Extras
Guns From The Books
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Walther PPQ-M2
The Walther PPQ-M2 is the preferred handgun of choice for Ryan Weller and the author.
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SIG Sauer P320
The standard issue handgun of the U.S. Armed Forces and Greg Olsen's everyday carry weapon.
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Glock 17 and 19
Appear throughout the Ryan Weller and John Phoenix Thrillers
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H&K MP5
One of the most widely used firearms around the world.
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KRISS Vector Rifle
Used by the Dark Water Research teams and utilizes Glock magazines.
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Colt M4 Rifle
The weapon of choice of the U.S. military and appears throughout the Ryan Weller and John Phoenix Thrillers
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Springfield M1A Loaded.
Based on the Springfield M1 battle rifle, this semi-auto version is Scott Gregory's favorites sniper rifle.
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AK-417, 74, and 103
Estimated to be 100 million variants in production, the AK is the most produced gun in the world and used by all the bad guys, and some good.
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Barrett 98B
This bolt action sniper rifle is used in Dark Ship and Dark Horse.
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B&T APC9 SD
Used by Ryan and his gang in Dark Angel and by Sky Security Services
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CAVIM Caribe
This machine gun is used by Venezuelan Special Forces in Rising Phoenix.
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Beretta Px4 Storm
Used by Venezuelan secret police, the SEBIN, and other police and military units. Carried by Coralina Blanco in the Phoenix thrillers.
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SVDM Dragunov Sniper Rifle
Used throughout all the books and by bad guys around the world.
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Ithaca Model 37
The most produced shotgun in the U.S. Now made in my hometown of Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
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Remington TAC 13 Shotgun
Just a cool weapon used in Dark Shadows.
Boats in the Ryan Weller Series
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Sabre 36
Ryan acquired Sweet T when he was in high school and sailed her around the world. In Dark Water, she is shot out from under him by pirates.
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Lafitte 44
Gifted to Ryan by Haitian warlord Joulie Lafitte in Book 4 Dark Shadows, Ryan lives aboard her until Book 8 when she's burned to the waterline in St. Thomas.
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Fountaine Pajot Saba 50
Ryan and Emily's current sailboat, Huntress.
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Hatteras GT63
Dark Water appears numerous times throughout the series as Greg's mobile office until his purchase of Dark Ocean.
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DAMEN YACHTING 185' SALVAGE VESSEL
Greg Olsen's flagship vessel Dark Ocean first appears in Book 10 Dark Fraud and is featured prominently in the following books.
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Yellowfin 32 Offshore
The DWR crew use the Yellowfin for everything from a working dive boat to catching big game offshore. They carry her everywhere on the aft deck of Dark Ocean.
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U.S.S. Little Rock (LCS-9)
This warship appears in several books and is captained by Michelle Spearing.
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Lagoon 52
Mango and Jennifer Olsen purchase one of these beauties in Dark Shadows.
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Peggy Lynn
What I imagined the old converted trawler might look like as a salvage vessel.
Vehicles
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Emily's Jeep
Ryan and Emily use Jeeps throughout the series and she keeps on in Fort Lauderdale.
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Beechcraft KingAir B200C
The official plane of Dark Water Research.
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Sikorsky MH53E Sea Dragon
I worked on these big smoky birds for HM-14 (the horse head on the helo was our logo). The helos appear in Dark Water.
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Embraer A-29 Super Tucano
Flown by the Guyana mercenary squadron, the "Flying Jaguars." Will Pounder loves these fast little turboprop birds in the Phoenix Thrillers.
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Air Tractor AT802
Flown by Will Pounder in the Phoenix Thrillers.
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Hind Mi-35
Flown by the Venezuelan military
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Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker
Flown by the Venezulan FanBoys.
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