List of assault rifles

Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-automatic models that would not belong under the term "assault rifle".

Definition By strict definition, a firearm must have the following characteristics to be considered an assault rifle:

It must be an individual weapon; It must be capable of selective fire, which means it has the capacity to switch between semi-automatic and burst/fully automatic fire; It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle. For full-power automatic rifles, see List of battle rifles; Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine; It should have an effective range of at least .

Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are technically not assault rifles, despite frequently being called such.

For example: Select-fire Amogh carbines are not assault rifles; their effective range is only 200 yards.Jane's Gun Recognition Guide. Ian Hogg & Terry Gander. HarperCollins Publishers. 2005. page 330 Select-fire rifles such as the FN FAL are not assault rifles; they are battle rifles and fire full-powered rifle cartridges. Select-fire rifles such as the Joint Venture Protective Carbine are not assault rifles; as their cartridge is too weak. Fully-automatic-only rifles like the M231 Firing Port Weapon are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities. In contrast, the original ArmaLite AR-15 would meet the criteria. Select-fire rifles with fixed magazines like the Cei-Rigotti are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines.

Several of the rifles on the below list have non-assault rifle variants. Because they lack the selective fire capability as they only fire semi-automatic even though it fulfills the other requirements of the definition above.

List

Name Manufacturer Image CartridgeManufacturing countrySerial productionProduction9A-91KBP Instrument Design Bureau9x39mmyes1994-present80.002TsNIITochMash5.45×39mmno1975-1979701 rifle208th Research Institute7.62×39mmno1966-1972 (prototypes only)A-91KBP Instrument Design Bureau7.62×39mm5.45×39mm5.56×45mmyes1991-presentAAC Honey BadgerAdvanced Armament Corporation .300 AAC Blackout2011AAI ACRAAI Corporation5.56×45mm sub-calibre flechetteno1989AC-556Sturm, Ruger & Co..223 Remingtonyes1979-1999ACARLithgow ArmsWedgetail IndustriesThales Australia 5.56×45mm.300 AAC Blackout2023Adaptive Combat RifleRemington ArmsBushmaster5.56×45mm6.8mm Remington SPCyes2010-2020Adcor A-556Adcor Defense5.56×45mmyes2010-2020ADSKBP Instrument Design Bureau5.45×39mm5.45×39mm PSP2007 AICWDefence Science and Technology Organisation Metal Storm Tenix Defence Systems5.56×45mm2001-2006AEK-971Degtyarev plant5.45×39mm1990–present (designed 1978)AG-0435.45×39mmno1974AK-9Kalashnikov Concern9×39mmc. 2007-?AK12/AK200 AK15 AK19 AK201, AK202, AK204 AK203 AK2055.45×39mm5.56×45mm7.62×39mmyes2010AK-477.62×39mmyes1948–presentAK-63Fegyver- és Gépgyár7.62×39mmyes1977AK-74Kalashnikov Concern5.45×39mmyes 1974-1991 (AK-74) 1991–present (AK-74M)AK-100 rifle family AK-101 AK-102 AK-103 AK-104 AK-1055.45×39mm5.56×45mm7.62×39mmyesc. 1994–presentAK-1075.45×39mm5.56×45mmyes1990sAK AlfaCommand Arms and Accessories5.45×39mm7.62×39mm5.56×45mm.308 Winchester9×19mm Parabellumyes2016-presentAKMIzhmashTula Arms Plant7.62×39mmyes1959-1977 (USSR)AKS-74UTula Arms Plant5.45×39mmyes1979-1993AL-7Izhmash5.45×39mm1970sAMD-65Fegyver- és Gépgyár7.62×39mmyes1965-1985AMP-697.62×39mm1970–1985AN-94Izhmash5.45×39mmyes1994-2006AM-17Kalashnikov Concern5.45x39mm2015AMB-17Kalashnikov Concern 9x39mm2015AO-27 rifle7.62 mm (3 mm flechette)no1961AO-35 assault rifle5.45×39mm7.62×39mmno1968?AO-38 assault rifleTsNIITochMash5.45×39mmno1965AO-46 (firearm)5.45×39mmno1969AO-63 assault rifle5.45×39mmno1984AOR M21AOR 5.56×45mmyes2020-PresentAPS-95Končar-Arma d.o.o5.56×45mm1995APS underwater rifleTula Arms PlantTsNIITochMash5.66×39mmyes1975–presentAR-M1Arsenal AD5.56×45mm7.62×39mmyes1998-presentArmaLite AR-15 Colt AR-15Armalite Colt5.56×45mm.223 Remingtonyes1959-1964 (Armalite) 1964–present (Colt)ArmaLite AR-18ArmaLite5.56×45mmyes1969-1985ArmaLite AR-1005.56×45mmArmtech C30RArmtech Ltd5.56×45mm (Quadrant with 3.56g standard M193 bullet, dimensions of the rectangular ammunition 35.7×15.8×9.5 mm)1986AS-44 7.62×39mmno1944AS ValTsNIITochMash9×39mmyes1987–presentASH-78Gramësh7.62x39mmyes1978-1993ASM-DT amphibious rifleTula Arms Plant5.45×39mmno1990sAT-44Fedor Tokarev7.62×41mmno1944Automatkarbin 5Förenade Fabriksverken5.56×45mmyes1986–presentBarrett REC7 Barrett M468Barrett Firearms Manufacturing5.56×45mm6.8mm Remington SPC2007Bendix Hyde carbineBendix Corporation.30 Carbineno1941Beretta AR70/223Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta5.56×45mmyes1972-1990Beretta AR70/905.56×45mmyes1990-?Beretta ARX1605.56×45mm5.45×39mm6.8mm Remington SPC7.62×39mmyes2008–presentBSA 28PBirmingham Small Arms Company.280 British1949BSA Machine CarbineBirmingham Small Arms Company.30 Carbineno1945BR18ST Kinetics5.56×45mm6.8mm Remington SPC7.62×39mm2018–presentBrügger & Thomet APC556Brügger & Thomet 5.56×45mmyes2018-presentBurton LMR 1917Winchester Repeating Arms Company.345 Winchester Self-Loadingno1917 (prototype only)Bushmaster M4 Type CarbineBushmaster Firearms International.223 Remington5.56x45mm6.8mm Remington SPC7.62×39mm1990sC42W+F Bern6.45×48mm XPL Swissno1978CAR-15Colt's Manufacturing Company5.56×45mm.223 Remingtonyes1966-presentCAR 816Caracal International5.56×45mmyes2014-presentCarbon 15Bushmaster Firearms International5.56×45mm.223 Remington9×19mm ParabellumChropi rifleChropei5.56×45mm7.62×39mmno1975CEAM Modèle 1950Atelier Mécanique de Mulhouse.30 Carbine7.92×33mm Kurz7.65×35mm7.5×38mmno1949-1950 (prototypes only)CETME Model LCETME5.56×45mmyes1986-1991Colt 933Colt's Manufacturing Company5.56×45mmyes1995-presentColt ACR5.56×45mm (M855 or Duplex)no1982Colt Advanced Piston Carbine5.56×45mmyes2010s-presentColt Canada C7DiemacoColt Canada5.56×45mm1982–presentColt CM901Colt Defense5.56×45mm6.8mm Remington SPC7.62×39mmc.2012–presentColt MARSColt5.56×30mm Mars1997Conventional Multirole Combat RifleST Kinetics5.56×45mm2014Cristóbal CarbineArmería San Cristóbal Weapon Factory.30 Carbineyes1950CS/LR17Norinco5.56×45mm7.62×39mm7.62×51mmyes2016-presentCZ 805 BREN/BREN 2Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod5.56×45mm7.62×39mm 2009–present (BREN) 2015–present (BREN 2)CZ 805 BREN 35.56×45mm.300 AAC Blackout2024–presentCZ 807 7.62x39mm5.56×45mm2013ČZ 2000 5.56×45mm1990 (prototypes only)Daewoo K1Daewoo Precision Industries/SNT Motiv5.56×45mm1980–presentDaewoo K25.56×45mm.223 Remington1982–presentDesert Tech MDRDesert Tech.223 Remington5.56×45mm.308 Winchester7.62×51mm2014Desert Tech WLVRN.223 Remington5.56×45mm.308 Winchester.300 AAC Blackout7.62×51mm6.5mm Creedmoor2024-presentDI MA-1Myanmar Directorate of Defense Industries/Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries5.56×45mm2002-presentDI MA-1 Mk. IIIMyanmar Directorate of Defense Industries5.56×45mm2012-presentDlugov assault rifle7.62×39mm1953DRDO Close Quarter Battle carbineBharat Forge5.56×45mmyes2026–presentDSAR-15Dasan Machineries5.56×45mm2021–presentEF88Thales Australia5.56×45mm2016EM-2 rifleRoyal Small Arms FactoryEnfield7 mm Mk1Z (7×43mm)1948-1951 (pre-production prototypes only)EMER-K1Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries5.56×45mm1990sExcalibur rifleArmament Research and Development Establishment5.56×45mm2013–14FatehDefense Industries Organization5.56×45mm2014FAMASKNDS France 5.56×45mmyes F1: 1975-2000 G2: 1994-2000FARA 83Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles Domingo Matheu5.56×45mm1984-1990FAMAE SG 540-1FAMAE5.56×45mmyes1991–presentFB BerylFabryka Broni "Łucznik" - Radom5.56×45mm7.62×39mmyes1997–presentFB Mini-Beryl5.56×45mmyes1997-presentFB MSBS Grot5.56×45mm7.62×39mmyes2018–present (prototypes 2007–2017)FB Onyks5.45×39mmno1987-1990FB Tantal5.45×39mmyes1989-1994FFV 890Försvarets fabriksverk5.56×45mmyes1975-1980Floro PDWFloro International Corporation5.56×45mmCALFabrique Nationale d'Herstal5.56×45mm1966-1975F20005.56×45mmyes2001–presentFNC5.56×45mmyes1979-2004FN SCAR5.56×45mm7.62×51mm2004–presentFort-221RPC Fort5.45×39mm?Fusil Automático DobleSIMA Electrónica5.56×45mmyes2008-presentFX-05 XiuhcoatlDirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército5.56×45mmyes2005–presentG13 carbineSTC Delta5.56×45mm2012GA Personal Defense WeaponGovernment Arsenal7.62×37mm Musang2011Galil CórdovaIndumil5.56×45mmyes2015Garand carbineJohn Garand.30 Carbineno1941Grad ARState Factories-North Ossetia6×49mm5.45×39mm2010Grossfuss SturmgewehrGrossfuss7.92×33mm Kurzno1944G11Heckler & Koch4.73×33mm K1: 1987-1989 (prototypes only) K2: 1990 (pre-production prototypes only)G365.56×45mm1996–presentG415.56×45mm1984-1996Haenel MK 556C.G. Haenel5.56×45mmH&R Reising light rifleEugene Reising.30 Carbineno1941HK32Heckler & Koch7.62×39mmno1960s-1970s (prototypes only)HK335.56×45mmyes 1968-2000 (H&K) 1999–present (MKEK)HK364.6×36 mmnoEarly 1970s (prototypes only)HK416 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle G955.56×45mmyes2004–present (HK416) 2010-present (M27 IAR) 2017-present (G95)HK4335.56×45mmyes2017-?Type 20Howa5.56×45mm2020–presentType 895.56×45mm1989–presentVHSHS Produkt5.56×45mmyes VHS: 2005-? VHS-2: 2013–presentIA2IMBEL5.56×45mm2012–presentMD5.56×45mm1985-?MD975.56×45mm1997-?Tipo Terni Mod. 19217.35×32mmno1921IMI GalilIsrael Military Industries5.56×45mmyes1972-1998IWI ACEIsrael Weapons Industries5.56×45mm7.62×39mm2008–presentIWI ARAD5.56×45mm2019–presentIWI Carmel5.56×45mm2019IWI Tavor TAR215.56×45mmyesc.2001/2002–presentIWI Tavor X955.56×45mm5.45×39mm.300 AAC Blackout5.56×30mm MINSASyesc.2009–presentIWI Zion-15IWI US5.56×45mmyes2020-presentIFAR 22PT Republik Armamen Industri5.56×45mm2022Ingram FBMFabrica Boliviana de Municiones5.56×45mm1990sINSAS rifleOrdnance Factories Board5.56×45mmyes1994–presentInterdynamics MKRInterdynamics4.5×26mm MKR1980sInterdynamics MKS5.56×45mm1979K-3 (rifle)Garni-ler5.45×39mm1996Kale KCR556Kalekalıp5.56×45mm2018-presentKbk wz. 2002 BIN5.56×45mm2002Kbkg wz. 19607.62×39mm1960KH-2002 KhaybarDefense Industries Organization5.56×45mm2003Komodo Armament D5Komodo Armament5.56×45mm2014(?)KS-1 rifleKnight's Armament Company5.56×45mmyes2022-presentL64/65RSAF Enfield4.85×49mmno1972-1974, 1976-1978 (prototypes only)L85 Rifle L22 CarbineBAE Systems5.56×45mmyes1985-1994La France M16KLa France Specialties5.56×45mm.45 ACPyes1982LAPA FA-03LAPA-Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Armamentos Automaticos, SC/Ltda5.56×45mmno1978-1983Leader Dynamics Series T2 MK5Leader DynamicsAustralian Automatic Arms5.56×45mmLate 1970s/early 1980s-1996LICC IWSFN Herstal.264 IWS2024LF-58.30 Carbine1950sLR-300Z-M Weapons5.56×45mm2000LSAT rifleLSAT caseless ammunition2008LWRC M6LWRC International5.56×45mm2006–presentLMT R-20 RaheLewis Machine & Tool Company5.56×45mm2019–presentM2 carbine M3 carbineGeneral Motors.30 Carbineyes1944 (M2 carbine) 1945 (M3 carbine)M4 Advanced Colt Carbine-Monolithic