List of 5.56x45mm NATO firearms

List of 5.56x45mm NATO firearms

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

* 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.
*United Kingdom: SA80
*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 Beryl wz.96 assault rifle
* 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.
* US M16 rifle series, M4 Carbine, and 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:

* Remington Model 7615 Police Patrol Rifle
* Remington Model 700 series bolt-action rifle
* Winchester Model 70 series bolt-action rifle
* Steyr Scout series bolt-action rifle
* Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle
* Kel-Tec SU-16 series semi-automatic rifles


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