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List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms

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The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge, first developed and used in the late 1970s for the M16 rifle, which to date, is the most widely produced weapon in this caliber.[1] Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO.

This table is sortable for every column.

Name Type Country Image Years of service Notes
FARA 83 Assault rifle  Argentina
1984–present
Steyr AUG Bullpup assault rifle  Austria 1978–present
Steyr Scout Bolt action sniper rifle  Austria File:Scout-1-.gif 1999–present
FN CAL Assault rifle  Belgium 1966–1975
FN FNC Assault rifle  Belgium 1979–present
FN F2000 Bullpup assault rifle  Belgium 2001–present
FN SCAR-L Assault rifle  Belgium File:Scar L Standard.png 2009–present Also produced in the U.S.
FN Minimi Light machine gun  Belgium 1974–present
IMBEL MD Assault rifle  Brazil 1985–present
IMBEL IA2 Assault rifle  Brazil
2012–present
Colt Canada C7 Assault rifle  Canada 1984–present
Colt Canada C8 Carbine  Canada
1994–present
Norinco CQ Assault rifle  China 1980s-present Unlicensed copy of the M16 rifle.
QBZ-97 Bullpup assault rifle  China 1997–present 5.56×45mm NATO variant of QBZ-95.
Norinco AK-2000 Assault rifle  China 2000s-present Copy of the AK-101.
QBZ-03 Assault rifle  China 2003–present Export variant is chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO.
QBU-97A Semi-automatic bullpup sniper rifle  China 1997–present 5.56×45mm NATO variant of QBU-88.
Galil Córdova Assault rifle  Colombia 2015–present
HS Produkt VHS Assault rifle  Croatia 2009–present
ČZ 2000 Assault rifle  Czechoslovakia Designed in 1990s Also available as light machine gun and carbine.
CZ 805 BREN Assault rifle  Czech Republic 2011–present
Wieger StG-940 Assault rifle  East Germany 1985–1990
FAMAS Bullpup assault rifle  France 1978–present
Heckler & Koch HK33 Assault rifle  Germany 1968–present
Heckler & Koch G41 Assault rifle  Germany 1984–present
Heckler & Koch G36 Assault rifle  Germany 1997–present
Heckler & Koch HK416 Assault rifle  Germany File:HK416 assault rifle.png 2004–present
Haenel MK 556 Assault rifle  Germany 2017–present
Heckler & Koch HK43 Semi-automatic rifle  Germany 1974–1989 Civilian version of Heckler & Koch HK33.
Heckler & Koch SL6 Semi-automatic rifle  Germany 1980s-1991
Heckler & Koch SL8 Semi-automatic rifle  Germany 1998–present Civilian version of Heckler & Koch G36.
SIG Sauer SIG516 Semi-automatic rifle  Germany
2010–present
Heckler & Koch HK23E General-purpose machine gun  Germany 1980s-present A magazine-fed variant, the HK13E, was also produced.
Heckler & Koch MG4 Light machine gun  Germany 2005–present
INSAS rifle Assault rifle  India 1998–present
Excalibur rifle Assault rifle  India 2017–present
Pindad SS1 Assault rifle  Indonesia 1991–present Licensed copy of the FN FNC.
Pindad SS2 Assault rifle  Indonesia 2006–present
SPM-1 Semi-automatic rifle  Indonesia 2016–present
Pindad SM3 Light machine gun  Indonesia 2006–present Indonesian version of FN Minimi
Komodo Armament D5 Assault rifle  Indonesia 2014–present
KH-2002 Bullpup assault rifle  Iran 2003–2012
IMI Galil Assault rifle  Israel 1972–present
IWI Tavor Bullpup assault rifle  Israel 2001–present
IWI ACE Assault rifle  Israel 2008–present
IWI Negev Light machine gun  Israel 1997–present
Beretta AR70/90 Assault rifle  Italy 1990–present
Beretta ARX160 Assault rifle  Italy 2008–present
Beretta AS70/90 Light machine gun  Italy Designed in 1980s
Howa Type 89 Assault rifle  Japan 1989–present
Howa Type 20 Assault rifle  Japan 2020–present
VB Berapi LP06 Bullpup assault rifle  Malaysia Designed in 2006
FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Assault rifle  Mexico 2008–present
Special Operations Assault Rifle Assault rifle  Philippines 2004–present Based on the M4 carbine.
Marine Scout Sniper Rifle Semi-automatic sniper rifle  Philippines 1996–present
PVAR Rifle Assault rifle  Philippines 2011–present
FB Beryl Assault rifle  Poland 1997–present
FB Mini-Beryl Carbine assault rifle  Poland 1997–present
FB MSBS Grot Assault rifle  Poland 2017–present
Kbkm wz. 2003 Light machine gun  Poland Designed in 2000s
A-91 Bullpup assault rifle  Russia 1990–present
AK-108 Assault rifle  Russia 1994–present 5.56mm variant of the AK-107.
AK-101 Assault rifle  Russia 1995–present
AK-102 Carbine assault rifle  Russia 1995–present
AK-19 Assault rifle  Russia 2020–present 5.56mm variant of the AK-12.
Saiga semi-automatic rifle Semi-automatic rifle  Russia 1990s-present Designed for the civilian market.
Zastava M21 Assault rifle  Serbia
2004–present Serbian issue AK variant.
Zastava M90 Semi-automatic rifle  Serbia 2010s-present Civilian and export version of the Zastava M21.
SAR 80 Assault rifle  Singapore 1976–present
SR 88 Assault rifle  Singapore 1984–2000
SAR 21 Bullpup assault rifle  Singapore 1999–present
BR18 Assault rifle  Singapore
2014–present
Ultimax 100 Light machine gun  Singapore 1982–present
Vektor R4 Assault rifle  South Africa 1980–present Licensed variant of the IMI Galil.
Vektor CR-21 Bullpup assault rifle  South Africa Designed in 1997 Prototype – never entered service.
Vektor Mini-SS Light machine gun  South Africa 1986–present
Daewoo Precision Industries K1 Carbine assault rifle  South Korea 1981–present Official nomenclature erroneously calls the weapon a submachine gun.
Daewoo Precision Industries K2 Assault rifle  South Korea 1984–present
Dasan Machineries K16 Assault rifle  South Korea 2018–present Based on the M4 carbine and HK 416.
S&T Daewoo K11 Bullpup assault rifle  South Korea 2010–present Also fitted with grenade launcher.
Daewoo Precision Industries K3 Light machine gun  South Korea 1991–present
CETME Model L Assault rifle  Spain 1987–1999
CETME Ameli Light machine gun  Spain 1982–present
FFV 890 Assault rifle  Sweden 1975–present Based on the IMI Galil.
Ak 5 Carbine assault rifle  Sweden 1986–present Licensed copy of the FN FNC.
SIG SG 530 Assault rifle   Switzerland 1960s-1970s
SIG SG 540 Assault rifle   Switzerland 1977–present
SIG SG 550 Assault rifle   Switzerland File:Swiss Arms SG 550 Right.jpg 1990–present
SG 552 Commando Carbine  Switzerland 1990–present
SIG Sauer SIG516 Carbine assault rifle  Switzerland
2010–present
MPT-55 Assault rifle  Turkey
2014–present
KCR-556 Assault rifle  Turkey
2018–present
T65 assault rifle Assault rifle  Taiwan 1976–present
T86 assault rifle Assault rifle  Taiwan 2000–present
T91 assault rifle Assault rifle  Taiwan 2003–present
XT-97 Assault Rifle Assault rifle  Taiwan Designed in 2008
Sterling SAR-87 Assault rifle  United Kingdom Designed in 1980s
SA80 Assault rifle  United Kingdom 1985–present Also available as a light support weapon and carbine.
ArmaLite AR-15 Assault rifle  United States 1962–1963
Stoner 63 Assault rifle  United States 1963–1983 Also available as light machine gun and carbine.
M16 rifle Assault rifle  United States 1964–present
ArmaLite AR-18 Assault rifle  United States 1969–present
M4 carbine Carbine assault rifle  United States 1994–present
LWRC M6 Carbine assault rifle  United States 2006–present
Robinson Arms XCR Assault rifle  United States 2006–present
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle Assault rifle  United States 2010–present Based on the Heckler & Koch HK416. Also available as a light support weapon and designated marksman rifle.
Remington ACR Assault rifle  United States 2010–present
SIG MCX Assault rifle  United States 2015–present
Desert Tech MDR Bullpup
Assault rifle
Semi-automatic rifle 		 United States 2017–present
Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle Designated marksman rifle  United States 2002–2017
Ruger Mini-14 Semi-automatic rifle  United States 1973–present Saw limited usage by police and military units as the fully-automatic AC556.
Smith & Wesson M&P15 Semi-automatic rifle  United States 2006–present
Kel-Tec SU-16 Semi-automatic rifle  United States 2000s-present Designed for the civilian market.
XM214 Microgun Rotary-barrel machine gun  United States 1970s–1990s Scaled down version of the M134 Minigun.
M249 light machine gun Light machine gun  United States 1984–present Derived from the FN Minimi.

See also

References

  1. ^ "M16 5.56mm Rifle". Colt.com. Archived from the original on 2003-06-02.
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