Sniper (1993)

Sniper is a 1993 action thriller starring Tom Berenger as Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Beckett, a USMC sniper who is paired with Richard Miller (Billy Zane), a novice sniper employed by the National Security Council, as the two are sent on a mission to Colombia to eliminate a drug cartel leader. Berenger would return as Beckett in three sequels: 2002's Sniper 2, 2004's Sniper 3 and 2014's Sniper: Legacy. In addition, Zane would return as Miller in the 2011 sequel Sniper: Reloaded, the fourth film in the series.

The following weapons were used in the film Sniper (1993):

Sniper Rifles

M40A1

Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger), USMC Sniper, uses an M40A1 Sniper Rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO which is based on the Remington Model 700 Bolt Action Rifle.

The M40A1 rifles used in the film were Remington 700 rifles, supplied for the filming by 'Weapons and Effects' of San Rafael, CA. The rifles were fully prepared as though they would see real use, with aftermarket bedding, trigger jobs, McMillan stocks and parkerization done by Scott, McDougall & Associates of Santa Rosa, CA.

Remington M40A1 sniper rifle - 7.62x51mm NATO

Beckett looks through the scope of his M40A1.

Beckett takes aim with his M40A1. Apparently they could not obtain a Unertl 10X Mildot scope for the filming so they have mounted what appears to be a Leupold M3 Ultra 10X.

Heckler & Koch SR9TC

NSC sniper Richard Miller (Billy Zane) uses the Heckler & Koch SR9TC rifle as his weapon of choice.

H&K SR9TC Sniper rifle with factory foregrip - 7.62x51mm NATO

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Miller takes aim with his H&K SR9TC from the UH-1.

SVD Dragunov

The guerrilla sniper DeSilva, who was trained by Beckett (Tom Berenger), uses an SVD Dragunov as his sniper rifle. Another guerrilla sniper at Ochoa's Compound also uses a Dragunov.

SVD Dragunov sniper rifle - 7.62x54R

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Beckett spots the Dragunov of the enemy sniper through his scope.

DeSilva's Dragunov can be seen as the Marine UH-1 takes off.

Rifles / Carbines

M16A2

Corporal Papich is seen with an M16A2 mounted with a scope as he and Beckett move to the extraction site at the beginning of the film.

M16A2 Rifle - 5.56x45mm

Papich with his scoped M16A2.

Norinco Type-56

The Norinco Type 56 is carried by several guerrilla fighters in the film, most notably by the one who opens fire on the helicopter carrying Miller.

Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm

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A guerrilla fighter with his Norinco.

The guerrilla fighter uses his Norinco on the Marine helo.

Possible Type 56

Some sort of AK variant possibly a Type 56 mocked up to look like an AKM is carried by several guerrilla fighters in the film. It is identifiable as not a AKM or Russian made AK from the hooded foresight that only Chinese AKs have.

Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. Rather than having the underfolder pig sticker Bayonet assembly, this has the standard Bayonet lug underneath the gas block as do the AKM and later variants.

A possible Type 56 with an AKM muzzle break is used by a guerrilla fighter in the film.

L1A1 Self Loading Rifle

An L1A1 SLR rifle is seen hanging on a wall of the Marine Enlisted Club. As the movie was filmed in Australia and used an actual Australian Army NCO club this would have been an actual Lithgow Small Arms Factory Australian L1A1 with the original handguards prior to the introduction of the rounded variant more common on Australian L1A1's.

L1A1 with wood furniture - 7.62x51mm

An L1A1 SLR rifle is seen hanging on a wall of the Marine Enlisted Club. As the movie was filmed in Australia and used an actual Australian Army NCO club this would have been an actual Lithgow Small Arms Factory Australian L1A1 with the original handguards prior to the introduction of the rounded variant more common on Australian L1A1's.