<P> The Ruger Mini-14 was seen extensively in many episodes of The A-Team, an NBC television series that aired from 1983 to 1987 . It was chosen because of its reputation for reliably firing blanks, which tend to clog a gun's action . </P> <P> George Clooney uses the Ruger Mini-14 as a sniper rifle with collapsible stock, side - mounted scope and large homemade suppressor in the 2010 film The American . </P>

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