The Guns of The Day of the Jackal
Every firearm from the 2024 Day of the Jackal — the assassin's custom long-range rifles and the teams chasing him — each mapped to a current production model you can actually build, with the optic where we stock one. Researched from public sources; not affiliated with the series.
One assassin, one impossible shot — the precision kit behind it.
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Quick answers
- What rifle does the Jackal use in The Day of the Jackal?
- A bespoke, broken-down long-range rifle built for a concealed 1,000-yard-plus shot; in flashback he runs a suppressed Remington 700-pattern sniper rifle. The closest production analog is a chassis precision rifle like an Accuracy International.
- What pistol does the Jackal carry?
- A slim 9mm Glock 43 (the MI6 agents chasing him carry full-size Glock 17s).
Related: Shooter · American Sniper · Mission: Impossible
Pistols
- Glock 43The Jackal (Eddie Redmayne)
The Jackal's slim 9mm concealment pistol — the MI6 agents tracking him carry full-size Glock 17s.
Build it: Glock 43X MOS → — the Glock 43X MOS is the optics-ready slimline version of the screen gun
Rifles & carbines
- Custom long-range rifleThe Jackal (Eddie Redmayne)
The Jackal's signature gun — a bespoke, broken-down long-range rifle built for a concealed 1,000-yard-plus shot.
On screen: a custom long-range scope with a digital ballistic readout.
Build it: Accuracy International AT308 → — the screen rifle is a one-off — a chassis precision rifle like the Accuracy International AT308 is the closest production analog
- Remington Mk 13 (700-pattern)The Jackal (flashback)
A suppressed bolt-action sniper rifle on a Remington 700 action from the Jackal's military past.
On screen: a precision riflescope.
Build it: Remington 700 SPS → — the Mk 13 is built on the Remington 700 — the production 700 is the base
Other
- 3D-printed takedown rifleThe Jackal (Eddie Redmayne)
A bespoke, 3D-printed break-down rifle the Jackal assembles on site — a story prop, not a production gun.
Not a current production gun — listed for completeness.
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