Basic

The following guns were used in the movie Basic

A helicopter circles above the Panamanian Jungle while a hurricane rages above. On board is a team of Army Ranger trainees, Kendall, Pike, Dunbar, Nuñez, Castro, Mueller, and their drill instructor, MSG Nathan West, (Giovanni Ribisi, Taye Diggs, Brian Van Holt, Roselyn Sanchez, Cristián de la Fuente, Dash Mihok, and Samuel L. Jackson, all on a weapons-only training mission. Hours later, Dunbar come running out of the jungle carrying a wounded Kendall on his shoulders. Before he gets on the evac helicopter, Mueller comes firing out of the trees and is gunned down by Dunbar. The base commander, Timothy Daly calls a favor to DEA agent and a former Ranger trained by West, Tom Hardy, (John Travolta) to find out what happened. He and the base’s MP commander, (Connie Nielsen), race to find out what happened before command takes over.

Colt 1911A1

Veteran Drill Instructor Master Sergeant West, (Samuel L. Jackson), carries a Colt M1911A1 in a black holster on his hip. He fires in into Nuñez, (Roselyn Sanchez), during a version of what happened.

WWII era Colt M1911A1 - .45 ACP.

Sgt. West walks up to the trainees with his M1911A1 holstered.

West guns down Nuñez with his 1911.

Cobray Launcher

Every Ranger on the training mission have Cobray 37mm Launchers attached to their M4 rifles. Why they didn’t get M203s, We don’t know.

Late model Cobray CM203 37mm Flare launcher underslung on an AR-15.

Kendell flicks the safety off of his M4.

Pike sets down his M4, with the larger trigger guard of the Cobray visible.

The charging bolt of the Cobray is visible as well.

Colt M4A1

All of the Rangers carry M4A1s into the field for the operation. All of them have an ACOG sight attached to the carry handle and a M203 launcher. MSG West gets a hold of one after killing Pike (Taye Diggs), during a version of the operation. Hardy also has one hanging on his wall at his apartment, which is understandable, as he is in “Cocaine Central” and would need protection.

Colt M4A1 Carbine with 4 position collapsible stock 5.56x45mm

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Kendall flicks off his M4.

Castro performs one of the only true-to-life Ranger moves in the movie, he sleeps with his rifle nearby.

So does Dunbar.

Castro, awake now, aims his rifle during the Mexican standoff.

Mueller tries to kill Dunbar and a wounded Kendell.

Sgt. West with his commandeered M4A1. Why he has his raincoat draped over him like a cape? Because it is awesome that's why.

Dunbar returns fire at Mueller.

Hardy, (John Travolta), talks on the phone with his M4 nearby. We can assume it is fitted with a M203 launcher, because why order another M4 if it isn’t seen again.

Beretta M9

The U.S. military’s standard sidearm, the Beretta 92FS is used by literally EVERY character in the movie. It is seen in the hands and holsters of Rangers, MPs, and everyone in-between.

Beretta M92FS 9x19mm.

Pike attempts to give Sgt. West his Beretta, only to be told that: “A ranger never gives up his firearm.” How true, how true.

Dunbar pulls his M9 just before the stand-off.

Nunez, the WORST mistake in this movie, pulls her M9.

Nunez’s again.

Osborne pulls her Beretta breaking up a fight between her and Hardy.

West and Castro’s Beretta.

Colt M16A2

The M16A2 carried by Castro and other Army personnel.

M16A2 5.56x45mm

Pretty cool way to get back to base.

Castro and an unnamed Ranger get off the deuce with their M16A2s.

A couple of MPs transport Dunbar to the aircraft with M16s locked and loaded.

Two guards aim their M16s at Hardy. The guard on the right has the greatest example of a chicken wing.

M18 Smoke Grenade

A yellow M18 Smoke Grenade is seen on Castro’s LBV.

M18 smoke grenade

Grenade, vest, last we see of it.

White Phosphorous Grenade

Every Ranger carries a M34 White Phosphorus Grenade into the field and they are a major plot device to as who used one to possibly kill Sgt. West.

US M34 White Phosphorus Grenade.

Nunez shows her M34, proving herself to not be West’s killer.

Mueller does the same.

Inaccuracies

This movie, despite being awesome and having Samuel L. Jackson wearing a cape, it contains several major mistakes that the filming crew chose:

Wrong Patch

Master Sergeant Nathan West, (Samuel L. Jackson), a legendary Ranger Instructor wears the wrong patch for his current command. He should be wearing the TRADOC "Follow Me" patch and not the 193rd Infantry patch, which he is wearing. He also isn’t wearing the Airborne patch, which every ranger is required to earn before actually attending Ranger school.

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Nunez

As hot as she may be, Roselyn Sanchez’s character Nunez really has no place being with a Ranger platoon. No Special Operations Force in the U.S. allows women, not even the Air Force. Sorry ladies, I don’t make the rules.

Berets

Jay Pike and Castro, (Taye Diggs) and (Cristián de la Fuente), both wear their berets into the training mission. Castro is wearing his maroon beret, which means he was a paratrooper before the Rangers and Pike’s looks to be a black one, which would normally mean he is already a Ranger, but barely makes it though the coarse. Strange. Anyway, both of them should not be wearing the berets because military law states that a beret is a maritime uniform item.

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Tiger Stripe

Despite it being my favorite and how cool it looks, Mueller, (Dash Mihok), should not be wearing tiger stripe fatigues during the training. Woodland or nothing, buddy boy.

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