White Lightning is a 1973 action comedy starring Burt Reynolds as Gator McClusky, a former moonshiner who finds himself working with the Feds to expose a corrupt sheriff. Reynolds would return to star in the 1976 sequel, Gator.
The following firearms were used in the film White Lightning:
Sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty) and some of his deputies (including one played by Conlan Carter) carry Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers. Several Arkansas highway patrolmen are also seen with Model 10s.
Also seen during the funeral procession at the end, is one M16 rifle.
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Shotguns
High Standard K121
Sheriff J.C. Connors (Ned Beatty) uses a High Standard K121 to blow holes in Donny McKlusky's boat in order to sink it during the opening sequence. Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) later grabs a similar shotgun from Dude Watson (Matt Clark), firing it into the ceiling of Dude's garage during the struggle.
