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The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:
Ruger Mini-14
The Ruger Mini-14 is a semi-automatic rifle designed and manufactured by Ruger. It is one of the primary competitors to the AR-15-style rifle on the civilian market. Introduced in 1973, the Mini-14 is so named because of its resemblance to the M14 Battle Rifle. Despite this, it is more mechanically similar to the M1 Garand with its self-cleaning, fixed-piston gas system. In 2003, the Mini-14 was upgraded with several functional and cost-saving features and thereafter, the Mini-14 name became used to describe a family of weapons rather than a sole rifle design.
The current basic model of the Mini-14 is known as the Ranch Rifle, featuring either wood or synthetic furniture, a blued or stainless steel receiver, and an 18.5" barrel, along with a detachable scope mount.
Of note is that while the Mini-14's magazines look similar to STANAG magazines, they are not interchangeable and thus cannot be used in AR-15/M16 and other STANAG-compatible rifles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Busters | A security guard | 1977 | ||
| The Domino Principle | A sniper; a prison guard | 1977 | ||
| The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair | UNCLE agents | 1983 | ||
| The Survivors | survivalist student | stainless steel | 1983 | |
| Red Dawn | carried by resistance member | 1984 | ||
| 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 |
| The Annihilators | A thug | Stainless | 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 | |
| Dead Heat | L.A.P.D. SWAT | 1988 | ||
| Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) | French Gendarmerie | Mini-14 | 1988 | |
| Colors | Gerardo Mejía | Bird | 1988 | |
| True Believer | Prison guards | 1989 | ||
| An Innocent Man | Prison Guards | 1989 | ||
| Believed Violent (Présumé dangereux) | A police sniper | With folding stock and sniper scope | 1990 | |
| 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 | ||
| Operation Corned Beef | French gendarmes | 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 | ||
| Rage and Honor II | Indonesian police | 1993 | ||
| Léon (The Professional) | NYPD ESU officers | Mini-14 GB-F | 1994 | |
| The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult | Postal carrier | 1994 | ||
| Cyber Tracker | Jim Maniaci | The Tracker | With aftermarket folding stock and custom muzzle brake | 1994 |
| Stacie Foster | Connie Griffith | |||
| standard Mini-14, seen in armory | ||||
| 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 brake, heat shield/barrel shroud | 1996 |
| Ransom | NYPD ESU officer | 1996 | ||
| Midnight Heat | Payne's henchman | Stainless steel, folding stock, sniper scope | 1996 | |
| Original Gangstas | Richard Roundtree | Slick | With folding stock | 1996 |
| A gang member | GB, with folding stock | |||
| Breakdown | M.C. Gainey | Earl | 1997 | |
| The Ultimate Weapon | Hulk Hogan | Ben Cutter | Stainless steel with folding stock | 1998 |
| Carl Marotte | Vince Dean | |||
| Gunrunners | ||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Outside the Law | Charles Strong | Ken Crowley | Custom with short barrel and folding stock | 2002 |
| Christmas Rush | Bernard Browne | Wayne | With folding stock | 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 |
| The Corsican File (L'enquête Corse) | RG member, Corsican terrorist | with optical sieght | 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 | ||
| We Own the Night | Antoni Corone | Lieutenant Michael Solo | 2007 | |
| Elite Squad | Drug dealers | 2007 | ||
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct | Prison guard riflemen | 2008 | ||
| Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1 | French police | 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 Expendables 2 | Female villager | post-2005 model | 2012 | |
| The Host (2013) | Resistance member | pre-2005 model | 2013 | |
| The Frozen Ground | John Cusack | Robert Hansen | MINI-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope | 2013 |
| Blue Ruin | Macon Blair | Dwight | Mini-14 GB | 2013 |
| Devin Ratray | Ben | |||
| Kevin Kolack | Teddy | |||
| Jeepers Creepers 3 | Stan Shaw | Sheriff Dan Tashtego | 2017 | |
| Brandon Smith | Sergeant Davis Tubbs | |||
| Bright | gang member | 2017 | ||
| Hostage X | Stefanie Joosten | The Agent | Mini-14 GB with folding stock and sniper scope | 2017 |
| Logan | Lennie Loftin | Jackson | 2017 | |
| Hold the Dark | Riley Keough | Medora Slone | With folding stock | 2018 |
| Jeffrey Wright | Russell Core | |||
| Julian Black Antelope | Cheeon | |||
| Policeman | ||||
| 22 July | Anders Danielsen Lie | Anders Behring Breivik | 2018 | |
| Black Widow | David Harbour | Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian | scoped; pre and post-2005 versions (continuity error) | 2021 |
| Jurassic World: Dominion | security guards | 2022 |
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 | H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock | |||
| Mr. T | B.A. Baracus | |||
| Bergerac | Lorcan Cranitch | A police sniper | With sniper scope and foregrip; "Avenge O Lord" (S04E09) | 1985 |
| Bergerac | Police snipers | With sniper scope; "The Deadly Virus" (S05E05) | 1987 | |
| A Taste for Death | British police firearms unit officers | 1988 | ||
| Bergerac | Police snipers | With sniper scope; "Diplomatic Incident" (S08E10) | 1990 | |
| Bergerac | Police snipers | With sniper scope; "My Friend Charlie" (S09E05) | 1991 | |
| 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 |
| The Pretenders (Los Simuladores) | César Vianco | Franco Milazzo | 18.5" barrel, stainless steel finish; "Z-2000" (S2E02) | 2002-2004 |
| 24 | Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | "7 p.m.-8 p.m." | 2005 |
| NCIS | Todd Allen | James Landis | "Ravenous" (S3E17) | 2006 |
| NCIS | Mark Harmon | Gibbs | "Ravenous" (S3E17) | 2006 |
| 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 | |||
| Justified - Season 1 | One of the Pork Brothers | "Fire in the Hole" (S1E01) | 2010 | |
| Longmire - Season 1 | Hunter | "The Cancer" (S1E04) | 2012 | |
| The Walking Dead - Season 3 | Keith Andrew Gostel | Woodbury soldier | "Welcome to the Tombs" (S3E16) | 2013 |
| The Last Ship - Season 2 | Thorwald's men | "Fight the Ship" (S2E02) | 2015 | |
| Murder in the First | Cascade's men | "State of the Union" (S2E07) | 2015 | |
| Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 | Danay Garcia | Luciana Galvez | Short barreled; "Grotesque" (S2E08), "Los Muertos" (S2E09), "Pablo & Jessica" (S2E11), "North" (S2E15) | 2016 |
| The Walking Dead - Season 6 | Unknowns | Savior members | GB Model; "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12), "East" (S6E15) | 2016 |
| Melissa McBride | Carol Peletier | "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16) | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Unknown | Saviors member | "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (S7E01) | 2016-2017 |
| Daniel Newman | Daniel | "The Well" (S7E02) | ||
| Melissa McBride | Carol Peletier | "The Well" (S7E02), "Rock in the Road" (S7E09), "Bury Me Here" (S7E13) | ||
| Jordan Woods-Robinson | Eric Raleigh | GB Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) | ||
| Dahlia Legault | Francine | Stainless Steel Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) | ||
| Unknown | Scavengers member | GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) | ||
| Chandler Riggs | Carl Grimes | GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) | ||
| Karen Ceesay | Bertie | GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) | ||
| Stranger Things - Season 2 | CPD Police | "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" (S2E07) | 2017 | |
| Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 | Gonzalez Dam guard | Short barreled; "Things Bad Begun" (S3E15) | 2017 | |
| True Detective - Season 3 | Michael Greyeyes | Brett Woodward | 2019 | |
| Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 | Rubén Blades | Daniel Salazar | "Skidmark" (S5E04) | 2019 |
| Uncredited | Pioneer Ranger | "Leave What You Don't" (S5E13) | ||
| Michael Yuhl | Pioneer Ranger | "End of the Line" (S5E16) | ||
| Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 | Uncredited | Tower Ranger | "The Beacon" (S7E01) | 2021-2022 |
| Garrett Moreno | Stalker | "Cindy Hawkins" (S7E03) | ||
| Dennis Keiffer | Tower Lead Ranger | "PADRE" (S7E08), "Divine Providence" (S7E14) | ||
| The Last of Us - Season 1 | Fireflies member | "When You're Lost in the Darkness" (S1E01) | 2023 | |
| Primo Allon | Firefly Soldier | GB-F; "Look for the Light" (S1E09) | ||
| Pedro Pascal | Joel Miller | |||
| Echo - Season 1 | Seen in gunshop; "Lowak" (S1E02) | 2024 | ||
| Fallout - Season 1 | Dale Dickey | Ma June | "The Target" (S1E02) | 2024 |
| Uncredited | "Govermint" Sherrif | "The Trap" (S1E06) | ||
| Uncredited | Brotherhood of Steel Squire | w/folding stock; "The Beginning" (S1E08) | ||
| Ella Purnell | Lucy MacLean |
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 | ||
| Cross Fire | "Ruger MINI-14" | extended magazine | 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 | "Mini14" | 2012 | ||
| State of Decay | "Mini 14" | 10-round magazine | 2013 | |
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | "Ruger Mini-14" | 5-round magazine | 2014 | |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "Mini-14 Classic" | Pre-2005 model | 2016 | |
| "Mini-14 GB" | Mini-14 F model | |||
| Escape from Tarkov | seen on the Mechanic art | 2018 | ||
| The Last of Us Part II | 2020 |
Ruger AC556
The Ruger AC556 is the fully automatic version of the Mini-14 with a distinctive barrel and bayonet lug. These models come with either a pistol grip and side-folding stock or the standard semi-pistol grip fixed stock. Ruger also offers the Mini-14 GB ("Government Barrel" Model) which is a semi-automatic only version of the AC556 originally intended for military, law enforcement, and private security sales. However, many examples of the Mini-14 GB have also entered the civilian market. The full-auto AC556 has a distinctive fire mode selector switch on the back of the receiver that the semi-auto 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
(1980 - 1999)
- 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 | |
| Formula 51 | Emily Mortimer | Dakota | 2001 | |
| 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 | |
| Terminator Salvation | refugee | stainless, folding stock | 2009 | |
| 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 | ||
| Cross Fire | "Ruger AC-556" | with SCAR CQB stock | 2007 | |
| Insurgency | AC-556 | w/ various attachments | AC556 With synthetic furniture | 2014 |
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds | Mini 14 | w/ various attachments | Semi-Auto only in game | 2017 |
| World War Z (2019 VG) | Mini 21 or Scout Rifle | w/ various attachments | Semi-Auto only in game | 2019 |
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. 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" as 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guns | Erik Estrada | Juan Degas | with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A" | 1990 |
| Guns | various thugs | with faux missile launcher, as "Chinese assault rifle Type 3445A" | 1990 | |
| Prayer of the Rollerboys | various Rollerboys | "Naboru" assault rifles (modified AC556s) | 1990 | |
| Predator 2 | Extra actor | Special Agent Peter Keyes' (Gary Busey's) team member | dual 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 |
| Rachel Ticotin | Melina | |||
| Various actors | Mars Federal Colony troops | |||
| 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 |
| Do or Die | Paul Hospodar | Duke | 1991 | |
| Freejack | Bonejackers | 1992 | ||
| RoboCop 3 | Curtis Taylor, Various actors | Rehab #1, OCP Rehabilitation Officers | tactical flash light mounted on rail | 1993 |
| RoboCop 3 | Various actors | 'Splatterpunks' gang members | tactical flash light mounted on rail | 1993 |
| On Deadly Ground | MacGruder's henchman | 1994 | ||
| 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 | Terrorists, MP personnel | 1995 | ||
| Midnight Man | Cambodian and Russian mobsters | 1995 | ||
| Midnight Heat | Brian Bosworth | Wayne Garret | With barrel shroud and night vision device | 1996 |
| Midnight Heat | Payne's henchmen | With barrel shroud and night vision device | 1996 | |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Debbe Dunning | Priv. Delores Costello | with large laser sight mounted | 1997 |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Ladd York | Lucky | with large laser sight mounted | 1997 |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Brent Jasmer | SSgt. Books Malloy | with large laser sight mounted | 1997 |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Jessica Collins | Dr. Tina Reeves | with large laser sight mounted | 1997 |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Rick Peters | Mooch | with large laser sight mounted | 1997 |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Miguel A. Núñez Jr. | Sticks | with large laser sight mounted | 1997 |
| Leprechaun 4: In Space | Geoff Meed | Kowalski | 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 |
| Belly | Jamaicans | With red dot sights | 1998 | |
| K-911 | Seen in Phil Cage's armory | 1999 | ||
| Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Michael Gross | Burt Gummer | 2001 |
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 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminator: Resistance (VG) | Plasma Rifle V-25 | Modified to fire Phased Plasma, has a different external shell | Comes with a red dot sight or a computerized sight | 2019 |
Ruger Mini Thirty
The Ruger Mini Thirty is a nearly identical rifle except chambered for 7.62x39mm. Except for the magazines, it would be hard to identify a Mini Thirty from a Mini-14 based on purely visual cues.
Introduced in 1987, the Mini Thirty was designed to take advantage of the large amounts of surplus 7.62x39mm ammunition entering the United States and being sold for low prices. Furthermore, the Mini Thirty was also marketed as a deer hunting rifle, as many American states prohibit deer hunting with rifles chambered in less than .243 caliber.
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)
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Curse of the Komodo | Melissa Brasselle | Tiffany | Pre-2005 model Stainless Mini Thirty with folding stock and scope | 2004 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Payne 3 | Mini 30 | Folding stock, synthetic furniture | 2012 | |
| Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Mettler M-30 | jungle camo synthetic furniture | Mini-30 Tactical | 2016 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Marksman Rifle | ACE stock | incorrect magazine | 2013 |
See Also
- Ruger - A list of all firearms manufactured by Ruger.