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Ruger Mini-14
The Ruger Mini-14/AC556can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:
Ruger Mini-14
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 it's pedigree as an AC556 can be verified.
Film
- Ironbar in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- seen in The Dark Knight
- in Delta Farce Carlo Santana's Men have a few
- City Cowboys in Crocodile Dundee
- Drug Dealer gang in Crocodile Dundee II
- Jamaican Drug Gang in Predator 2
- Illeagal Arms Dealer in City of God
- Antonio Banderas as El Mariachi in Once upon a time in Mexico
- George Corraface as Cuervo Jones in Escape from LA
- Geena Davis as Samantha Caine in The Long Kiss Goodnight (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock, scope, and custom muzzle break)
- Prison guards in Face/Off
- A Prison Guard in Boondock Saints
- Some of Travis' henchmen in Lethal Weapon 3
- M.C. Gainey as Earl in Breakdown
- John Travolta as Major Vic 'Deak' Deakins in Broken Arrow
- Snake Eater
- Drug dealers in Elite Squad
- Gang members in S.W.A.T.
- Redfoot's henchmen in The Usual Suspects
- The police in Hard Rain
- Seen in New Police Story
- Tiffany (Melissa Brasselle) in Curse of the Komodo (Stainless Mini-14 with Black Synthetic Stock)
- Mexican Ranchers in Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The
- Michael Douglas as Jack Colton in Romancing the Stone
- Zolo's Men & Ira's Men in Romancing the Stone
- Arius' men in Commando
Television
- Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24
- Wielded by numerous members of The A-Team
- Space: Above and Beyond (a heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci Fi Shell, made by Propper Effects, Ltd. which also assisted in the production of the fictional rifles for Starship Troopers.
- Jim Zubiena as Ludovici Armstrong using the AC556 model with folding stock in Miami Vice (1984)
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Kruger | 2002 | ||
| Kane and Lynch: Dead Men | 2008 | |||
| Left 4 Dead | Mini-14 | w/ scope | 2008 | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Mini-14 | w/ scope | 2009 |
Ruger Mini-30
The Ruger Mini-30 was introduced in 1987 to used the 7.62x39 (AK47) round. The Mini-14 was a popular hunting rifle but sometimes the .223 Remington/5.56x45mm round was not approved for hunting, thus the Mini-30 was developed so that hunters could use a 'legal' .30 caliber round. Like the Mini-14, the Mini-30 is not particularly accurate for precise hunting shots, and is used primarily as a utility 'varmint' gun. Essentially identical to the Mini-14, it only differs in the fact that it is chambered in 7.62x39mm. The relative barrel thickness and fatter, more dynamically curved high-capacity magazines are the easiest way to tell them apart.
Ruger Mini-14 in Muzzelite™ MZ14 Bullpup Stock
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 it's 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
- Starship Troopers (Heavily modified version, called the "Morita Rifle")
- The Rehab Officers Assault Rifles in RoboCop 3
- Jamaican Gangsters and Gary Busey as Special Agent Peter Keyes in Predator 2
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid in Total Recall
- Michael Gross as Burt Gummer in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
- Used by U.S. Military personnel in Pterodactyl
- Used by team members in Dracula 3000
- Resistance Troops in the future scene of Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Ramon Cota's men and Delta Force commandos in Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
- Used by Space Marines in Leprechaun 4: In Space with large laser sight mounted.
Television
- UEO Forces in seaQuest DSV. In the final season, known as seaQuest 2032, the Ruger was removed and the clamshell covers were modified and used as Pulse Rifles by the Macronesian Alliance.
- Vori soldiers and Robert Beltran as Chakotay in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "Nemesis", with and without tactical flashlights mounted on the carry handle)