Heartbreak Ridge

The following guns are used in the film Heartbreak Ridge

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Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

M16 (AR-15/SP1)

In many scenes M16 AR-15/SP1) rifle is seen. Some of them appear to be genuine civilian AR-15/SP1s and aren't seen fired full-auto. Instead, M16A1s seem to be used to depict full-auto fire. That is, until the Grenada sequence, when the Recon platoon's weapons are both M16A1s and M16 rifles, possibly AR-15/SP1's converted to fire full-auto, perhaps to to a lack of enough M16A1 rifles for those scenes.

M16 (AR-15/SP1) 5.56x45mm

Recon Marines in training fire their M16s down range, although they are likely AR-15/SP1s, as they aren't seen firing full-auto until in Grenada, when more full-auto guns were required. One marine fires his weapon full-auto during the rifle training, but it is clearly an M16A1.

Gunnery Sgt. Highway (Clint Eastwood) shows his recruit his AR-15/SP1 is not "Fuckin' fucked up."

Pvt. "Stitch" Jones (Mario Van Peebles) with his AR-15/SP1 while Highway hassles him over pawning his kevlar helmet.

Highway with his AR-15/SP1 in Grenada. This one appears to be converted to full-auto or it could be an actual M16 fitted with an A1 birdcage muzzle break, but it's a bit less likely.

Lt. Ring with the AR-15/SP1 in Grenada, his also featuring full-auto fire, making it a possible M16 with a birdcage muzzle break as well.

M16A1

Seen in the hands of several Recon Marines, used when a fully-automatic weapon is required early in the film, until Grenada when possibly all the weapons were converted to full-auto fire, perhaps do to a lack of M16A1s. They seem to have either older M16 lowers or possible civilian AR-15 lowers modified to fire full-auto, as noted by the lack of magazine fencing.

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M16A1 5.56mm

Highway pulls a Marine's M16A1 out of his face when he complains about his weapon malfunctioning, nearly getting his head blown off. The weapon empties a full magazine, almost killing the other men on the firing range.

A Marine in Grenada with his M16A1.

Lance Corporal Fragatti, nicknamed "Fagetti", empties a mag from his M16A1 into a skeleton model from a classroom in Grenada.

Cpl. "Stitch" Jones, now armed with an M16A1 in Grenada.

Cpl. Ring is seen using an M16A1 after taking the hill, a possible continuity error, since he was using an AR-15/SP1 rifle earlier.

Colt 37mm Flare Launcher

One of the Marines has an AR-15/SP1 (or possible M16) fitted with an underslung Colt Flare Launcher 37mm, made to take the place of the M203 40mm launcher.

Colt 37mm Launcher fitted to M16A1.

A Recon Marine fires his Colt launcher at Cubans in Grenada.

The same Marine orders his men up armed with his M16(AR-15/SP1) with the 37mm launcher.

The Marine fires his M16(AR-15/SP1) with underslung Colt 37mm.

M60E1

Used by Recon Marine Private Johansson "The Swede", Used inside an armored vehicle by the Cubans, and seen on the helicopter that picks up the Recon men after the operation is complete.

M60E1 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO

Johansson "The Swede" gives supporting fire with his M60E1.

"The Swede" walks with the rest of his men to the hill, somehow comfortably holding the 23lb M60E1 with one hand. It could be a light weight polyurethane cast of the real gun or perhaps he really is strong enough to hold it like that.

"The Swede" climbs the hill with his M60E1.

A Cuban soldier fires an M60E1 out of the armored vehicle.

The Helo that picks up the Recon Marines is fitted with a door mounted M60E1.

AKM

Gunnery Sgt. Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) uses an AKM to teach his recruits in basic training, by shooting at them so they know the distinct sound of an AK-47 being fired at them. Several Cuban soldiers use them as well, just as Highway said they would.

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AKM, Stamped Steel Receiver w/ slant muzzle brake 7.62x39mm

"This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the prefered weapon of your enemy, and it makes a distinct sound when fired at you, so remember it.".

Highway fires his AKM at the recruits as they crawl through barbed wire trenches. Clint clearly knows how to fire this rifle, to add.

Cuban soldiers fire their AKM rifles at the Recon Marines using the armored vehicle as cover (note that the vehicle is actually an American-made Cadillac-Gage Commando, apparently meant to be a BRDM).

Norinco Type 56

What looks like a Norinco Type 56 is seen lying next to a dead Cuban soldier. This is assumed based on the smooth reciever and front grips. The front sights aren't seen so it is hard to be sure.

A Norinco Type 56 lay next to a dead Cuban soldier.

DShK

A Cuban soldier is seen firing a DShK heavy machine gun at the Recon Marines. It is most likely an M60D dressed up to look like a DShK, similair to the guns in Red Dawn, as DShKs weren't too common at the time, but it isn't seen close enough to tell. The belt feeding into it does look considerably small though.

DShK machine gun 12.7x109mm

A Cuban soldier fires a DShK at the Recon Marines.

A closer shot of the Cuban firing the DShK.