Ruger Mini-14

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Blued Ruger Mini-14 Standard Model Semiautomatic Rifle (Pre-2005) with 30 round magazine - 5.56x45mm

The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:

Ruger Mini-14

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Current production Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"; inline wooden stock and blued finish with 5-round magazine - 5.56x45mm. This is the production model after 2005 with changes to the receiver, the front sight placement and rear sight.

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Stainless steel Ruger Mini-14F with folding stock and 30-round magazine. - .223 Remington

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Ruger Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel") - 5.56x45mm

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Stainless Steel Ruger Mini-14 GB-F ("Government Barrel, Folding Stock") - 5.56x45mm

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Stainless Steel Mini-14 GB in an Aftermarket Choate Folding Stock, as used by the Military of Bermuda - 5.56x45mm

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Black Ruger Mini-14 with 20-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Please note that many times a semi auto only Mini 14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini 14 doesn't have) it will be identified as a Mini-14 until its pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.

Specifications

(1973 - Present)

• Type: Carbine

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)

• Length: 37.2 in (94.6 cm)

• Barrel length: 16.1 in (40.9 cm) - 22 in (55.9 cm)

• Feed System: 5, 10, 20, or 30 round box magazines

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (See note above regarding full-auto)

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
Crime Busters		A security guard		1977
The Domino Principle		A sniper; a prison guard		1977
Romancing the Stone	Michael Douglas	Jack Colton		1984
Romancing the Stone		Zolo's men		1984
Romancing the Stone		Ira's Men		1984
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes)		Mexican soldiers		1984
Exterminator 2	Robert Ginty	John Eastland		1984
Exterminator 2		X's thugs		1984
Code of Silence		Hitman		1985
Commando		Arius' men	Mini-14 GB, stainless steel models & blued models	1985
Death Wish 3		Gang Members	Folding stocks and aftermarket stocks	1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	Angry Anderson	Ironbar	underfolding stock	1985
The Annihilators		A thug	Stainless	1985
Crocodile Dundee	Terry Gill	Duffy		1986
The Fugitives		French gendarmes		1986
Death Wish 4	Charles Bronson	Paul	Folding stock, mounted with a scope and suppressor	1987
The Loner		French police officers		1987
Crocodile Dundee II	Juan Fernández	Miguel	Chromed parts	1988
Married to the Mob		F.B.I. Agent	Folding stock and pistol grip	1988
Dead Heat		L.A.P.D. SWAT		1988
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort)		French Gendarmerie	Mini-14	1988
Colors	Gerardo Mejía	Bird		1988
True Believer		Prison guards		1989
An Innocent Man		Prison Guards		1989
Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux)		A police sniper	With folding stock and sniper scope	1990
Nothing But Trouble	Valri Bromfield	Miss Purdah	Mini-14 GB Stainless W/ Scope	1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Rod Steiger	Gordon Kahl		1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Christopher Rich	Scott Faul	With folding stock	1991
Highlander II: The Quickening	Christopher Lambert	Connor Macleod		1991
Highlander II: The Quickening		General Katana's men		1991
Operation Corned Beef		French gendarmes		1991
Beyond the Law			Stainless Steel, Folding Stock	1992
Snake Eater III: His Law		Bikers	Mini-14	1992
Trouble Bound		Mobster		1993
Carnosaur	Raphael Sbarge	'Doc' Smith	Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"	1993
Carnosaur	Jennifer Runyon	Ann 'Thrush'	Mini-14 "Ranch Rifle"	1993
Blood In, Blood Out	Thomas F. Wilson	McCann		1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco		Branch Davidian cultists		1993
Rage and Honor II		Indonesian police		1993
Léon (The Professional)		NYPD ESU officers	Mini-14 GB-F	1994
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult		Postal carrier		1994
Tommy Boy	Rob Lowe	Paul Barish		1995
The Usual Suspects		Redfoot's henchmen	Mini-14 GB-F, optics mounted	1995
Escape from LA		Gang member		1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight	Geena Davis	Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore	Stainless variant with black synthetic stock, scope, and custom stainless muzzle break, heat shield/barrel shroud	1996
Ransom		NYPD ESU officer		1996
Midnight Heat		Payne's henchman	Stainless steel, folding stock, sniper scope	1996
Breakdown	M.C. Gainey	Earl		1997
The Ultimate Weapon	Hulk Hogan	Ben Cutter	Stainless steel with folding stock	1998
	Carl Marotte	Vince Dean
		Gunrunners
Light It Up	Daren Flam	NYPD ESU officer	With laser pointer	1999
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	Forest Whitaker	Ghost Dog	Folding stock, suppressor, and scope attached	1999
Boondock Saints		Prison Guard	Choate folding stock	1999
Formula 51				2001
Jane Doe	Christina Cox	Peter	with optical sieght	2001
Jane Doe	Teri Hatcher	Jane Doe	with optical sieght	2001
Heist		Mickey's bodyguard	folding stock	2001
Equilibrium		Armored Sweeper	Synthetic furniture	2002
Cabin Fever	James DeBello	Bert		2002
Cabin Fever	Cerina Vincent	Marcy		2002
Cabin Fever	Joey Kern	Jeff		2002
Cabin Fever	Rider Strong	Paul		2002
Outside the Law	Charles Strong	Ken Crowley	Custom with short barrel and folding stock	2002
Christmas Rush	Bernard Browne	Wayne	With folding stock	2002
Once upon a time in Mexico	Antonio Banderas	El Mariachi		2003
Once upon a time in Mexico		Barrilo's men		2003
Curse of the Komodo	Melissa Brasselle	Tiffany	Stainless, Butler Creek™ aftermarket synthetic folding stock with pistol grip, scoped, and stainless barrel shroud and muzzle brake	2004
District B13	Various actors	Taha's henchmen	Standard factory configuration	2004
The Corsican File (L'enquête Corse)		RG member, Corsican terrorist	with optical sieght	2004
Employee of the Month		bank robber	stainless with black plastic stock	2004
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	Various actors	Mexican Ranchers		2005
The Visitation	Joe Unger	Matt Kiley	Mini-14 GB w/ folding stock	2006
Delta Farce		Carlo Santana's men		2007
We Own the Night		NYPD ESU officers		2007
Elite Squad		Drug dealers		2007
Mesrine: Killer Instinct		Prison guard riflemen		2008
The Dark Knight		vigilante Batman copycat		2008
Felon	Harold Perrineau	Lt. Bill Jackson		2008
The American	George Clooney	Jack	Mini-14 (Pre-2005 style) with factory folding Stock and hand-made suppressor	2010
The A-Team	Liam Neeson	Hannibal		2010
Tomorrow, When the War Began		Australian resistance fighters		2010
Red State			seen on wall	2011
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais)		Robbers	With Choate folding stock and extended magazine	2011
Casa de mi Padre		Henchman	folding stock	2012
The Host (2013)		Resistance member	pre-2005 model	2013
The Frozen Ground	John Cusack	Robert Hansen	MINI-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope	2013

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The A-Team	George Peppard	Hannibal Smith		1983 - 1988
	Dirk Benedict	Templeton "Faceman" Peck
	Dwight Schultz	"Howling Mad" Murdock
Lady Cop (Die Kommissarin) - Season 2	Vitus Zeplichal	Paul Boeder	"Familienfest" (S02E07)	1995
Space: Above and Beyond	Morgan Weisser	Lt. Nathan West	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell)	1995 - 1996
	Kristen Cloke	Captain Shane Vansen
	Rodney Rowland	Lt. Cooper Hawkes
	Various actors	US Marines
CSI: Miami	Various actors	Police honor guard	"Lost Son", black synthetic stocks and chromed metal parts	2002 - 2012
24	Kiefer Sutherland	Jack Bauer	"7 p.m.-8 p.m."	2005
Sea Patrol				2007 -
Monk	Titus Welliver	Daniel Reese	"Mr. Monk's Other Brother"	2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Shane Edelman	Matt Murch		2008 - 2009
	Dean Winters	Charley Dixon
Prison Break - Season 4		Assasssin	w/ scope and 20-round magazine	2009
	Dominic Purcell	Lincoln Burrows
Justified - Season 1		One of the Pork Brothers	"Fire in the Hole" (S1E01)	2010
Longmire - Season 1		Hunter	"The Cancer" (S1E04)	2012
The Last Ship		Thorwald's men	"Fight the Ship" (S2E02)	2015
The Walking Dead		Saviors	GB Model	2016

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Release Date
Fallout Tactics	Ruger AC556F	w/ folding stock and reflex scope		2001
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Kruger	GB-F model		2002
Condemned: Criminal Origins	"Rifle"	with 10-round mag and shortened barrel	semi-auto only	2005
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men		Synthetic furniture		2007
Left 4 Dead	Hunting Rifle	w/ scope and tactical flaslight	pre-2005 model	2008
7.62 High Calibre			w/ various attachments	2008
Left 4 Dead 2	Hunting Rifle	w/ scope, tactical flashlight and optional laser sight		2009
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	Mini-14			2012

Ruger AC556

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Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm

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Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Full Stock - 5.56x45mm

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Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Factory Folder Stock - 5.56x45mm

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Ruger AC556K with 20-round magazine 5.56x45mm

This is the full automatic version of the Mini 14 with a distinctive Barrel and bayonet lug. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi automatic only version of the AC556 for Law Enforcement and (some) civilian sales. The Full Auto AC556 has a distinctive Auto Selector Switch on the back of the receiver that the Semi Auto Ruger Mini 14 does not.

Please note that many times a semi auto only Mini 14 GB rifle is used to impersonate a full auto AC556, especially when mounted into a factory folding stock. Unless the rifle fires full auto, or one can clearly see the selector switch (which the Mini 14 doesn't have) it will be identified as a Mini-14 until its pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.

Specifications

(1980 - 1999)

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9 kg)

• Length: 23.7 in (60.3 cm) (stock folded), 33.5 in (85.1 cm) (stock extended)

• Barrel length:13 in (33 cm)

• Feed System: 5, 10, 20 or 30 rounds detachable box magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes)		Norbert	AC556K	1984
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes)		French police		1984
Hold-Up		Montreal police		1985
Cobra		Night Slasher gangmembers	AC556K	1986
The Fugitives		French gendarmes		1986
Fatal Beauty	Mike Jolly	Earl Skinner	AC556K	1987
The Loner		French police officers	AC556	1987
Rage of Honor	Sho Kosugi	Shiro Tanaka	AC556K	1987
Rage of Honor		Various henchmen	AC556K	1987
A Fish Called Wanda	Michael Palin	Ken	scoped AC556 with suppressor	1988
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders	David Soul	Michael Platt	AC-556K	1988
In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders		Paramilitary group	AC-556K	1988
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort)	Michel Serrault	Commissaire Scatti	AC556K	1988
Snake Eater	Lorenzo Lamas	"Soldier" Jack Kelly	AC556	1989
Predator 2		Jamaican Drug Gang	AC556K	1990
Highlander II: The Quickening		Shield Corporation guards	AC556	1991
Highlander II: The Quickening	Christopher Lambert	Connor MacLeod	AC556	1991
Highlander II: The Quickening	Virginia Madsen	Louise Marcus	AC556	1991
Class of 1999				1990
Lethal Weapon 3		Travis' henchmen	AC556	1992
Freejack		Mercenaries		1992
Escape from LA	Kurt Russell	Snake Plissken	AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope	1996
Escape from LA	George Corraface	Cuervo Jones	AC556 stainless steel variant with a polymer Choate Stock and mounted scope	1996
Broken Arrow	John Travolta	Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins	Ruger AC-556K	1996
Face/Off		Prison guards	AC556	1997
Face/Off	Chris Bauer	Ivan Dubov	AC556	1997
Hard Rain	Minnie Driver	Karen	AC556	1998
Hard Rain		Police officers and criminals	AC556	1998
S.W.A.T. (2003)		Gang members	AC556K	2003
New Police Story		Fire	AC556F	2004
District B13		Taha's henchman	Stainless AC556-SS, black synthetic stock	2004
Watchmen		NYPD ESU officers	AC556	2009
A Gang Story (Les Lyonnais)		Robber	AC556K	2011

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Miami Vice - Season 1	Jim Zubiena	Ludovici Armstrong	AC556K with folding stock / "The Hit List"	1984 - 1985
	Various actors	SRT members	AC556 with folding stock / "Cool Runnin"
	Various actors	SRT members	AC556 with full stock / "The Maze"
The X-Files - Season 7	David Duchovny	FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) / "First Person Shooter" (S7E13)	2000
	Gillian Anderson	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully
	Krista Allen	Maitreya
	Billy Ray Gallion	'Retro'
Firefly		Bandit	AC556K with folding stock / "Our Mrs. Reynolds" (S1E06)	2002

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Release Date
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory			AC556	2005
Insurgency 2		w/ various attachments	AC556 With synthetic furniture	2014

Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite™ MZ14 Bullpup Stock

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Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 5.56x45mm

The Muzzelite™ MZ14 is a polymer rifle stock that was designed to convert the Ruger Mini-14/AC556 into a compact bullpup carbine. Contrary to some urban legends, these were never seriously looked at as an alternative weapon for law enforcement. The trigger pull is shoddy, too long and the bullpup itself is back heavy. Most Police departments already had full auto AC556 rifles or semi auto Rugers (as well as AR-15s) if they needed a 5.56x45mm assault rifle. It is a simple vacuformed clamshell body that uses a rod to activate the trigger. The Muzzelite™ Stock was sold in configurations that could hold the Ruger Mini-14, the Ruger 10/22 and the Marlin Camp Carbine in 9x19mm, though the only version used in most movies or television shows were the Ruger Mini 14 version. Also in films like Total Recall, the AC556 full auto carbine with a shorter barrel was used inside this bullpup stock.

The Muzzelite™ stock enclosed Ruger Mini 14 has been used in countless B-Movies and television shows as a result of its futuristic appearance. Films like Starship Troopers utilized customized futuristic guns based on the Ruger Mini inside of a Muzzelite™ stock. These were preferred by the prop makers at Hollywood's Hand Prop Room, since the futuristic shape of the Muzzelite™ stock made it easier to create unusual science fiction rifles, but also the fact that it expands the appearance potential of the Ruger Mini 14, known in the industry as "The Jamless Wonder" - The Mini-14 never jams or stovepipes using movie blanks, something that cannot be said of any of the other common 5.56x45mm weapons used in films.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
Guns	Erik Estrada	Juan Degas	with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A"	1990
Guns		various thugs	with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A"	1990
Predator 2	Extra actor	Special Agent Peter Keyes' (Gary Busey's) team member	dual wielded	1990
Total Recall	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Douglas Quaid	Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section	1990
Total Recall	Rachel Ticotin	Melina	Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section	1990
Total Recall	Various actors	Mars Federal Colony troops	Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section	1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection	Various actors	Ramon Cota's men		1990
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection	Various actors	Delta Force commandos		1990
Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Various actors	Resistance Troops	Some similarly configured to those from Total Recall	1991
Do or Die	Paul Hospodar	Duke		1991
Freejack		Bonejackers		1992
RoboCop 3	Various actors	OCP Rehabilitation Officers	tactical flash light mounted on rail	1993
RoboCop 3	Various actors	'Splatterpunks' gang members	tactical flash light mounted on rail	1993
Tank Girl	Lori Petty	Tank Girl/Rebecca		1995
Tank Girl	Various actors	Water and Power agents	modified with scopes and vertical foregrips	1995
Digital Man		Terrorists, MP personnel		1995
Midnight Man		Cambodian and Russian mobsters		1995
Midnight Heat	Brian Bosworth	Wayne Garret	With barrel shroud and night vision device	1996
Midnight Heat		Payne's henchmen	With barrel shroud and night vision device	1996
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Debbe Dunning	Priv. Delores Costello	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Ladd York	Lucky	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Brent Jasmer	SSgt. Books Malloy	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Jessica Collins	Dr. Tina Reeves	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Rick Peters	Mooch	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	Sticks	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space	Geoff Meed	Kowalski	with large laser sight mounted	1997
Starship Troopers	Casper Van Dien	Johnny Rico	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Rifle"	1997
Starship Troopers	Jake Busey	Ace Levy	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Rifle"	1997
Starship Troopers	Dina Meyer	Dizzy Flores	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Rifle"	1997
Starship Troopers	Michael Ironside	Lt. Jean Rasczak	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Carbine", also uses a Sniper Rifle variant	1997
Starship Troopers	Patrick Muldoon	Zander Barcalow	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Carbine"	1997
Starship Troopers	Denise Richards	Carmen Ibanez	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Carbine"	1997
Starship Troopers	Seth Gilliam	Pt. Sugar Watkins	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Mk 1 Sniper Rifle"	1997
Starship Troopers	Various actors	Mobile Infantry soldiers	Heavily modified AC556, called the "Morita Rifle"	1997
Phantoms	Various actors	Biological Warfare Unit soldiers	Fitted with vertical grips, night-vision scopes, and laser sights; same weapons used in Tank Girl	1997
Belly		Jamaicans	With red dot sights	1998
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection	Michael Gross	Burt Gummer		2001

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Space Rangers	Various actors	pace Rangers	With fake grenade launcher, and obsolete gas tube laser site as an optical site	1993
seaQuest DSV	Dustin Nguyen	Chief William Shan	flash suppressor, flashlight attachment, custom made under barrel grenade launcher	1993 - 1996
seaQuest DSV	Various actors	UEO Forces	flash suppressor, flashlight attachment, custom made under barrel grenade launcher	1993 - 1996
The X-Files	Various actors	Military/Black-ops personnel	"Fallen Angel" (S1E09), "Unrequited" (S4E16), other episodes	1993 - 1997
seaQuest 2032	Various actors	Macronesian Alliance	Ruger removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance	1996
Star Trek: Voyager	Robert Beltran	Chakotay	with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle / "Nemesis"	Sept 24, 1997
Star Trek: Voyager	Various actors	Vori soldiers	with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle / "Nemesis"	Sept 24, 1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Background	Initiative commando	with aftermarket flash hider / "The Initiative (S4E07)"	Nov. 16, 1999
Firefly	Gina Torres	Zoë Alleyne	continuity error, "Serenity" (S01E01)	2002
Firefly		extra	"Serenity" (S1E01)	2002
Firefly		Alliance troops	"Serenity" (S1E01)	2002
Missing (2012)	Nikola Navrátil	A blonde assassin	with a scope / "Ice Queen" (S01S03)	2012

Ruger Mini-30

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Stainless Ruger Mini-30 new production model semiautomatic rifle with flush factory five round magazine - 7.62x39mm

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Ruger Mini-30 Tactical with 20-round magazine - 7.62x39mm

The Ruger Mini-30 is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini-30 from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.

Specifications

(1987 - Present)

• Type: Carbine

• Caliber: 7.62x39mm

• Weight: 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg)

• Length: 37.5 in (95.3 cm)

• Barrel length: 18.5 in (47 cm)

• Feed System: 5 or 20 round box magazines

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (See note above regarding full-auto)

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Notes	Date
The Curse of the Komodo	Melissa Brasselle	Tiffany	Pre-2005 model Stainless Mini-30 with folding stock and scope	2004

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notes	Release Date
Max Payne 3	Mini 30	Folding stock, synthetic furniture		2012
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Mettler M-30	jungle camo synthetic furniture	Mini-30 Tactical	2016
Grand Theft Auto V	Marksman Rifle	ACE stock	incorrect magazine	2013

See Also

• Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.