The Sniper: Difference between revisions
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The Sniper: Difference between revisions
[[File:MK12Mod1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mark 12 Mod 1 SPR with suppressor, 30-round magazine, Harris bipod, and Leupold Mark 4 scope - 5.56x45mm.]]
Suppressed [[M16 rifle series#Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle|Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifles]] with Harris bipods, no iron sights and 20-round magazines are used by Fang and Chen, notably during a scene where Chen attempts to replicate Ching's shots and during the finale.
Suppressed [[M16 rifle series#Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle|Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifles]] with Harris bipods, no iron sights and 20-round magazines are used by Fang and Chen, notably during a scene where Chen attempts to replicate Ching's shots and during the finale.
[[File:MK12Mod1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Mark 12 Mod 1 SPR with suppressor, 30-round magazine, Harris bipod, and Leupold Mark 4 scope - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr152.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fang aims the Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr152.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fang aims the Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr153.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chen with the Mk 12 during an investigation to see if Ching's shots played a role in the PTU convoy attack.]]
[[Image:The sniper sr153.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chen with the Mk 12 during an investigation to see if Ching's shots played a role in the PTU convoy attack.]]
Revision as of 05:35, 15 December 2015
The following weapons were used in the film The Sniper:
Fang Keming (Richie Ren) and officers of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU) use Smith & Wesson Model 10HB revolvers during a scene where triad members attack a prisoner convoy.
A SIG-Sauer P228 is seen in the hands of Fang (Richie Ren) during the opening stakeout scene. He uses it to save Chen when he had trouble trying to deal with several machete wielding triads.
Triad leader Tao (Jack Kao) is armed with a Beretta 92FS during a flashback sequence and later during the shootout in the elevator. Other characters are armed also with the 92FS.
A Walther P99 is carried by Er Ge (Kai Chi Liu) during the elevator scene, later drops it when shot in the arm by Chen. Fang also manages to obtain one during the elevator scene.
Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns are used by the HKPF Special Duties Unit (SDU) throughout the movie. It is also used by one of the PTU officers guarding a prison convoy and by another officer during a shootout at Ching's apartment.
The Heckler & Koch PSG-1 sniper rifle is prominently used by Chen throughout much of the film, and by Ching in flashback sequences. The rifle itself is a fake that was created by combining a long barrel with a PSG-1 forearm, buttstock and pistol grip on a HK91/G3 body, similar to the H&K SR9 rifles seen in Hollywood productions.
A Remington 700 rifle is used by Shane (Bowie Lam), one of Fang's fellow SDU snipers. The rifle uses an AICS stock, giving it the appearance of an Accuracy International rifle such as the AWP.
Several members of the SDU sniper team are armed with G3SG/1 rifles. Note that this is just a standard H&K G3 that's made to look like a G3SG/1 rifle. Although it's fitted with an SG/1 stock, it lacks the set trigger that's characteristic of factory SG/1 rifles.
Suppressed Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifles with Harris bipods, no iron sights and 20-round magazines are used by Fang and Chen, notably during a scene where Chen attempts to replicate Ching's shots and during the finale.
In the finale, Ching uses a Barrett M82 alongside his Type 85, engaging in a lengthy duel with Fang, Chen and the rest of the SDU sniper team. We could note that between the moment when he is filmed from his back and from his front, his rifle switches from a G3SG1 to the Barrett M82A1. In the french version, Fang says Ching is using a 50 millimeters and not a .50.
