The Curse of the Komodo

The Curse of the Komodo is a 2004 low budget B-movie about giant Komodo dragons on a desolate island in the Pacific Ocean that is apparently within the flying range of a Bell Jet ranger helicopter, leaving from a major port, but is practically uninhabited, except for a few scientists and of course, a bunch of mutated monsters. It is noteworthy in that it has an unusual selection of weapons to appear in a movie. Like usual, everyone has the magical guns that never need reloading... but this film also has magical bolt-action rifles that fire... semi-automatic (the magic of CGI gun flashes).
The following guns were using in the film The Curse of the Komodo:
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=Handguns=
==M1911==
An M1911 is carried by Jack (Tim Abell)
==Taurus PT92==
Dr. Porter (Gail Harris) carries and fires a Taurus PT92, and apparently she is the only one who is seen actually reloading her weapon during a fight.
thumb|none|500px|Dr. Porter (Gail Harris) with her Taurus PT92.
=Rifles=
==AR-15==
Early on in the film, a covert-ops team are inserted via helicopter to the Komodo Island and promptly eaten. They all carry variations of the AR-15 rifle (most likely civilian clone rifles, being mostly filmed in California with some shots done in Hawaii). We see some A1 variants of the AR15, but we also see some post-ban versions (post Crime Bill politically correct rifles), with fake flash hiders and no bayonet lugs.
thumb|none|500px|The covert-ops team with a variety of AR-15 rifles with A2 handguards.
thumb|none|300px|One of the teams in the night raid has an A1 variant of the M16/AR15 as seen by the barrel type. This rifle, though, has A2 handguards.
thumb|none|300px|Another one of the teams in the night raid has a post ban version of the A2 heavy barrel AR-15 Rifle. Note the fake flash hider and lack of bayonet lug.
==Norinco SKS Sporter==
One of the few appearances of this SKS variant in a film, Hanson (Ted Monte) holds an Norinco SKS Sporter Rifle with detachable AK magazine. A "post-ban" version of the Norinco export SKS with detachable AK magazines, the Norinco SKS Sporter rifle was trying to fill the market niche of being "just like an AK" but at less than "half the cost". The barrel is a "paratrooper" length barrel and the gun comes with a thick thumbhole stock, but the rifle was imported for only a few years before it was banned. Not to be confused with an aftermarket conversion or standard SKS rifles that take aftermarket detachable "duckbilled" magazines. 
thumb|none|500px|Hanson (Ted Monte) holds the Norinco SKS Sporter with detachable AK magazine.
==Finnish Mosin-Nagant M39==
A very odd choice for a modern scientist guarding giant lizards, Reece (Cam Newlin) carries a Finnish Mosin-Nagant M39 with a modern scope mounted. The rate of fire is slow (like any bolt action rifle), but the 7.62X54mmR round certainly has a lot more knock down power than the .223 rounds fired by the others. Too bad the Komodos seem to be bulletproof...
thumb|none|550px|M39 Rifle - 7.62x54mmR
thumb|none|500px|Reece (Cam Newlin) carries a Finnish Mosin-Nagant M39 with a modern scope.‎
==Daewoo DR200==
Drake (Paul Logan) carries a Daewoo DR200 which is the post ban version of the Daewoo K1 / K2 Assault Rifle that was imported after 1989 but banned by an executive order by Bill Clinton in 1993. It is the "politically correct" thumbhole stock version that has a diagonal cut in the back of the receiver, a muzzle brake instead of a flash hider, and no bayonet lug. This version has all of the US-made aftermarket accessories to make it "tacti-cool". It has an aftermarket folding stock, a PSG-01 style pistol grip and palm pad, and a scope mount (with scope) attached to the upper receiver. 
thumb|none|500px|Drake (Paul Logan) carries a Daewoo DR200 while Jack carries a MAK-90
thumb|none|500px|Drake (Paul Logan) fires his Daewoo DR200.
==Norinco MAK-90==
Carried by Jack (Tim Abell), the Norinco MAK-90 is the post import ban version of the Norinco series of AK clones (Type 56, Type 84, AKS-47, etc.) It was imported between 1990 and 1994 (when all imports of Chinese "non-hunting" guns were personally banned by Bill Clinton). This Norinco MAK-90 originally was imported with a thumbhole stock and no bayonet lug. Also, the threads on the end of the barrel were ground off. Jack's version has an ATI™ aftermaket synthetic Dragunov stock and replacement synthetic foregrips. It also has a US-made aftermarket dust cover with integral scope mount (with scope attached).
thumb|none|500px|Jack (Tim Abell) carries a MAK-90 tricked out with US-made aftermarket parts. Note the ten-round "Assault Weapons Ban" compliant magazine.
==Ruger Mini Thirty==
Tiffany (Melissa Brasselle) carries a Ruger Mini Thirty with a stainless finish and a Butler Creek™ aftermarket synthetic folding stock with pistol grip. Her Ruger Mini Thirty also has a stainless barrel shroud and muzzle brake, just like Charli Baltimore's gun in the movie The Long Kiss Goodnight.
thumb|none|500px|Tiffany (Melissa Brasselle) holds her Ruger Mini Thirty with scope.
thumb|none|500px|Tiffany (Melissa Brasselle) runs with a Ruger Mini Thirty with scope.
==Custom Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I==
Prof. Nathan Phipps (William Langlois) carries a British Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I rifle, tricked out with a heavily modified stock, Harris bipod, scope, and pistol grip. What is hilarious is that the rifle is depicted in the movie as firing semi-automatic(!). Sure, Enfields are quick to operate, but not that quick. Some sources identify the rifle as having a synthetic "Monte Carlo" stock. That is incorrect. It is actually a standard wooden milspec wooden stock that was cut, modified, and spray painted with a green color. 
thumb|none|500px|Phipps (William Langlois) with his magical "semi-auto" No.4 Mk.I rifle.
thumb|none|500px|Phipps (William Langlois) with his magical "semi-auto" No.4 Mk.I rifle.
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