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Ruger Mini-14
The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can 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 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)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) | French Gendarmerie | Mini-14 | 1988 | |
| True Believer | Prison guards | 1989 | ||
| An Innocent Man | Prison Guards | 1989 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Breakdown | M.C. Gainey | Earl | 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 | |||
| Longmire - Season 1 | Hunter | "The Cancer" (S1E04) | 2012 |
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
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
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- 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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predator 2 | Extra actor | Special Agent Peter Keyes' (Gary Busey's) team member | duel 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 |
| 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 | Various actors | Terrorists | 1995 | |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Various actors | Space Marines | 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 |
| Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | 2001 | |
| Dracula 3000 | Various actors | Team members | 2004 |
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
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)
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Payne 3 | Mini 30 | Folding stock, synthetic furniture | 2012 |
See Also
- Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.