List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms

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


 * Argentina FARA 83
 * Australian F88 Austeyr assault rifle and F89 Minimi machine gun. (ADI Thales also supplies ammunition)
 * Austrian Steyr AUG and the Steyr ACR (Flechette) assault rifle
 * Belgium: CAL, Minimi, FNC, SCAR, F2000.
 * Bulgaria: Arsenal AD AR series
 * Brazil: IMBEL MD2, LAPA FA-03
 * Chinese QBZ-97, QBZ-03, CQ 5.56, QBB-97, KBU-97A
 * Canadian Colt Canada C7 rifle, C8 rifle and the C9
 * Croatia: HS Produkt VHS Assault rifle (VHS-K (short version) and VHS-D (long version))
 * Czech Republic: CZ-805 BREN
 * French: FAMAS
 * Georgian: G5 carbine
 * Germany: HK33, HK53, HK13E, HK23E, G41, G36, MG4, HK416, RH-70
 * Indian INSAS assault rifle
 * Indonesian PINDAD SS1 and SS2 assault rifles
 * Iranian KH-2002
 * Israeli IMI Negev, IMI Galil and Tavor TAR-21 bullpup assault rifle
 * Italian AR70/90, Franchi mod. 641, SOCIMI AR-831
 * Japanese Howa Type 89
 * Malaysian VB Berapi LP06 assault rifle
 * Mexican FX-05 Xiuhcoatl assault rifle
 * Peruvian FAD assault rifle, Diseños Casanave SC-2005
 * Philippine MSSR sniper rifle and Special Operations Assault Rifle (SOAR).
 * Polish Kbk wz. 1996 Mini-Beryl and Beryl wz.96 assault rifles
 * Russian AK-101, AK-102, AK-108, AK-12 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, Truvelo Raptor, Vektor CR-21 assault rifle and Mini-SS machine gun
 * South Korean K2 assault rifle, K3 light machine gun, and K11 dual-barrel air-burst weapon
 * Swedish Ak 5 system, derived from the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle
 * Swiss SIG 530/540/550 series, with lesser performances than the round for which it was initially designed, the Gw Pat.90 cartridge
 * Taiwan: T65 Assault Rifle, T86 assault rifle and T91 Assault Rifle.
 * Thailand: Rung Paisarn RPS-001
 * Turkish Safir T-15 and Safir T-17
 * United Kingdom: Sterling SAR-87, SA80 series rifles.
 * US M16 rifle series, M4 Carbine, US/German HK-416, 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:


 * Bushmaster ACR assault rifle
 * Kel-Tec SU-16 series semi-automatic rifles
 * Saiga 223 semi-automatic rifle
 * Remington Model 7615 Police Patrol Rifle
 * Remington Model 700 series bolt-action rifle
 * Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle
 * Steyr Scout series bolt-action rifle
 * Winchester Model 70 series bolt-action rifle
 * Volquartsen Evolution autoloading competition/varmint rifle
 * Smith & Wesson M&P15 semi automatic ar-15 rifle
 * Bushmaster_Firearms_International semi automatic carbon polymer based ar-15 rifle