The Guns of The Terminator
The guns of The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2 (1991) — the T-800's laser-sighted AMT Hardballer and the flip-cock Winchester 1887, the AR-18 and Uzi from the first film, the T-1000's Beretta, plus the handheld minigun and M79 — each real gun mapped to a current production model you can build. Researched from public sources; not affiliated with the films.
James Cameron's machine-war classics — the chrome, the lever-action, and the laser-sighted .45.
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Pistols
- AMT Hardballer LongslideThe Terminator · The T-800
The T-800's laser-sighted stainless .45 — its signature handgun in the first film, lost at the Tech Noir club.
Build it: Colt Optics-Ready 1911 → — the AMT is long out of production — a current .45 1911 is the build
- Beretta 92FSTerminator 2 · The T-1000
The 9mm the liquid-metal T-1000 takes off a fallen LAPD officer.
Build it: 92X Performance Defensive RDO → — the optics-ready 92X is the current production 92
Rifles & carbines
- Armalite AR-18The Terminator · The T-800
The stock-removed AR-18 with jungle-taped mags from the police-station assault.
Build it: Aero Precision M4E1 → — a production AR stands in for the long-discontinued AR-18
- IMI UziThe Terminator · The T-800
The shoulder-rig 9mm Uzi from the gun-store scene.
Build it: SP5K → — a 9mm pistol-caliber gun stands in for the select-fire Uzi
- Westinghouse M95A1The Terminator · Human resistance
The phased plasma rifle (40-watt range) fielded by the human resistance in the war against the machines.
Not in production yet.
Shotguns
- Winchester Model 1887Terminator 2 · The T-800
The sawn-off lever-action shotgun Arnold flip-cocks one-handed on the Harley — the most iconic gun in the franchise.
Build it: Chiappa 1887 → — the production Chiappa 1887 is the current lever-action repro
- Ithaca 37The Terminator · Kyle Reese
Reese's pump shotgun, cut down for concealment.
Build it: Remington 870 Express Tactical → — a production tactical pump stands in for the cut-down Ithaca 37
Other
- GE M134 MinigunTerminator 2 · The T-800
The handheld electric minigun from the desert armory — a belt-fed not sold to civilians.
Government/Military/LEO use only.
- M79 grenade launcherTerminator 2 · The T-800
The 40mm launcher that wrecks the cop cars — a destructive device, not a catalog gun.
Government/Military/LEO use only.
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Loadout Match is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original Terminator films (1984 & 1991) or their rights holders. Firearm identifications are editorial commentary researched from public sources (IMFDB — The Terminator (1984), IMFDB — Terminator 2: Judgment Day); 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.