The Guns of The Equalizer
Every firearm from Denzel Washington's Equalizer trilogy — Robert McCall's spare, improvised approach and the heavier hardware his targets bring — 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 films.
He'd rather use a corkscrew — but his targets bring real hardware.
Updated
Quick answers
- What guns are in The Equalizer?
- Robert McCall is deliberately a light-gun, improvise-with-anything character; the firepower comes from his targets — Dave York's Mk12-pattern AR and SIG MPX in Equalizer 2, suppressed UMP45s and Glocks in the first film, and McCall's twin Berettas in Equalizer 3.
- What pistol does McCall use in The Equalizer 3?
- A pair of 9mm Beretta 92FS pistols.
Related: John Wick · The Beekeeper · Sicario
Pistols
- Glock 17The Equalizer (2014) · Russian mob
Suppressed 9mm Glocks carried by the Boston-syndicate gunmen.
Build it: Glock 17 Gen5 MOS → — the Gen5 MOS is the optics-ready 17
- Beretta 92FSThe Equalizer 3 · Robert McCall (Denzel Washington)
The twin 9mm Berettas McCall takes up in the town-square finale.
Build it: Beretta 92X Performance Defensive RDO → — the Beretta 92X RDO is the current optics-ready 92
Rifles & carbines
- Daniel Defense MK12The Equalizer 2 · Dave York (Pedro Pascal)
York's designated-marksman AR in the storm-swept finale — a Mk12-pattern SPR.
On screen: a magnified riflescope.
Build it: BCM RECCE-16 → — a production flat-top AR (BCM RECCE) is the closest base for a Mk12 SPR build
- SIG Sauer MPXThe Equalizer 2 · York's operatives
The CIA contractors' 9mm MPX carbines.
On screen: a Trijicon MRO red dot.
Build it: SIG Sauer MPX Carbine → — the MPX Carbine is the production gun
- Heckler & Koch UMP45The Equalizer (2014) · Teddy's henchmen
Suppressed .45 UMPs run by the Russian enforcers, wearing holographic sights.
On screen: a holographic sight.
Build it: CMMG Banshee Mk45 → — the .45 ACP CMMG Banshee Mk45 is the closest civilian build to the UMP45
Build the loadout. Give yourself the nine seconds.
Loadout Match is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Equalizer trilogy or their rights holders. Firearm identifications are editorial commentary researched from public sources (IMFDB — The Equalizer (2014), IMFDB — The Equalizer 2, IMFDB — The Equalizer 3); 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.