Kyle used in real life.  
Chris Kyle ([[Bradley Cooper]]) uses a [[McMillan Tactical Rifles|McMillan TAC-338A]] rifle as one of his main weapons. The weapon is fitted with a Leupold Mark 4. The rifle is also similar in appearance to the TAC-338 rifle that Kyle used in real life.
[[File:Tac338.jpg|thumb|none|501px|McMillan TAC-338A sniper rifle - .338 Lapua Magnum]]
[[File:Tac338.jpg|thumb|none|501px|McMillan TAC-338A sniper rifle - .338 Lapua Magnum]]
[[Image:American Sniper Bradley Cooper.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chris Kyle ([[Bradley Cooper]]) takes aim with the McMillan TAC-338A.]]
[[File:AmericanS_200.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the suppressor.]]
[[File:AmericanS_216.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kyle taking aim with the rifle.]]
[[File:AmericanS_216.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kyle taking aim with the rifle.]]
==M40A3==
Kyle uses an M40A3 chambered in 300 winchester magnum. The weapon is fitted with a Nightforce NXS, harris bipod, MIRS night vision rail, Knight's Armament M110 supressor and is sitting in a McMillan A4 stock. It should be noted that this is not a standard M40A3 configuration and likely includes customizations made by Kyle.
[[Image:American Sniper Bradley Cooper.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Chris Kyle ([[Bradley Cooper]]) takes aim with the M40A3.]]
[[File:AmericanS_200.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closeup of the KAC suppressor.]]


==M16A4==
==M16A4==

Revision as of 16:55, 7 January 2015

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American Sniper
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Theatrical Poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing USA
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Release Date 2014
Studio Warner Brothers Pictures
Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributor Warner Brothers Pictures
Main Cast
Character Actor
Chris Kyle Bradley Cooper
Taya Ranae Kyle Sienna Miller
Colonel Jones Chance Kelly



American Sniper is an upcoming 2014 biographical war film directed by Clint Eastwood. Based on Chris Kyle's autobiography American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, the film stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya Ranae Kyle. The film is set for an early limited release date of December 25th, 2014 with a wider release on January 16th, 2015.


The following weapons were used in the film American Sniper:


Rifles

McMillan TAC-338A

Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) uses a McMillan TAC-338A rifle as one of his main weapons. The weapon is fitted with a Leupold Mark 4. The rifle is also similar in appearance to the TAC-338 rifle that Kyle used in real life.

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McMillan TAC-338A sniper rifle - .338 Lapua Magnum
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Kyle taking aim with the rifle.

M40A3

Kyle uses an M40A3 chambered in 300 winchester magnum. The weapon is fitted with a Nightforce NXS, harris bipod, MIRS night vision rail, Knight's Armament M110 supressor and is sitting in a McMillan A4 stock. It should be noted that this is not a standard M40A3 configuration and likely includes customizations made by Kyle.

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Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) takes aim with the M40A3.
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Closeup of the KAC suppressor.

M16A4

A U.S. Marine can been seen kicking down a door while holding an M16A4 rifle. Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, stock-mounted magazine pouch, and an M203 grenade launcher.

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M16A4 with carry handle attached and standard A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm
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Marines on patrol armed with the M16A4.
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Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight and M203 grenade launcher.
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On the right, a Marine accompanying Kyle carries the rifle.

MK 18 Mod 0 CQB

Kyle and many of the SEALs use tan-painted Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB carbines with various accessories ranging from suppressors, AN/PEQ-2 & AN/PEQ-15 IR designators, Crane stocks, LMT rear sights, Aimpoint CompM2 red dot sights, and EOTech holographic sights.

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Mk. 18 Mod 0 with LMT rear sight, RIS foregrip, and Crane stock - 5.56x45mm
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Production still of Bradley Cooper with a Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB carbine.
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Kyle and other SEALs armed with the carbine.
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Kyle comes under fire while carrying the carbine.

M1A

A US Navy honor guard detail performs a rifle volley with M1A rifles during a funeral.

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Springfield Armory M1A with synthetic stock - 7.62x51mm
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A Navy honor guard fires their M1A rifles during a military funeral

FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle

Mustapha (Sammy Sheik) uses a bipod-equipped FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle.

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Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm
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Mustapha aims the FPK/PSL sniper rifle.

Knight's Armament SR-25

Both Kyle and another SEAL sniper (Kevin Lacz) are seen armed with tan-painted Knight's Armament SR-25 sniper rifles.

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Knight's Armament SR-25 with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Tabuk Sniper Rifle

An Iraqi Tabuk Sniper Rifle is seen in a cache of weapons. The Tabuk rifles seen in the film are American-made copies built by the Two Rivers Arms Company for Independent Studio Services, the film's armorer.

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Iraqi Tabuk sniper rifle with cleaning rod removed and Zrak scope - 7.62x39mm
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The rifle is seen in the weapons cache.

Machine Guns

Mark 48 Mod 0

The Mark 48 Mod 0 fitted with an ACOG scope is carried by a Navy SEAL.

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Mk 48 Mod 0 light machine gun - 7.62x51mm NATO
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A SEAL carrying a Mark 48 Mod 0 moments before being hit by an insurgent sniper

M249 SAW

A Marine Corps automatic rifleman can be seen carrying an M249 SAW when a fireteam is conducting a building-clearing operation.

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M249 SAW 5.56x45mm
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The second Marine from the right can be seen armed with an M249 SAW as his fireteam makes entry on a building

M197 Vulcan

In one scene, a USMC AH-1W Super Cobra can be seen firing into an insurgent position, the chopper's ubiquitous M197 Vulcan visible in the nose.

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M197 Vulcan 20mm

Handguns

SIG-Sauer P226

Captain Martens (Sam Jaeger) is seen with a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol tucked into his plate carrier.

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SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm
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A SIG-Sauer P226 pistol is seen in the vest of Navy SEAL Captain Martens (Sam Jaeger) as he stands next to Colonel Jones (Chance Kelly).

Other

RKG-3 anti-tank grenade

An Iraqi woman is seen handing a RKG-3 anti-tank grenade to a child.

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RKG-3 anti-tank grenade
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Kyle observes an Iraqi woman is seen handing a RKG-3 anti-tank grenade to a child.

RPG-7

A young boy is seen picking up an RPG-7.

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RPG-7 40mm
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The young boy holds the RPG.

Weapons Cache

A cache of weapons including rifles and grenades are found hidden in a floor. The weapons include several AKMS rifles, at least one Tabuk sniper rifle, several F-1 hand grenades, an RGD-5 hand grenade, an anti-personnel landmine, and several RKG-3 anti-tank grenades.

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Several explosives and rifles are found in the weapons cache.