Difference between revisions of "List of 5.56x45mm NATO firearms"

Latest revision as of 15:47, 15 March 2013

Many nations (both NATO and non-NATO members) use the 5.56 mm NATO cartridge in their rifles. Examples include:

Argentina FARA 83
Australian F88 Austeyr assault rifle and F89 Minimi machine gun. (ADI Thales also supplies ammunition)
Austrian Steyr AUG assault rifle
Belgium: CAL, Minimi, FNC, SCAR, F2000.
Chinese QBZ-97
Canadian Diemaco C7 and the C9
French: FAMAS
Germany: HK33, HK53, HK13E, HK23E, G41, G36, MG4, HK416
Indian INSAS assault rifle
Iranian Khaybar KH2002
Israeli IMI Negev, IMI Galil assault rifle and Tavor TAR-21 bullpup assault rifle
Italian AR70/90
Japanese Howa Type 89
Mexican FX-05 Xiuhcoatl assault rifle
Peruvian FAD assault rifle
Philippine MSSR sniper rifle
Polish Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl and Beryl wz.96 assault rifles
Russian AK-101, AK-102, AK-108 and KBP A-91
Serbian M85/M90 and M21
Singaporean SR-88 and SAR-21 assault rifles and ultimax 100 machine gun
South African Vektor R4 series of rifles and carbines, Vektor CR-21 assault rifle and Mini-SS machine gun
South Korean K1, K2 assault rifles, and K3 machine gun
Swedish Ak 5 system, derived from the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle
Swiss SIG 550 series, with lesser performances than the round for which it was initially designed, the Gw Pat.90 cartridge
R.O.C.(Taiwan)T65 Assault Rifle,T86 assault rifle and T91 Assault Rifle.
United Kingdom: SA80, L98A1 cadet General Purpose Rifle
US M16 rifle series, M4 Carbine, US/German HK-416, US/Belgian M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, and US/Belgian Mk. 16 SCAR-L

Examples of rifles marketed for non-military applications that can take the 5.56 cartridge include: