Ruckus

Ruckus (1981)

Ruckus in Madoc County (1981)

Ruckus is a 1981 action film starring Dirk Benedict as Kyle Hanson, a traumatized Special Forces Vietnam Veteran who just wants to be left alone. However a misunderstanding with the local bigshot Sam Bellows (Ben Johnson) causes problems with the local rowdies. The film also co-stars Linda Blair as Jenny Bellows and Richard Farnsworth as Sheriff Jethro Pough. The film is also known as Ruckus in Madoc County.

The following firearms were used in the film Ruckus:

Shotguns

Remington Model 870

Deputy Dave (John Van Ness) uses a Remington M870 shotgun with a 28 inch barrel throughout the film.

Remington 870 Field Gun with raised barrel ribbing and 28" barrel - 12 Gauge.

Deputy Dave steps out of his patrol car with his Remington Model 870 in hand.

Deputy Dave with his Remington M870.

Deputy Dave aiming his Model 870.

Pump-Action Shotgun

Sheriff Jethro Pough's (Richard Farnsworth) Shotgun, appears to be a High Standard K1200

Barrel and magazine tube of Sheriff's shotgun, that looks like the mag tube of a K1200

Cecil's (Matt Clark) Pump action shotgun

View of the receiver of Cecil's Pump Action shotgun

The shotgun held by the man in the background is a pump action shotgun

Double-Barreled Side-By-Side Shotguns

Sarge (Taylor Lacher) as well as several other characters carry a 12-gauge double-barreled side-by-side shotguns.

Colt Model 1878 reproduction - 12 Gauge

Sarge with his double-barreled side-by-side shotgun.

A side-by-side shotgun with exposed hammers.

Another side-by-side shotgun with exposed hammers.

Another side-by-side shotgun with exposed hammers.

Over/Under Double Barrel Shotguns

Several characters are seen carrying over/under double-barreled shotguns.

Browning O/U - 12 gauge.

Mr. Bellows (Ben Johnson) with a O/U double-barrel shotgun.

A O/U double barrel shotgun carried by one of the hunters.

Another shot of a O/U shotgun.

Sarge with a O/U double-barrel shotgun.

A better view of Sarge's O/U shotgun.

Sarge with his O/U shotgun.

Sarge firing his O/U shotgun.

Browning Auto-5

The Browning Auto-5 shotgun makes a brief appearance in the film.

Browning Auto 5 (pre WW2) - 12 gauge

A man with a Browning Auto-5 (foreground).

Rifles

Bolt Action Rifles

Kyle Hanson (Dirk Benedict) Removing scope from bolt action rifle

Scoped Bolt action rifle being used by "Sarge"

Better view of Sarge's scoped bolt action rifle

Semi-Automatic Rifles

Kyle Hansen (Dirk Benedict) shooting a Browning .22 LR Semi-Auto at the fair shooting gallery. It is also shot by Jenny Bellows (Linda Blair)

Handguns

Cecil carrying Sheriff Pough's revolver

Deputy Dave's snub nosed revolver

Cecil's revolver

Improvised Weapons

As Kyle Hanson is a Special Forces Veteran, he is very experienced with improvised weaponry. Even though they are not firearms, I am including them here for completeness.

Improvised Bow and Arrow

Improvised bow made by Kyle Hanson (Dirk Benedict)

Kyle Hanson shooting improvised bow

Molotov Cocktails

Kyle with his Molotov Cocktails

Dynamite

Kyle appropriates a case of dynamite

better pic showing writing stenciled on box "EXPLOSIVES"

Kyle Preparing the dynamite

Kyle with 4 sticks of fused dynamite in the front of his pants, ready for use

Kyle with one stick of dynamite lit to scare off his persecutors

Kyle pulling the fuse out of a stick of dynamite