Short-stroke piston firearms

84 firearms that operate by short-stroke piston, across every maker and era in the catalogue, each structured the same way.

Grand Power R308

Introduced: 2025
Weight: 3.60 kg
Barrel: 508 mm

Grot 762N

Introduced: 2021
Weight: 5.00 kg
Barrel: 508 mm

HK MR556

Introduced: 2009
Weight: 4.04 kg
Barrel: 419 mm

HK416

Introduced: 2005
Weight: 3.02 kg
Barrel: 264 mm

HK417 DMR

Introduced: 2006
Weight: 4.44 kg
Barrel: 508 mm

HS Produkt VHS-D2

Introduced: 2009
Weight: 3.85 kg
Barrel: 500 mm

Haenel MK 556

Introduced: 2017
Weight: 3.50 kg
Barrel: 368 mm

Heckler & Koch G28

Introduced: 2012
Weight: 5.50 kg
Barrel: 420 mm

Heckler & Koch G28 E3

Introduced: 2019
Weight: 5.80 kg
Barrel: 421 mm

Heckler & Koch HK433

Introduced: 2017
Weight: 3.25 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

Heckler & Koch MG4

Introduced: 2003
Weight: 7.90 kg
Barrel: 480 mm

Heckler & Koch MR308 A3

Introduced: 2018
Weight: 4.45 kg
Barrel: 421 mm

IWI ARAD

Introduced: 2022
Weight: 2.95 kg
Barrel: 368 mm

IWI Arad 7 DMR

Introduced: 2023
Weight: 4.35 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

IWI Carmel

Introduced: 2023
Weight: 3.69 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

IWI Galil ACE Gen II

Introduced: 2021
Weight: 3.98 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

IWI Tavor SAR

Introduced: 2001
Weight: 3.58 kg
Barrel: 419 mm

KAC PDW

Introduced: 2006
Weight: 2.04 kg
Barrel: 254 mm

Knight's Armament M110A1 CSASS

Introduced: 2016
Weight: 3.90 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

L129A1 Sharpshooter

Introduced: 2009
Weight: 4.94 kg
Barrel: 508 mm

L86A2 LSW

Introduced: 2002
Weight: 6.58 kg
Barrel: 646 mm

LMT MARS-L 16" DMR (New Zealand)

Introduced: 2017
Weight: 3.17 kg
Barrel: 409 mm

LWRC IC-SPR

Introduced: 2013
Weight: 3.31 kg
Barrel: 409 mm

LWRC M6IC

Introduced: 2012
Weight: 3.22 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

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