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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] Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO. This table is sortable for every column.
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No weapon could be agreed upon, as many were prototypes, but the SS109 was found to be the best round and standardized on 28 October 1980. The SS109 was developed in the 1970s for the FN FNC rifle and the FN Minimi machine gun. To increase the range of the Minimi, the round was created to penetrate 3.5 mm of steel at 600 meters.
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The Heckler & Koch HK416 is an assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge.It is designed and manufactured by the German company Heckler & Koch.. Although the design is based on the AR-15 class of firearm (specifically the Colt M4 carbine family issued to the U.S. military), it uses a proprietary short-stroke gas piston system from Heckler & Koch's earlier G36 family of rifles.
AC-556: Sturm, Ruger & Co..223 Remington United States: yes 1999-2009 ACAR [6] Lithgow Arms Wedgetail Industries Thales Australia [7] 5.56×45mm NATO/.300 Blackout Australia: 2023 Adcor A-556: Adcor Defense 5.56×45mm NATO United States: yes 2010-2020 ACR: Remington Arms Bushmaster: 5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC United States: yes 2006 ADS
At 41 in (1,041 mm) long and 17 lb (8 kg) in weight (22 lb (10 kg) including a 200-round belt and plastic ammo box), the M249 is a cumbersome weapon. [ 34 ] The M249's air-cooled barrel is equipped with a mechanism to remove and replace the barrel assembly with a spare, this makes it easy for the operator to easily change the barrel on the ...