Ruger Mini-14

The Ruger Mini-14/AC556 can be seen in the following movies and television series used by the following actors:
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=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: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: - 
* Feed System: 5, 10, 20, or 30 round box magazines
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (See note above regarding full-auto)
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===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
Cyber Tracker 	Stacie Foster 	Connie Griffith 	With aftermarket folding stock and custom muzzle brake 	1994
Cyber Tracker 	 	 	standard Mini-14, seen in armory 	1994
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
Original Gangstas 	 	A gang member 	GB, with folding stock 	1996
Breakdown 	M.C. Gainey 	Earl 	 	1997
The Ultimate Weapon 	Hulk Hogan 	Ben Cutter 	Stainless steel with folding stock 	1998
The Ultimate Weapon 	Carl Marotte 	Vince Dean 	Stainless steel with folding stock 	1998
The Ultimate Weapon 	 	Gunrunners 	 	1998
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
Blue Ruin 	Devin Ratray 	Ben 	Mini-14 GB 	2013
Blue Ruin 	Kevin Kolack 	Teddy 	Mini-14 GB 	2013
Jeepers Creepers 3 	Stan Shaw 	Sheriff Dan Tashtego 	 	2017
Jeepers Creepers 3 	Brandon Smith 	Sergeant Davis Tubbs 	 	2017
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
Hold the Dark 	Jeffrey Wright 	Russell Core 	With folding stock 	2018
Hold the Dark 	Julian Black Antelope	Cheeon 	 	2018
Hold the Dark 	 	Policeman 	 	2018
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
The A-Team 	Dirk Benedict 	Templeton "Faceman" Peck 	 	1983 - 1988
The A-Team 	Dwight Schultz 	H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock 	 	1983 - 1988
The A-Team 	Mr. T 	B.A. Baracus 	 	1983 - 1988
Bergerac - Season 4 	Lorcan Cranitch 	A police sniper 	With sniper scope and foregrip; "Avenge O Lord" (S04E09) 	1985
Bergerac - Season 5 	 	Police snipers 	With sniper scope; "The Deadly Virus" (S05E05) 	1987
A Taste for Death 	 	British police firearms unit officers	 	1988
Bergerac - Season 8 	 	Police snipers 	With sniper scope; "Diplomatic Incident" (S08E10) 	1990
Bergerac - Season 9 	 	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
Space: Above and Beyond 	Kristen Cloke 	Captain Shane Vansen 	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) 	1995 - 1996
Space: Above and Beyond 	Rodney Rowland 	Lt. Cooper Hawkes 	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) 	1995 - 1996
Space: Above and Beyond 	Various actors 	US Marines 	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) 	1995 - 1996
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 - Season 4 	Kiefer Sutherland 	Jack Bauer 	"7 p.m.-8 p.m." 	2005
NCIS - Season 3 	Todd Allen 	James Landis 	"Ravenous" (S3E17) 	2006
NCIS - Season 3 	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
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Dean Winters 	Charley Dixon 	 	2008 - 2009
Prison Break - Season 4 	 	Assasssin 	w/ scope and 20-round magazine 	2009
Prison Break - Season 4 	Dominic Purcell 	Lincoln Burrows 	w/ scope and 20-round magazine 	2009
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 	Dalton Simons 	Savior 	"Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12) 	2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	Theresa Pink 	Savior 	"Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12) 	2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	Aaron Wiggins 	Savior 	"Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12) 	2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	Niko Nedyalkov 	Savior 	GB; "East" (S6E15) 	2016
The Walking Dead - Season 6 	Melissa McBride 	Carol Peletier 	GB; "Last Day on Earth" (S6E16) 	2016
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Lee Vervoort 	Savior 	"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" (S7E01) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Daniel Newman 	Daniel 	Continuity error; "The Well" (S7E02) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Lennie James 	Morgan Jones 	Continuity error; "The Well" (S7E02) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Melissa McBride 	Carol Peletier 	Continuity error; "The Well" (S7E02), "Rock in the Road" (S7E09), "Bury Me Here" (S7E13) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Jordan Woods-Robinson	Eric Raleigh 	GB Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Dahlia Legault 	Francine 	Stainless Steel Model; "Something They Need" (S7E15), "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16)	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Unknown 	Scavengers member 	GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Chandler Riggs 	Carl Grimes 	GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) 	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 7 	Karen Ceesay 	Bertie 	GB Model; "The First Day of the Rest of Your Lives" (S7E16) 	2016-2017
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
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 	Uncredited 	Pioneer Ranger 	"Leave What You Don't" (S5E13) 	2019
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 5 	Michael Yuhl 	Pioneer Ranger 	"End of the Line" (S5E16) 	2019
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 	Uncredited 	Tower Ranger 	"The Beacon" (S7E01) 	2021-2022
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 	Garrett Moreno 	Stalker 	"Cindy Hawkins" (S7E03) 	2021-2022
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 7 	Dennis Keiffer 	Tower Lead Ranger 	"PADRE" (S7E08), "Divine Providence" (S7E14) 	2021-2022
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) 	 	2023
Pedro Pascal 	Joel Miller 	GB-F; "Look for the Light" (S1E09) 	 	2023
Echo - Season 1 	 	 	Seen in gunshop; "Lowak" (S1E02) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	Dale Dickey 	Ma June 	"The Target" (S1E02) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	Uncredited 	"Govermint" Sherrif 	"The Trap" (S1E06) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	Uncredited 	Brotherhood of Steel Squire 	w/folding stock; "The Beginning" (S1E08) 	2024
Fallout - Season 1 	Ella Purnell 	Lucy MacLean 	w/folding stock; "The Beginning" (S1E08) 	2024
===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
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"Mini-14 GB" 	 	Mini-14 F model 	2016
Escape from Tarkov 	 	 	seen on the Mechanic art	2018
The Last of Us Part II 	 	 	 	2020
=Ruger AC556=
thumb|500px|right|Stainless Steel Ruger AC556 Carbine with Factory Folder Stock - 5.56x45mm
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: 
* Length: (stock folded), (stock extended)
* Barrel length:
* Feed System: 5, 10, 20 or 30 rounds detachable box magazine
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto
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===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
Miami Vice - Season 1 	Various actors 	SRT members 	AC556 with folding stock / "Cool Runnin" 	1984 - 1985
Miami Vice - Season 1 	Various actors 	SRT members 	AC556 with full stock / "The Maze" 	1984 - 1985
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
The X-Files - Season 7	Gillian Anderson 	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) / "First Person Shooter" (S7E13)	2000
The X-Files - Season 7	Krista Allen 	Maitreya 	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) / "First Person Shooter" (S7E13)	2000
The X-Files - Season 7	Billy Ray Gallion	'Retro' 	Mocked up as the 'M590 Assault Rifle' (heavily modified version, hidden in a custom Sci-fi Shell) / "First Person Shooter" (S7E13)	2000
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
Total Recall 	Rachel Ticotin 	Melina 	Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section	1990
Total Recall 	Various actors 	Mars Federal Colony troops 	Foresight removed, shortened barrels , and fitted with a small tactical scope on the carrying handle section	1990
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
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: 
* Length: 
* Barrel length: 
* Feed System: 5 or 20 round box magazines
* Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (See note above regarding full-auto)
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===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.
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