Sand Castle

Sand Castle (2017)

The following weapons were used in the film Sand Castle:

Rifles/Carbines

M16A2 Rifle

U.S. military personnel appear carrying M16A2 rifles several times during the film.

M16A2 5.56x45mm

M4A1 Carbine

In the several scenes, U.S. Army soldiers can be seen carrying M4A1 carbines.

M4A1 with M68 Aimpoint red dot scope and RIS foregrip 5.56x45mm

Beretta 92FS

The Beretta 92FS, standing in for the U.S. Military issued M9, appears several times in the film.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

Machine Guns

M240 Machine Gun

In the scene where Ray and Robbie are arguing as the Army convoy passes, several M240 machine guns can be seen, both mounted on the vehicles and in the hands of some of the soldiers riding in them. Army & Marine Corps M1 Abrams tanks and Marine Corps LAV-25 armored personnel carriers are also equipped with M240 machine guns; the Abrams having an M240C coaxially-mounted next to the main gun and both the Abrams and LAV-25 having the M240D version mounted atop the turret.

M240B 7.62x51mm NATO

The soldier with the glasses has an M240B while riding on the truck.

M240D 7.62x51mm NATO

A US Marine fires the M240D machine gun mounted at the Commander's hatch of his LAV-25 when counterattacking the Tripods. An M240C machine gun can also be seen coaxially mounted next to the main gun on the M1A1 Abrams behind the LAV

Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun

The Browning M2HB heavy machine gun appears twice in the film; first mounted on U.S. Army vehicles in a convoy that passes by the Ferriers, then on U.S. Marine Corps vehicles in the hilltop battle scene, most notably on a burning Humvee rolling past Harlan Ogilvy (Tim Robbins)' house.

Browning M2HB on vehicle mount .50 BMG

Browning M2HB's mounted on a Humvee and an M109 Paladin.

An M2HB Browning (missing an ammo box) mounted on a Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams during the hilltop battle scene.