The Raid is a 2011 Indonesian action film directed by Gareth Evans and starring Iko Uwais as a member of a 20-man Detachment 88 team that must fight its way out of a criminal-infested apartment building after being trapped there by a vicious drug lord. The film made its North American debut at the Toronto Film Festival, and entered a wider release in early 2012.
The making of the movie shows airsoft guns used as props in the movie. None of the firearms in this movie are real. The ejected shells and flashes were all added digitally.
The following weapons were used in the film The Raid: Redemption:
Nearly all of the Detachment 88 operators use Heckler & Koch HK416 rifles with attached suppressors. These guns are in reality airsoft replicas of the 416 made by WE.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingA behind-the-scenes image of an HK416 firing. The action still cycles, and since the rifle is supposed to be suppressed, it sounds pretty much the same.Error creating thumbnail: File missingOne of the downsides of going all airsoft, as the stock on Joe Taslim's (Jaka) HK416 snaps during a take and jabs him in the face.
Remington 700
Other thugs are shown aiming Remington 700 sniper rifles as they prepare to ambush the Detachment 88 team. These guns are airsoft replicas of the KJ M700 Takedown.
Several thugs fire Knight's Armament PDWs during various action sequences. These guns are in reality airsoft replicas of the PDW made by WE, distinguishable by their STANAG-style magazines.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingSince all gunfire was added digitally, actors had to simulate recoil. And since the stairwell shootout was shot in the dark, flashing lights were used to simulate muzzle flash.
Miscellanea
All the team members were sent to actor boot camp with KOPASKA, a frogman and UDT unit of the Indonesian Navy, to learn weapons handling and tactics.
Verdi Solaiman (Budi) celebrates being the first to disassemble and reassemble his pistol, a SIG-Sauer P226. Iko Uwais (Rama) and Joe Talsim (Jaka) have Glock 17s.
