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Criminal Minds

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The following weapons can be seen in the television series Criminal Minds:

Criminal Minds (2005-????)


Glock 17

Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) carries a Glock 17 with a SureFire X400 attachment. Agents Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) are frequently seen with standard Glock 17's. Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin) used a Glock 17 in the pilot episode. Afterward, Gideon uses a SIG-Sauer P226, while Reid later exchanged his own Glock for a .357 Smith & Wesson Model 65 revolver. In the ongoing sixth season, Morgan is now seen carrying a SIG-Sauer P226.

Glock 17 3rd Generation - 9mm.
Morgan with Glock 17.
Morgan with Glock 17 3rd gen while talking to a suspect.
Hotchner engages a murder suspect.
Special Agent Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) holds the Glock 17.
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Gideon goads a suspect into shooting him, Glock in hand.
Spencer Reid wields a Glock 17 while protecting Lila Archer (Amber Heard) in the Season 1 Episode "Somebody's Watching".

Glock 19

SSA Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) uses a Glock 19 as her sidearm. A Glock 19 is used by a police detective to fire a few shots at a fleeing criminal, although he misses and the criminal commits suicide by driving off a cliff. Also carried by NYPD officers.

Glock 19 3rd Generation - 9x19mm.
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SSA Prentiss (Paget Brewster) covers Reid in Season 3's "Elephants Memory".
NYPD detective gets wounded by a terrorist while aiming a Glock 19.
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A Bend, Oregon police detective about to fire a Glock 19 at a fleeing vehicle.

Springfield Armory TRP

SSA David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) carries a Springfield Armory TRP, a model of which is used by the FBI's elite HRT, throughout the series, this suggests he may have been HRT/SWAT trained to use this weapon. It is mentioned that Rossi also served in the U.S. Marine Corps, which also possibly helps explain his use of a 1911-type pistol.

Springfield Armory TRP - .45 ACP.
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Rossi aims his TRP.

SIG-Sauer P226

Agent Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin) carries a SIG-Sauer P226 during the seasons he was in. This is a realistic weapon since the FBI did issue the P226. Hotchner has been seen with one a few times, but almost always carries a Glock 17 pistol. Agent Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) switches to a SIG-Sauer P226 which he is seen carrying in the ongoing sixth season.

SIG-Sauer P226 - 9x19mm.
Gideon aims his SIG-Sauer P226.
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Gideon checks a room with his P226 in the Season 2 Episode "Revelations".
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Morgan enters a cave with his P226 drawn.

Smith & Wesson Model 65

Agent Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) switches to a 3" barrel Smith & Wesson Model 65 with wood-colored grips in Season 4. He still carries his sidearm in a manner where a militia leader once said "The way you wear that gun - you're just asking someone to take it off of you boy." In addition, he carries the double action revolver in a holster that does not cover the trigger guard, something that is not generally advisable. Reid notably uses it in Season 5 opening episode "Nameless, Faceless" to shoot Patrick Meyers (Michael Adler) when he raises his gun.

Smith & Wesson Model 65 with three-inch barrel and wood-colored grips - .357 Magnum.
Reid with his S&W Model 65 holstered strangely.
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Spencer Reid with Model 65 drawn, about to enter a room where a suspect is holed up while Morgan holds his Glock 17 pistol.
Reid in the episode "Corazon" with the grips of his S&W Model 65 visible-- you can sort of see that the wood coloring is starting to come off and the black plastic is showing through underneath.
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Reid wields his S&W Model 65 at the opening of the Season 4 Episode "The Instincts".

Smith & Wesson Model 442 Airweight

A Smith & Wesson Model 442 Airweight revolver is seen in an Unsub's confiscated backpack.

Smith & Wesson Model 442 Airweight.
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The S&W Model 442 Airweight is shown to Agent Morgan by a Miami cop.

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FS pistols are used by many characters, including criminals and police officers, notably by a terrorist to kill three Secret Service agents exiting a hospital elevator. Jason Clark Battle (Bailey Chase) is seen with a 92FS at BAU headquarters before he was killed by J.J. (A.J. Cook) with her Glock 26 pistol.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.
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A bank guard enters a brief standoff with a bank robber before surrendering weapon.
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A terrorist fires at Secret Service agents in an elevator.
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The terrorist finishes off a Secret Service agent with a Beretta 92FS.
Morgan stops a policeman from firing at a fleeing suspect. (this looks like a flashpaper gun)

Beretta 92FS Inox

A Beretta 92FS Inox is used by an 'Unsub' (Unknown-Subject) in the pilot episode to hold a hostage.

Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm.
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The Unsub wields a Beretta 92FS Inox.

AR-15/M4 Carbine Variants

  • FBI HRT teams and several local police forces have M4A1 carbines.
  • A militia member is seen with one holding a hostage on a hilltop. A killer guns down 3 of his enemies with a fully automatic AR-15, possibly class 3 or illegally converted since it is described as privately owned.
  • A shooter uses a scoped AR-15 from the trunk of a car, aiming to wound people so he can attend to the wounds as part of a hero complex reminiscent of D.C. sniper incident.
M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm.
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The 'Long Distance Serial Killer' (Timothy Omundson) with his tricked-out AR-15.
The Killer's scope picture, from which he would get no accuracy at all.
A former militia member holds a hostage with an AR-15.
Police SWAT member with an M4A1 carbine.
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State Police SWAT officer armed with an M4A1 Carbine with M68 red dot sight, vertical forward grip and tactical flashlight.

MAC-10

A bank robber uses a MAC-10 when he enters a brief standoff where he convinces a guard to surrender based on the fact he'd go down spraying at civilians.

MAC-10 - .45 ACP.
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"This is a MAC-10, you better kill me with one shot."
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The bank robber aims his MAC-10 at non-compliant hostage.

M26 hand grenade

A milita member suicide bombs himself with a M26 hand grenade, killing a police officer.

M26 Fragmentation Grenade.
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M26 Fragmentation Grenade seen in the militia member's hands before suicide bombing himself.
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Police officer dives away from the grenade blast.

AKM

In the episode "Minimal Loss", members of a polygamist cult use AKM assault rifles in a shootout with the Colorado SWAT team.

AKM - 7.62x39mm
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Polygamist cult member aiming AKM outfitted with aftermarket synthetic forearm with what appears to be rails on the side and top.
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AKMs stashed by polygamists.

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Patrick Meyers (Michael Adler) uses a .38 Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver as his weapon of choice in "Faceless, Nameless".

Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver - .38 Special.
Meyers with the Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB.

Norinco Type 56

In the Season 2 episode "Distress", a U.S. Army Ranger and veteran of Somalia suffering from a PTSD-related psychotic break sees militia with various AKMs, but it's an illusion as they are actually SWAT officers with M4A1 Carbines. In a retelling of his past, he can be seen killing a child soldier armed with a Norinco Type 56.

Norinco Type 56 - 7.62x39mm.
A Somalia veteran visualizes the SWAT team as Somali militia members armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles in his mind.
The barrel of a Type 56 shown in the veteran's flashback.

Browning M2HB Heavy Machine Gun

In a flashback during the episode "Distress", Somali militiamen are seen riding in a pickup truck converted into a 'technical', the vehicle armed with a Browning M2HB heavy machine gun mounted in the bed.

Browning M2HB .50 BMG in vehicle mounting.
The flashback shows a technical armed with a Browning M2HB.

AKMSU

Another weapon used by the cult in the episode "Minimal Loss" is the AKMSU carbine, notably the leader Benjamin Cyrus (Luke Perry). Like many AKMSUs in the film industry, these guns are outfitted with Krinkov parts kits to resemble AKS-74U carbines, but have a notably more curved 7.62x39mm magazine, as opposed to the AKS-74U's relatively straighter magazine.

AKMSU Krinkov - 7.62x39mm. This is a blank adapted full auto transferable AKM (7.62x39mm) pistol that was converted into a Krinkov via parts kit.
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Benjamin Cyrus aims at retreating police with his AKMSU.
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Benjamin Cyrus with his AKMSU.
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Another AKMSU seen in the hands of a cult member.

Remington 870

In the episode "To Hell... And Back", a former U.S. Army Sergeant named William Hightower (Sharif Atkins), whose sister was abducted and later murdered by an unsub team takes an unguarded Remington 870 fitted with a Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight and speedfeed stock, using it to kill one of the unsubs after hearing his callous justification for his actions, dropping the weapon and surrendering to the agents after firing the fatal shot. Another standard 870 shotgun is taken by a hitman and used to kill his daughter's captor.

Remington 870 with Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight - 12 Gauge
Remington 870 Police Magnum Riot Shotgun - 12 Gauge
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Former hitman about to execute a man who kidnapped his daughter.

Remington 870 Field Gun

A sawed off Remington 870 Field Gun shotgun with raised barrel ribbing is used by the 'Road Warrior' killer (Mitch Pileggi); fired from inside his car at motorists. He has a custom brace on the pump that attaches to his windowsill and allows him to rack the slide while driving. Another such shotgun is also used by several racists who try to massacre an Indian school.

Remington 870 12 Gauge with sawed-off stock and barrel
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The Road Warrior Killer fires his 870 at two motorists. Note custom brace connected to pump.
Remington 870 Express - 12 Gauge
A racist with an 870 seconds before Hotchner lays a beatdown.

Over Under Double Barrel Shotgun

Rossi (Joe Mantegna) is seen hunting with a Over-and-Under Double Barrel Shotgun at the beginning of "About Face", his first episode on the series. It should be noted that actor Joe Mantegna is a big skeet shooter in real life.

O/U Shotgun - 12 Gauge
Rossi with his O/U Shotgun - 12 Gauge

Heckler & Koch MP5A2

Heckler & Koch MP5A2s are used by various SWAT teams, notably in the rescue at the polygamist compound. One is equipped with suppressor based on noise of it firing but not seen on screen.

Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight - 9x19mm.
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FBI HRT member enters polygamist compound, MP5 at the ready.
SWAT officers surrounds a car where an imitation sniper is hiding in the trunk.

Heckler & Koch MP5A3

Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) and David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) use Heckler & Koch MP5A3s in Season 5's "Rite of Passage".

Morgan loads his Heckler & Koch MP5A3 w/SureFire light.

Colt Official Police

Reid's captor 'Tobias' (James Van Der Beek) uses a Colt Official Police to taunt Reid with a Russian-roulette like game several times in the episode "Revelations". Reid gets ahold of the gun in a struggle and is forced to kill his captor when his evil personality attacks Reid. In the Season 1 Episode "Somebody's Watching", a female serial killer and stalker named Maggie wields what appears to be another Colt Official Police against Lila Archer (Amber Heard), who is being protected by Reid. Reid also gets ahold of this weapon in a struggle and holds it on Maggie.

Colt Official police - .38 Special.
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'Tobias' loads a single round into his Colt Official Police revolver.
'Tobias' threatens Reid.
The female unsub Maggie with her Colt Official Police on Lila.
Reid holds Maggie's Colt on her as she pleads for Reid to kill her.

Remington 700PSS

A Remington 700PSS model is seen in use by various SWAT teams, notably in the episode "Distress" to shoot a Somalia veteran suffering from PTSD who tried to get a child out of harm's way but this act was mistaken for an attack.

Remington 700PSS - .300 Win Mag.
A SWAT marksman takes aim at a fleeing veteran.

Smith and Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter

Identified as a .44 Magnum, a Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter is used by George Foyet aka 'The Boston Reaper' (C. Thomas Howell), an infamous serial killer & Hotchner's (Thomas Gibson) nemesis as his weapon of choice.

Smith & Wesson Model 629 Stealth Hunter - .44 Remington Magnum‎.
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The Boston Reaper threatens a reporter.

Smith & Wesson 4506

An older model Smith & Wesson 4506 with the square trigger guard and frame bulge is used in the episode "Minimal Loss" by Benjamin Cyrus. A serial arsonist also uses one in the Season 2 Episode "Ashes & Dust", but refuses to fire it noticing the benzene-filled building would explode from the muzzle flash.

Smith & Wesson 4506 - .45 ACP.
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Benjamin Cyrus threatens Agent Prentiss with a Smith & Wesson 4506.
An arsonist aims his 4506.

Glock 26

Hotchner's (Thomas Gibson) backup gun for his Glock 17 pistol is a Glock 26 pistol, carried in an ankle holster. Hotchner tricks the 'Long Distance Serial Killer' into letting him beat Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), but the kicks are a ruse to allow Reid to take the gun from Hotchner's ankle holster. Reid then kills the LDSK with a shot to the forehead, though later claims he was aiming for the LDSK's leg. SSA Jennifer 'J.J.' Jareau (A.J. Cook) also carries a Glock 26 as her duty weapon. In the episode "Penelope", Morgan removes a Glock 26 from an ankle holster and gives it to Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) to defend herself when an unsub (later identified as Jason Clark Battle (Bailey Chase)) comes to her apartment trying to kill her after failing the first time. She thankfully does not need to use the weapon however, Battle fleeing after a short firefight with Morgan.

Glock 26 - 9x19mm.
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Reid uses Hotchner's Glock 26 to kill the 'L.D.S.K.' with a shot to the forehead. He later says he was aiming for the guy's legs.
J.J. just after she shoots Jason Clark Battle (Bailey Chase) in the episode "Penelope".

Beretta 950 Jetfire

A terror cell kills several civilians and and one member wounds a detective, using Beretta 950 Jetfire pistols. Police ballistic analysts state it is chambered in .22 long rifle, and explains the caliber was most likely used since NYC background noise was often louder than the report of a .22lr.

Beretta 950 Jetfire - .25 ACP (also .22 LR).
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A terrorist fires at police with his Beretta 950 Jetfire.

Winchester Model 70

A militia leader (Pat Skipper) deputized by the sheriff uses a Winchester Model 70 fitted with a scope and Harris bipod to kill a crazy former militia member and save a hostage. He gives the team the spent shell.

Winchester Model 70 - .30-06.
The militia leader steadying the shot.
Studying the spent shell, looks like a .30-06 casing.

Walther PPK

A female serial killer uses a Walther PPK to kill one of her victims in a Dallas parking garage.

Walther PPK - .380 ACP

Smith & Wesson Model 29

A St. Louis serial killer uses a standard Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver to kill prostitutes in the Season 2 Episode "The Last Word".

Smith & Wesson Model 29 - .44 Magnum

M1911A1

In the Season 1 episode "Derailed", a man named Anderson who ends up as a hostage onboard a train can be seen with a stainless steel M1911A1 in his briefcase, a flashback at the start of the episode showing him having packed it when heading to Dallas to meet his wife to resolve a dispute. He ultimately uses it to end the hostage crisis by shooting the hostage-taker as he's struggling with Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler). Also used by an unsub known as the "Fisher King" to shoot Agent Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini) in the Season 1 finale episode. In the Season 5 opening episode "Nameless, Faceless", George Foyet/'The Reaper' (C. Thomas Howell) uses an M1911A1 to shoot U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer (D.B. Sweeney) several times when interrogating him on the location of Hotchner's wife & child, as well as fatally shooting Hotchner's wife when he finally finds them. He also fires it several times at Hotchner while fighting with him, but misses him.

M1911A1 .45 ACP
'The Fisher King' prepares to shoot Elle Greenaway with his M1911A1.
M1911A1 .45 ACP with stainless steel finish

Smith & Wesson Model 36

In the Season 3 episode "Lucky", Jason Clark Battle (Bailey Chase) uses a .38 Smith & Wesson Model 36 to shoot Garcia on her doorstep. Flashbacks of this scene appear in the next episode "Penelope" as well. In the Season 4 episode "The Angelmaker", a female unsub also has a Model 36 revolver.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special
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Closeup of the S&W Model 36.

SVD Dragunov

In Season 5 Episode 18 "The Fight", FBI BAU S.S.A Mick Rawson (Matt Ryan) shot the the suspect John Vincent Bell with an SVD Dragunov sniper rifle from the roof top.

SVD Dragunov 7.62x54mm R
Dragunov Sniper Rifle
Dragunov Sniper Rifle with bipod

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