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American Sniper
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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 in the trailer. The weapon has a suppressor, a scope that changes between a Leupold Mark 4 and a Nightforce NXS, and is similar in appearance to the TAC-338 rifle that Kyle used in real life.
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.
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.
M14
A US Navy honor guard detail performs a rifle volley with M14 rifles during a funeral.
FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle
Mustapha (Sammy Sheik) uses a bipod-equipped 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.
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.
Machine Guns
Mark 48 Mod 0
The Mark 48 Mod 0 fitted with an ACOG scope is carried by a Navy SEAL.
M249 SAW
A Marine Corps automatic rifleman can be seen carrying an M249 SAW when a fireteam is conducting a building-clearing operation.
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.
Handguns
SIG-Sauer P226
Captain Martens (Sam Jaeger) is seen with a SIG-Sauer P226 pistol tucked into his plate carrier.
Other
RKG-3 anti-tank grenade
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.
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.