The Guns of Heat
The guns of Heat — Michael Mann's L.A. crime saga and its legendary downtown shootout: McCauley's crew with their Colt 733 carbines and Cheritto's Galil, Hanna's FN rifle and ivory 1911, and McCauley's signature SIG P220 — each mapped to a current production model you can build. Researched from public sources; not affiliated with the film.
Michael Mann's L.A. crime epic — the most dissected gunfight in cinema, and the hardware behind it.
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Pistols
- SIG-Sauer P220Heat · Neil McCauley
McCauley's .45 — the pistol he carries all the way to the final scene at LAX.
Build it: SIG Sauer P226 Legion RX → — the optics-ready P226 Legion RX stands in for the P220
- Heckler & Koch USPHeat · Neil McCauley
His early-film 9mm HK, before he switches to the .45 P220.
Build it: VP9 → — a current HK service pistol stands in for the USP
- Colt M1991A1Heat · Vincent Hanna
Hanna's ivory-gripped .45 1911 sidearm.
Build it: Colt Optics-Ready 1911 → — a current optics-ready Colt 1911 stands in
Rifles & carbines
- Colt Model 733Heat · Shiherlis & McCauley
The 11.5-inch M16 carbines the crew runs in the downtown shootout — the gun behind Shiherlis's legendary reload.
Build it: Aero Precision M4E1 → — a production flat-top AR is the closest civilian build
- IMI Galil ARMHeat · Michael Cheritto
Cheritto's Israeli Galil — the distinctive long gun of the bank crew.
Build it: Galil ACE Gen2 → — the IWI Galil ACE is the current-production Galil
- FN FNCHeat · Vincent Hanna
Hanna's 5.56 FN service rifle in the running gun battle through the streets of L.A.
Build it: FN SCAR 16S → — a current FN 5.56 rifle stands in for the FNC
Shotguns
- Remington 870Heat · LAPD
The LAPD pump shotguns in the bank-robbery response.
Build the loadout. Know your exits.
Loadout Match is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Heat or their rights holders. Firearm identifications are editorial commentary researched from public sources (IMFDB — Heat, The Mag Life — Guns of Heat); all trademarks belong to their respective owners. We use no images or dialogue from the source, and the Build‑it links go to comparable current‑production firearms — not screen‑exact replicas.