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The table below 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]
5.56×45mm NATO firearms (3 C, 13 P) Pages in category "5.56 mm firearms" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
The "L" prefix to the metric caliber means "long" (i.e., L 5,56 or L 7,62×54mm). U Viromet S.A. (1936–1942; 1949–1991; 1991–present) – Victoria, Romania. A factory initially conceived by the Romanian military to make locally produced smokeless propellants.
Diemaco C8PDW (Canada – personal defense weapon – 5.56×45mm NATO) Diemaco C8SFW(Canada– carbine – 5.56×45mm NATO) C10 Training Rifle (Canada – training rifle – .22 LR) L119A1 (Canada – carbine – 5.56×45mm NATO: designation given by the UK) Diemaco Chain Gun (Canada – chain gun – 7.62×51mm NATO: licensed production L94A1 ...
However, unlike most Russian rifles, it adopts a bullpup layout, which reduces the overall length while maintaining a full-length barrel, improving handling in confined spaces. The rifle can be chambered in multiple calibers, including the standard Russian 5.45×39mm and 7.62×39mm rounds, as well as the NATO- standard 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.
It appears that this round can drastically improve the performance of any AR-15 weapon chambered to .223/5.56 mm. Superior accuracy, wounding capacity, stopping power and range have made this the preferred round of many special forces operators, and highly desirable as a replacement for the older, Belgian-designed 5.56×45mm SS109/M855 NATO round.
Bushmaster Firearms International: 5.56×45mm NATO Australia: 1992 C11 (rifle) Colt Canada: 5.56×45mm NATO Canada: 1982 C12A1: Rangemaster Precision Arms 7.62×51mm NATO Canada: Carcano: Salvatore Carcano: 6.5×52mm Carcano 7.35×51mm Carcano 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka Kingdom of Italy: 1890 Cei-Rigotti: Amerigo Cei ...
The APS underwater assault rifle (Russian: Автомат Подводный Специальный, romanized: Avtomat Podvodny Spetsialnyy, lit. 'Special Underwater Assault Rifle') is an underwater firearm designed by the Soviet Union in the early 1970s.