The Guns of Den of Thieves
The guns of the Den of Thieves films (2018 and 2025's Pantera) — Big Nick O'Brien's RMR-cut M&P, red-dot FNX-45, and FN SCAR; Merrimen's ex-military crew with their HK416, SIG, drum-fed Saiga, and the M249; plus the Balkan diamond-thieves' Kalashnikovs from the Pantera heist — each real gun mapped to a current production model you can build, with the optic where it's documented. Among the most gun-literate heist movies made. Researched from public sources; not affiliated with the films.
The heist movie the gun world reveres — an elite crew, a relentless sheriff, and meticulously real kit.
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Quick answers
- What rifles are used in Den of Thieves?
- Merrimen's crew runs HK416Ds, Big Nick's Regulators carry an FN SCAR-L, and the armored-truck job features an M249 SAW Paratrooper.
- What pistol does Big Nick carry?
- An RMR-cut S&W M&P and an FN FNX-45 Tactical.
Pistols
- S&W M&P (RMR-cut)Den of Thieves · Big Nick O'Brien (Gerard Butler)
Big Nick's everyday-carry 9mm — an M&P with an RMR-milled slide.
On screen: a Trijicon RMR.
Build it: S&W M&P9 M2.0 → — the optics-ready M&P9 M2.0 is the build
- FN FNX-45 TacticalDen of Thieves · Big Nick O'Brien (Gerard Butler)
His tactical .45 in the final shootout, wearing a slide-mounted red dot.
On screen: a C-MORE STS red dot.
Build it: FN 545 Tactical → — the FN 545 Tactical is FN's current optics-ready .45
- SIG Sauer P226Den of Thieves · Ray Merrimen (Pablo Schreiber)
Ray Merrimen's 9mm sidearm — the crew leader's carry.
Build it: SIG Sauer P226 Legion RX → — the optics-ready P226 Legion RX stands in
Rifles & carbines
- FN SCAR-LDen of Thieves · Big Nick O'Brien (Gerard Butler)
Big Nick's 5.56 SCAR-L — his rifle in the downtown L.A. finale.
On screen: a red dot sight.
Build it: FN SCAR 16S → — the SCAR 16S is the production SCAR-L
- Heckler & Koch HK416DDen of Thieves · Merrimen's crew
The 416s Merrimen's ex-military crew run in the opening armored-car heist.
On screen: a red dot sight.
Build it: HK MR556 A4 → — HK's civilian 416 — the MR556 — is the production equivalent
- M249 SAW ParatrooperDen of Thieves · Ray Merrimen (Pablo Schreiber)
The belt-fed light machine gun Merrimen opens up with in the downtown L.A. finale.
Build it: FN M249S → — the FN M249S is FN's semi-auto, civilian-legal version of the M249 — same belt-fed 5.56, optics-ready
- Kalashnikov-pattern riflePantera (2025) · Balkan diamond thieves
The Kalashnikov-style rifles the Balkan crews bring to the European diamond-exchange heist in Pantera.
Build it: Zastava ZPAP M70 → — the Serbian Zastava ZPAP M70 is a current-production AKM — fitting iron for the Pantera crews
Shotguns
- Saiga 12KDen of Thieves · Marcus Rhodes (Marcus LaVoi)
Marcus's AK-pattern 12-gauge with a chainsaw grip and a 20-round drum, from the opening heist.
Build it: Kalashnikov KS-12 → — the Russian Saiga is import-banned now — the Kalashnikov USA KS-12 is the current US-made AK shotgun
- Remington 870 Entry GunDen of Thieves · Murph Connors (Brian Van Holt)
Murph's pump entry shotgun in the final shootout.
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