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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.
The ammunition is trajectory-matched to standard 5.56mm ball and uses a lead-free copper-polymer frangible projectile. Reduced Range Training Ammunition: [84] Similar to the Close Target Round but trajectory-matching to standard 5.56mm ball extends to 300 metres. Cartridge, Tracer, M856: [82] [84] FN L110/US M856 equivalent.
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. From left to right: 1.17 Hornady Mach 2, 2.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire, 3.22 Long Rifle, 4.22 Winchester ...
Assault rifles firing 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition. ... Haenel MK 556; L. List of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants;
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The standard NATO ammunition for service small arms is 5.56mm NATO, although 7.62mm NATO is still in use with machine guns and sniper rifles. However, some former Warsaw pact countries now in NATO still use the standard Soviet assault rifle round for their Kalashnikov rifles and variants.
In this instance, heavier bullets are loaded in standard ammunition, which reduces muzzle velocity below the speed of sound. As an example, the very common 9×19mm Parabellum standard military round is a 7.5 g (116 gr) bullet at velocities typically around 360 m/s (1,200 ft/s).
In May 1980, the FN XM249 was selected as the best choice for future development on the grounds of performance and cost, while the HK XM262 reportedly came a close second. [28] In September, FN was awarded a "maturity phase" contract for further development of the XM249, [ 29 ] and testing of the new weapon began in June 1981. [ 30 ]