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=Rifles & Carbines=

==AKM==  
The [[AKM]] is the standard weapon used by the Soviet paratroopers and the Wolverines throughout the movie. According to Long Mountain Outfitters, the AKM rifles used in the movie were actually Egyptian Maadi MISR '''(imported into the US as the ARM)''' semi-auto rifles, some of the first semi-automatic Kalashnikov-type rifles ever imported into the United States (besides the Clayco AKM copies). 53 such rifles were used in the movie, 32 of which were converted to full-auto by Class 3 manufacturer Pearl Manufacturing specially for the film. These guns were later used in numerous other movies. These weapons are not to be confused with the post-1989 imported firearms called "MISR" which were modified to comply with the federal import ban.
[[Image:RD-Maadi.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Maadi ARM (AKM) as used in ''Red Dawn'' (image from Long Mountain Outfitters) - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:AKMRifle.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]]
[[Image:RedDawnWOLVERINES.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"Wolverines!"'' Aardvark ([[Doug Toby]]) utters the now-classic line while holding a Maadi ARM rifle (Egyptian-made AKM variant) converted to full auto fire.]]
[[Image:RedDawnAKM.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Jed ([[Patrick Swayze]]) delivers some hot lead to a Soviet tanker via an AKM.]]
[[ File:RedDawnAKM85.jpg |thumb|none|600px|Good sideview of an AKM held by Robert ([[C. Thomas Howell]]).]]
[[Image:RedD84 107.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Daryl Bates ([[Darren Dalton]]) opens fire with the AKM.]]
[[Image:RedD84 08.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Danny ([[Brad Savage]]) holds the AKM while asking what a "flank" is.]]

==AKS-74 (Mockup)==
Several [[AKS-74]] mockups are used by Soviet paratroopers in the first attack on the school and Soviet Spetsnaz during the battle in the snow.  They are actually Maadi ARMs that were very cleverly fitted with bakelite plastic magazines, skeleton stocks, and custom-made muzzle brakes that resemble that of the [[AK-74]].
[[Image:aks74.jpg|thumb|none|500px|AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm]]
[[Image:RedDawnFakeAK74Snow2a.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Spetnaz Snow troopers advance with faked AK-74 rifles made from Maadi ARMs.]]
[[Image:RedDawnAK74 03A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Several angles of the mocked up AK-74 with the custom Muzzle Brake and the non-folding Skeletal stock.  These rifles also use orange bakelite 7.62x39mm magazines. As a contrast, the standard AKMs in the film used metal magazines.]]

==FN FAL==
Cuban and Nicaraguan soldiers can be seen carrying [[FN FAL]] rifles as their main weapons.
[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN FAL 50.00 - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
[[Image:RedDawnFNFAL.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|A quick but clear shot of the FAL rifle being brandished by the Cuban / Nicaraguan troops during an ambush.  Most of the time the soldiers held the rifles close to their bodies, making a clear view difficult]]

==Ruger Mini 14 GB==
A [[Ruger Mini-14]] GB is briefly seen being handed out to freed prisoners at the re-education camp, and later seen obviously by an escaping 'political prisoner' during the night raid.
[[Image:RugerAC556.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ruger AC556 Carbine - 5.56x45mm. Full auto version of Ruger Mini 14 GB.]]
[[Image:RedDawnRugerGBa.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A freed prisoner runs out the gate carrying the Ruger Mini 14 GB.]]

==M16A1==
A few [[M16A1]] rifles can be briefly seen being handed out to freed prisoners at the re-education camp, and later seen by another running 'political prisoner' during the night raid.
[[Image:M16A1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16A1 with 20 round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:RedDawnM16A1A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Another prisoner with an M16A1 runs out the gate.]]

==Marlin Model 336C==
The [[Marlin Model 336|Marlin Model 336C]] lever action rifle was picked up from the store just after the invasion. Arturo "Aardvark" Mondragon ([[Doug Toby]]) fires a single shot from the back of a pickup truck at Soviet troops, after an American UH-1 helicopter attacks the Soviets on the ground using rockets.  He also uses it in some of the ambushes later in the film.
[[Image:MarlinModel336C.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Marlin Model 336C - .30-30 Winchester]]
[[Image:RedDawnMarlin336CFireA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Arturo "Aardvark" Mondragon fires the Marlin Model 336C from the pickup truck.]]
[[Image:RedDawnMod1894 02.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|600px|Aardvark fires the Marlin Model 336C during an ambush.]]

==Ruger Model 77==
Jed ([[Patrick Swayze]]) picks up a [[Ruger Model 77]] Ultralight bolt action rifle from Mr. Morris' store at the beginning of the film. He uses it as a sniper rifle during some of the ambushes. 
[[Image:Ruger_77_II_Hawkeye_Ultra_Light_R_fac.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Ruger 77 Mk II Ultra Light]]  
[[Image:RedDawnHuntingRifleA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Robert Morris ([[C. Thomas Howell]]) borrows Jed Eckert's rifle to hunt deer, while Matt Eckert carries the Marlin Model 336C.]]
[[Image:RedDawnMod70.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Jed surveys the desolate battlefield with his rifle.]]
[[Image:RedDawnSavageHorseback.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|Jed says goodbye to Mr. & Mrs. Mason, the grandparents of Toni and Erica Mason, while holding his rifle on horseback.]]
[[Image:RedDawnMod70 02.jpg‎ ‎|thumb|none|600px|Jed on an ambush with his rifle. Note the shape of the bolt handle and the bolt shroud projecting from behind it, features the Savage 110 does not have. A Savage 110 would also have a bolt-release catch forward of the bolt handle on the receiver. Note also the Ruger 77 scope mounts integral to the receiver, the slightly dog-leg Ruger bolt handle, and the short, light barrel and stock with forend tip that are distinctive features of the Ruger 77 Ultra Light Rifle.]]

==Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster==
Seen in the gun rack above Jed's Ruger M77 Ultralight bolt action rifle is a [[Remington Model 572 Fieldmaster]] pump action rifle. The 572 is a pump action 22 that will shoot .22 shorts, .22 long, or .22 long rifle cartridges. Ammunition is supplied by a tubular magazine under the barrel which holds 15-20 rounds depending on the caliber used. This ability to use all three cartridges is a major difference with other pump action .22s which use only the long rifle cartridge. The Remington 572 is a popular plinker and small game rifle which would be ideal as a survival weapon although it did not see additional use in the movie. 
[[Image:Remington572.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Remington Model 572 - .22 LR]]
[[Image:RedDawnGunRack01A.jpg‎|thumb|none|600px|The Remington rifle is seen at the top of the rack.]]
[[Image:RedDawnGunRak07a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The barrel of the Remington is seen at the top.]]