American Sniper
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American Sniper 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 following weapons were used in the film American Sniper :
Sniper Rifles McMillan TAC-338A Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper ) uses a McMillan TAC-338A rifle as one of his main weapons. The weapon is fitted with a Leupold Mark 4. The rifle is also similar in appearance to the TAC-338 rifle that Kyle used in real life.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing McMillan TAC-338A sniper rifle with Harris bipod, Leupold Mark 4 scope, and AN/PVS-22 Universal Night Sight - .338 Lapua Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle taking aim with the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "Aim small, miss small" . Kyle sets up his shot.Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle disengages the safety. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the trigger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the barrel. SOCOM MK 13 During his first tour in Iraq, Kyle uses an MK13 , based off the Remington Model 700 , chambered in 300 Winchester Magnum. The weapon is fitted with a Nightforce NXS scope, harris bipod, MIRS night vision rail, Knight's Armament M110 supressor and is sitting in a McMillan A2 stock.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington Mk. 13 Mod 5 with bolt open, Harris bipod and KAC M110 suppressor - .300 Winchester Magnum Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle's weapons hanging on the wall with the MK 13 on the very top. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper ) takes aim with what appears to be an MK13 rifle, based off the Remington Model 700 , chambered in 300 Winchester Magnum. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closeup of the KAC suppressor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle takes aim with his suppressed MK 13. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The trigger of the MK 13. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with the MK 13 sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view with the reticle of the MK 13 scope. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with the MK 13 sniper rifle. M40A1 sniper rifle The M40A1 sniper rifle is being fired by Kyle during sniper training. This rifle also appears to be used by a US Army Ranger sniper.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington M40A1 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with the M40 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle and a fellow SEAL training with the M40 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle trains with the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle also appears to be used by a US Army Ranger sniper. 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Knight's Armament SR-25 with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A SEAL prepares his SR-25 rifle as Kyle finishes up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with the SR-25 on his sniping perch. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with his SR-25 at the ready as he prepares to clear a house. Notice the suppressor strapped to the front of his vest via zip-ties. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle is armed with the SR25 while clearing a house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle holds his SR25 during an interrogation. Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifle Kyle uses a Mk 12 Mod 1 Special Purpose Rifle with a tan paint scheme, Harris bipod, Crane stock, Leupold Mark 4 scope, and suppressor while training to be a sniper. Other SEALs are also seen using the rifles in Iraq.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mark 12 Mod 1 SPR with suppressor, 30-round magazine, Harris bipod, and Leupold Mark 4 scope - 5.56x45mm. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Screen used stunt SEAL Team 3 Mk 12 Mod 1 SPR from American Sniper . Image from Prop Store of London. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Screen used stunt SEAL Team 3 Mk 12 Mod 1. Image from Prop Store of London. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A behind the scenes image of Bradley Cooper as Kyle with the rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle on the Mk 12 Mod 1 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with two other SEAL training with the Mk 12 Mod 1 rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with the Mk 12 Mod 1 rifle with the suppressor. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The reticle of the scope on Kyle's Mk 12 Mod 1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SEAL snipers here have Mk 12 rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The SEAL snipers in the middle and very left have Mk 12 rifles. M40A3 A Marine Scout Sniper that accompanies Kyle on a mission in Iraq is seen firing a M40A3 Sniper Rifle while engaging insurgents in Sadr City.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M40A3 sniper rifle with Harris bipod - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Scout Sniper with his M40A3 slung behind Kyle FPK/PSL Sniper Rifle Mustapha (Sammy Sheik ) uses a bipod-equipped FPK / PSL Sniper Rifle .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Romanian FPK/PSL sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha aims the FPK/PSL sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha and his FPK/PSL rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The reticle of the PSO-1 sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha with the FPK/PSL sniper rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha with FPK/PSL rifle. This is an continuity error as he was seen assembling a Dragunov rifle earlier. SVD Dragunov Mustapha assembles a SVD Dragunov in one scene. A Dragunov is depicted on a bounty poster for Chris Kyle.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle's bounty poster with a Dragunov on it. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha assembling his SVD rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha attaching the SVD top cover onto the receiver. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Attaching the scope onto the Dragunov. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha locks a magazine into the Dragunov with its distinctive magazine grooves. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mustapha with the now complete Dragunov. 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iraqi Tabuk sniper rifle with cleaning rod removed and Zrak scope - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The rifle is seen in the weapons cache. Remington Model 700 A young Chris Kyle (Cole Konis) and his father (Ben Reed) are seen hunting using a Remington Model 700
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Remington Model 700 - .308 Winchester Error creating thumbnail: File missing A young Chris Kyle (Cole Konis) takes aim with the Remington 700. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle and his father (Ben Reed) with the Remington 700 rifle. Assault Rifles M16A4 U.S. Marines in Iraq can been seen using M16A4 rifles as their standard weapons. Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, stock-mounted magazine pouch, and an M203 grenade launcher. On Kyle's final mission a Marine Scout Sniper that accompanies him is also armed with an M16A4 but with an ACOG sight, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, and an M203 grenade launcher.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M16A4 with carry handle attached and standard A2 handguards - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marines on patrol armed with the M16A4. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another Marine carries an M16A4 fitted with an EOTech sight and M203 grenade launcher. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The marine in the middle has a M16A4 with a carry handle sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The marines among the three SEAL snipers have M16A4s. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A marine shown on television is armed with a M16A4 with an ACOG sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marines with their M16A4s after firing on a suicide car bomb. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two marines with their M16A4 rifles carrying a wounded marine. The one on the right has a M203 launcher attached 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk. 18 Mod 0 with LMT rear sight, RIS foregrip, and Crane stock - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Screen used stunt MK 18 Mod 0 CQB (Kyle's) from American Sniper . Image from Prop Store of London. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Screen used stunt MK 18 Mod 0 (Kyle's). Image from Prop Store of London. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Production still of Bradley Cooper with a Mk 18 Mod 0 CQB carbine . Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle's weapons on the wall with his suppressed MK 18 on the bottom. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle on the very right with his MK 18 carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle in front with his suppressed MK 18. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle comes under fire while carrying the carbine with an a suppressor, aimpoint, and a AN/PEQ-2 attached. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle preparing to breach a room with his carbine. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle and other SEALs armed with the carbine. M4A1 Carbine U.S. Army soldiers, private military contractors and some of the SEALs use M4A1 carbines with various attachments, including the M203 grenade launcher.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt M4A1 Carbine with M68 Aimpoint reflex optic, Knight's Armament RAS railed handguard and vertical forward grip - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marc Lee with his tan M4A1. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marc Lee behind Chris Kyle with his tan M4A1. Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine Private Military Contractors are seen using Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colt Model R6520 "AR-15A2 Government Carbine" - 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PMC with his AR-15A2. Note the longer barrel. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A PMC with his AR-15A2. Here we can see the integrated carry handle. AKMS Many Iraqi insurgents use AKMS rifles. Several can also be seen in a hidden weapons cache as mentioned below.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKMS - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The extremist on the far left and second to the right has an AKMS rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The insurgent on the right has a AKMS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent raises his AKMS. Note that the stock end is not folded out. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent runs behind the firing insurgent with an AKMS. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The "Butcher" with an AKMS. AKM Iraqi insurgents also use AKM rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing AKM - 7.62x39mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent running with an AK rifle while Kyle watches from afar with his rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The center extremist, far right, and the one second to left has an AKM rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The insurgent on the left has a AKM. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent fires his AKM on the SEALs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent on the right blind-fires his AKM. Battle Rifles M1A A US Navy honor guard detail performs a rifle volley with M1A rifles during a funeral.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Springfield Armory M1A with synthetic stock - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Navy honor guard fires their M1A rifles during a military funeral Mk 14 Mod 0 Mark Lee (Luke Grimes ) carries what appears to be a suppressed Mk. 14 Mod 0 while on patrol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mk 14 Mod 0 EBR with a Harris bipod and RIS foregrip - 7.62x51mm NATO Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marc Lee with the Mk 14 rifle on the way to Fallujah. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Marc Lee patrolling among a Marine patrol with his suppressed Mk 14 rifle. Machine Guns Mk 48 Mod 0 A Mk 48 Mod 0 fitted with an ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator and cloth ammo bag is carried by the Navy SEAL nicknamed "Biggles" (Jake McDorman).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing M249 SAW 5.56x45mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing The second Marine from the right can be seen armed with an M249 SAW as his fireteam makes entry on a building. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The one lone marine crouching on the bottom right has a M249 SAW. M240 M240 GPMGs are mounted on the SEAL Humvees and MRAPs.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M240B with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut) - 7.62x51mm NATO. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A marine on the mounted M240 as the convoy gets caught in an ambush. Error creating thumbnail: File missing In the background, an M240 mounted in the humvee. Browning M2HB Browning M2HB heavy machine guns are mounted on M113 armored personnel carriers and M1A1 Abrams tanks in the film.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB - .50 BMG Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M2HB heavy machine gun mounted on an M1A1 Abrams tank as Kyle and his spotter look on.Error creating thumbnail: File missing The M2 Machine gun on an M1A1 Abrams tank as Marines keep a look out. M60D When Kyle begins his second tour in Iraq, an M60D is seen mounted as a doorgun on the side of a UH-1N Marine Huey helicopter.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M60D. Error creating thumbnail: File missing An M60D is seen mounted as a doorgun on the side of a UH-1N Marine Huey helicopter. M197 Vulcan When two USMC AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters are seen flying escort for a UH-1N Huey during Kyle's second tour, the ubiquitous M197 Vulcan is visible in the nose. During a firefight, a USMC AH-1W Super Cobra can be seen firing into an insurgent position.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M197 Vulcan 20mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A USMC AH-1W Super Cobra flies escort for the Huey. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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 Springfield TRP Operator Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) briefly carries a Springfield TRP during his first tour, visible in a thigh rig and a leather belt holster. He later switches to a SIG pistol (from his second tour on), which should be a .45 ACP SIG-Sauer P220 (according to Mr. Kyle autobiography and Independent Studio Services, which provided the arsenal for the movie –Recoil Magazine Issue 18, USA), but might be a P226 on some shots.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with his P226 in his belt holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A SEAL member with a P226 tucked in his plate carrier. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with his P226 on the right and the magazines on the left. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A SIG-Sauer P226 pistol is seen in the vest of Navy SEAL Captain Martens (Sam Jaeger) as he stands next to Colonel Jones (Chance Kelly ). Other Pistols Currently unidentifiable pistols
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A DIA agent with pistol and the magazines on his belt. It seems to be a M1911 style handgun from the magazine. Submachine Gun Heckler & Koch MP5 On a brochure about the Navy SEALs, one SEAL can be seen with a Heckler & Koch MP5 .
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RKG-3 anti-tank grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle observes an Iraqi woman who is handing a RKG-3 anti-tank grenade to a child. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A primed RKG grenade thrown in the air. M203 Grenade Launcher Marines in Iraq can be seen with an M203 grenade launcher mounted on his M16A4 rifle.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing RPG-7 - 40mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing An insurgent aims the RPG-7 at a building. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The young boy holds the RPG. Musket A musket is seen mounted on a wall during a questioning session in Kyle's first tour in Iraq.
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M67 fragmentation grenade Smoke Grenade Kyle uses a smoke grenade to create a smoke screen as cover from a sniper.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kyle with his black and white smoke grenade. 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 , a PROM-1 anti-personnel mine , two RPG-7 launchers, and several RKG-3 anti-tank grenades.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Several explosives and rifles are found in the weapons cache. 
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