The Guns of 13 Hours
The guns of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi — the GRS contractors' EOTech-equipped M4s, MK18s, and HK416, Boon's .308 designated-marksman rifle, and the SIG sidearms — each mapped to a current production model you can build, with the screen optic and laser where we stock them. Researched from public sources; not affiliated with the film.
Six contractors, one CIA annex, and the kit they held the line with.
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Quick answers
- What rifles do the contractors use in 13 Hours?
- Colt M4A1s and MK18 Mod 0 carbines; Rone runs a custom Salient Arms GRY AR-15 and Boon an HK417.
- What pistol do the GRS contractors carry?
- SIG Sauer P226s.
Pistols
- SIG Sauer P226The contractors
The 9mm SIG sidearm carried across the team.
Build it: SIG Sauer P226 Legion RX → — the optics-ready P226 Legion RX stands in
Rifles & carbines
- Colt M4A1GRS contractors
The contractors' primary carbine — a flat-top M4 with an EOTech and a SureFire light.
On screen: an EOTech 552 holographic sight.
Build it: Daniel Defense DDM4 V7 → — a production flat-top M4 carbine
- MK18 Mod 0Glen Doherty's Tripoli team
The CQB-length M4s the Tripoli GRS team flew in with, wearing EOTech XPS sights.
On screen: an EOTech holographic sight.
Build it: Daniel Defense MK18 → — a production MK18-pattern carbine
- Heckler & Koch HK416DDelta operators
The suppressed 416s the two Delta operators brought in late, with EOTech sights and IR lasers.
On screen: an EOTech 552 holographic sight + a Steiner DBAL-D2 — a dual visible/IR aiming laser.
Build it: HK MR556 A4 → — HK's civilian 416 — the MR556 — is the production equivalent
- Salient Arms GRY (custom AR-15)Tyrone “Rone” Woods (James Badge Dale)
Rone's custom AR-15 — a Salient Arms build run with an EOTech and an IR laser.
On screen: an EOTech holographic sight + an L3Harris ATPIAL-C — the civilian AN/PEQ-15.
Build it: BCM RECCE-16 → — a production AR is the base for a custom build like Rone's
- Heckler & Koch HK417Boon (David Denman)
Boon's .308 designated-marksman rifle — the long gun that covered the annex rooftop.
On screen: a magnified optic.
Build it: HK MR762 A4 → — HK's civilian 417 — the MR762 — is the production equivalent
Build the loadout. Hold until dawn.
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