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[[Image:The big hit.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Big Hit'' (1998)]]
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{{Film Title|The Big Hit}}
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=Pistols=
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==Beretta 93R==
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Melvin Smiley ([[Mark Wahlberg]]) uses a [[Beretta 93R]] with the foregrip and flash hider removed. This same gun later made a brief cameo in Mark Wahlberg's 2005 film ''[[Four Brothers]]'', handled again by Wahlberg himself, in a possible reference to this film. (Both movies were filmed in Toronto, and the weapons were provided by Canadian armorer John "Frenchie" Berger.)
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[[Image:Beretta93-1-.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 93R - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:The big hit-beretta93.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Melvin Smiley (Mark Wahlberg) wields his Beretta 93R during the opening shootout.]]
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==Beretta 92FS==
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[[Beretta 92FS]]s are seen often throughout the movie, mostly in the hands of the "The Big Man'"s bodyguards and the hit squad sent after Melvin. Often, they are fitted with laser sights.
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[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]]
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==Beretta 92FS Inox==
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Cisco ([[Lou Diamond Phillips]]) carries a pair of [[Beretta 92FS Inox|Beretta 92FS Inox]] pistols when he and two other hitmen go after Melvin.
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[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:The big hit-beretta.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Cisco wields his Beretta 92FS Inox when holding off imaginary bodyguards.]]
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[[Image:The big hit-berettainox.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of Cisco's two Beretta 92FS Inoxes.]]
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==Desert Eagle Mark I==
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During the meal with Melvin's girlfriend and soon to be in-laws, a hitman aims a custom ported [[Desert Eagle Mark I]] under the table at Melvin. The same gun can be seen in ''[[Four Brothers]]''.
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[[Image:DesertEagleMarkIstainless.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Matte stainless Desert Eagle MK I - .357 Magnum]]
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[[Image:The big hit-deagle.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A closeup of a hitman's Desert Eagle. Note the ported barrel.]]
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==Glock 17==
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Gump (Robin Dunne) wields a [[Glock 17]] menacingly at Keiki Nishi (China Chow).
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[[Image:Glock17EarlyModel.jpg|thumb|none|350px|2nd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:The big hit-glock.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Gump tries to act tough with his Glock.]]
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=Shotguns=
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==Sawed-Off Double Barrel Shotgun==
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Melvin uses a [[Sawed-Off Double Barrel Shotgun]] during the dinner scene. He empties both barrels into a pair of hitmen sitting across from him, sending them flying out of their seats.
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[[Image:Stevens 311 (Sawed Off).jpg|thumb|none|400px|Stevens 311R (sawed-off) - 12 gauge]]
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[[Image:The big hit-sawnoff.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Melvin fires his sawed-off shotgun at two hitmen.]]
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=Submachine Guns=
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==Franchi LF-57==
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In an unusual configuration, Melvin has a [[Franchi LF-57]] mounted on his assault rifle in a similar fashion to an underbarrel grenade launcher.
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[[Image:Franchi_lf57-2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Franchi LF-57 - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:The big hit-m4addon.jpg|thumb|none|600px|This scene moves very quickly and it is difficult to get a clear view of the SMG.]]
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==IMI Mini Uzi==
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[[Mini Uzi]]s are seen in the hands of the "The Big Man"'s bodyguards and later with the hitmen sent after Melvin.
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[[Image:MiniUzi 01.jpg|thumb|none|400px|IMI Mini Uzi - 9x19mm]]
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[[Image:The big hit-Uzi4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bodyguard prepares to fire his Mini Uzi.]]
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[[Image:Uzi3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A bodyguard looks on after taking a shot at Melvin with his Mini Uzi.]]
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=Rifles=
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==Colt CAR-15-Style Rifle==
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Melvin uses an unknown [[CAR-15]]-style carbine during the car chase, which has an under-barrel mounted [[Franchi LF-57]]. It has an A2-style upper receiver and fixed stock, but a carbine length barrel; when he is seen taking the gun out of his safe earlier in the film, it has a 16" barrel. Possibly a [[Colt AR-15A2 Government Carbine|Colt AR-15A2 Sporter Lightweight]].
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[[File:AR15 Sporter II Lightweight.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt AR-15A2 Sporter Lightweight - 5.56x45mm. ]]
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[[Image:The big hit-m4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Melvin with the carbine, fitted with an underbarrel submachine gun(!).]]
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=Miscellaneous=
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==Melvin's Gun Collection==
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[[Image:The big hit-melarmory.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Melvin has one hell of a gun collection.]]
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[[Image:The big hit-melarmory2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Melvin grabs some of his guns as he prepares to escape from the hit squad.]]
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 19 April 2024

The Big Hit (1998)


The following weapons were used in the film The Big Hit:


Pistols

Beretta 93R

Melvin Smiley (Mark Wahlberg) uses a Beretta 93R with the foregrip and flash hider removed. This same gun later made a brief cameo in Mark Wahlberg's 2005 film Four Brothers, handled again by Wahlberg himself, in a possible reference to this film. (Both movies were filmed in Toronto, and the weapons were provided by Canadian armorer John "Frenchie" Berger.)

Beretta 93R - 9x19mm
Melvin Smiley (Mark Wahlberg) wields his Beretta 93R during the opening shootout.

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FSs are seen often throughout the movie, mostly in the hands of the "The Big Man'"s bodyguards and the hit squad sent after Melvin. Often, they are fitted with laser sights.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

Beretta 92FS Inox

Cisco (Lou Diamond Phillips) carries a pair of Beretta 92FS Inox pistols when he and two other hitmen go after Melvin.

Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm
Cisco wields his Beretta 92FS Inox when holding off imaginary bodyguards.
A closeup of Cisco's two Beretta 92FS Inoxes.

Desert Eagle Mark I

During the meal with Melvin's girlfriend and soon to be in-laws, a hitman aims a custom ported Desert Eagle Mark I under the table at Melvin. The same gun can be seen in Four Brothers.

Matte stainless Desert Eagle MK I - .357 Magnum
A closeup of a hitman's Desert Eagle. Note the ported barrel.

Glock 17

Gump (Robin Dunne) wields a Glock 17 menacingly at Keiki Nishi (China Chow).

2nd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm
Gump tries to act tough with his Glock.

Shotguns

Sawed-Off Double Barrel Shotgun

Melvin uses a Sawed-Off Double Barrel Shotgun during the dinner scene. He empties both barrels into a pair of hitmen sitting across from him, sending them flying out of their seats.

Stevens 311R (sawed-off) - 12 gauge
Melvin fires his sawed-off shotgun at two hitmen.

Submachine Guns

Franchi LF-57

In an unusual configuration, Melvin has a Franchi LF-57 mounted on his assault rifle in a similar fashion to an underbarrel grenade launcher.

Franchi LF-57 - 9x19mm
This scene moves very quickly and it is difficult to get a clear view of the SMG.

IMI Mini Uzi

Mini Uzis are seen in the hands of the "The Big Man"'s bodyguards and later with the hitmen sent after Melvin.

IMI Mini Uzi - 9x19mm
A bodyguard prepares to fire his Mini Uzi.
A bodyguard looks on after taking a shot at Melvin with his Mini Uzi.

Rifles

Colt CAR-15-Style Rifle

Melvin uses an unknown CAR-15-style carbine during the car chase, which has an under-barrel mounted Franchi LF-57. It has an A2-style upper receiver and fixed stock, but a carbine length barrel; when he is seen taking the gun out of his safe earlier in the film, it has a 16" barrel. Possibly a Colt AR-15A2 Sporter Lightweight.

Colt AR-15A2 Sporter Lightweight - 5.56x45mm.
Melvin with the carbine, fitted with an underbarrel submachine gun(!).

Miscellaneous

Melvin's Gun Collection

Melvin has one hell of a gun collection.
Melvin grabs some of his guns as he prepares to escape from the hit squad.

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