Sniper (1993)

Sniper is a 1993 American action thriller directed by Luis Llosa and starring Tom Berenger as Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, a USMC sniper who is paired with Richard Miller (Billy Zane), a novice former Olympic shooter now employed by the National Security Council, as the two are sent on a mission to Colombia to eliminate a drug cartel leader. When the mission is comprised, the duo must find a way to complete their missions as well as devise a way for their safe extraction.
Sniper would spawn a series of direct-to-video films, with Berenger reprising his role as Sgt. Beckett. Billy Zane would reunite onscreen in the 2017 sequel Sniper: Ultimate Kill.
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=Sniper Rifles=
==M40A1==
USMC Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger) uses an M40A1 in 7.62x51mm NATO, a sniper rifle based on the Remington Model 700. The M40A1 rifles used in the film were Remington 700 rifles, supplied for the filming by 'Weapons and Effects' of San Rafael, CA. The rifles were fully prepared as though they would see real use, with aftermarket bedding, trigger jobs, McMillan stocks and parkerization done by Scott, McDougall & Associates of Santa Rosa, CA.
thumb|none|450px|M40A1 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO
==Heckler & Koch SR9TC==
NSC sniper Richard Miller (Billy Zane) uses the Heckler & Koch SR9TC sniper rifle as his weapon of choice.
==SVD Dragunov==
The guerrilla sniper DeSilva (Edward Wiley), who was trained by Beckett (Tom Berenger), uses an SVD Dragunov as his sniper rifle. Another guerrilla sniper at Ochoa's compound also uses a Dragunov.
=Rifles / Carbines=
==M16A2==
Corporal Doug Papich (Aden Young), Beckett's spotter, is seen with an M16A2 mounted with a scope as he and Beckett move to the extraction site at the beginning of the film.
==Type 56 Assault Rifle==
The Type 56 assault rifle is carried by several guerrilla fighters, most notably by the one who opens fire on the helicopter carrying Miller.
==Type 56-1 Assault Rifle (slant muzzle brake)==
The Type 56-1 assault rifle is carried by several guerrilla fighters. They are fitted with AKM-style slanted muzzles, but are identifiable as Type 56s and not actual AKMs from the hooded front sight that only Chinese AKs have.
==L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle==
An L1A1 SLR rifle is seen hanging on a wall of the Marine Enlisted Club. As the movie was filmed in Australia and used an actual Australian Army NCO club this would have been an actual Lithgow Small Arms Factory Australian L1A1 with the original handguard prior to the introduction of the rounded variant more common on Australian L1A1s.
==M1A1 Carbine==
The leader of the Indian guerrillas (Reynaldo Arenas) aiding Beckett carries an M1A1 Carbine.
=Submachine Guns=
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
The Heckler & Koch MP5A3 is seen carried by several Ochoa guards. One guard carries an MP5A3 fitted with a night-vision scope.
=Shotguns=
==Remington 870==
Another Ochoa guard carries a pistol-gripped Remington 870.
=Machine Guns=
==Browning M2==
"El Cirujano" (Ken Radley) fires a tripod-mounted Browning M2 at the lookout tower where Beckett was in.
==M60D==
Marine doorgunners fire M60D machine guns from their Marine UH-1 helicopters.
==RPD==
Guerrilla fighters are seen firing an RPD light machine gun into the countryside after Beckett's target is eliminated.
thumb|none|450px|RPD Light Machine Gun - 7.62x39mm
=Handguns=
==LAR Grizzly Mk I==
"El Cirujano" (Ken Radley) carries a LAR Grizzly Mk I in his shoulder holster. Beckett (Tom Berenger) is also able to use it at the end of the film.
==SIG-Sauer P226==
Beckett carries a SIG-Sauer P226 as his sidearm throughout the film.
==Browning Hi-Power==
An Ochoa soldier is seen pointing a Browning Hi-Power when the helicopter comes for the extraction.
=Other=
==M203 Grenade Launcher==
A young Marine riding with Miller in the helicopter has an M203 grenade launcher underslung on his M16A2.
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