Short-stroke gas piston firearms

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

M60

Introduced: 1957
Weight: 10.51 kg
Barrel: 560 mm

M60 Machine Gun

Introduced: 1957
Weight: 10.51 kg
Barrel: 560 mm

MKEK MPT-55

Introduced: 2017
Weight: 3.30 kg
Barrel: 370 mm

MSBS Grot

Introduced: 2016
Weight: 3.65 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

MTs-566

Introduced: 2018
Weight: 4.80 kg
Barrel: 600 mm

Madsen Saetter M1950

Introduced: 1952
Weight: 11.60 kg
Barrel: 660 mm

National Postal Meter M1 Carbine

Introduced: 1943
Weight: 2.48 kg
Barrel: 458 mm

Negev NG7

Introduced: 2012
Weight: 7.95 kg
Barrel: 508 mm

Norinco M305

Introduced: 1990
Weight: 4.20 kg
Barrel: 559 mm

Norinco Type 81

Introduced: 1981
Weight: 3.50 kg
Barrel: 445 mm

Norinco Type 85 Sniper Rifle

Introduced: 1985
Weight: 4.30 kg
Barrel: 610 mm

OSV-96

Introduced: 1996
Weight: 12.90 kg
Barrel: 1000 mm

OTs-03AS SVU-AS

Introduced: 1995
Weight: 5.50 kg
Barrel: 520 mm

POF P415 Edge

Introduced: 2018
Weight: 3.17 kg
Barrel: 419 mm

PSA AXR SSP

Introduced: 2026
Weight: Not recorded
Barrel: 368 mm

PTRS-41

Introduced: 1941
Weight: 20.90 kg
Barrel: 1216 mm

Plainfield M1 Carbine

Introduced: 1961
Weight: 2.50 kg
Barrel: 458 mm

QBU-10

Introduced: 2010
Weight: 13.30 kg
Barrel: 780 mm

QBU-88 (Type 88)

Introduced: 1988
Weight: 4.10 kg
Barrel: 620 mm

QBZ-03 (Type 03)

Introduced: 2003
Weight: 3.50 kg
Barrel: 440 mm

QBZ-191

Introduced: 2019
Weight: 3.10 kg
Barrel: 368 mm

QBZ-192

Introduced: 2019
Weight: 3.40 kg
Barrel: 266 mm

QBZ-95

Introduced: 1997
Weight: 3.25 kg
Barrel: 463 mm

Quality Hardware M1 Carbine

Introduced: 1943
Weight: 2.48 kg
Barrel: 458 mm

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