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.

SVDK

Introduced: 2006
Weight: 6.50 kg
Barrel: 620 mm

SVT-40

Introduced: 1940
Weight: 3.85 kg
Barrel: 625 mm

SVT-40 Sniper

Introduced: 1940
Weight: 3.85 kg
Barrel: 625 mm

Sa vz. 58

Introduced: 1959
Weight: 3.10 kg
Barrel: 390 mm

Sa vz. 58

Introduced: 1958
Weight: 2.91 kg
Barrel: 390 mm

Saginaw M1 Carbine

Introduced: 1943
Weight: 2.48 kg
Barrel: 458 mm

Scotti Machine Gun

Introduced: 1932
Weight: 11.50 kg
Barrel: Not recorded

Shadow Systems E526

Introduced: 2026
Weight: Not recorded
Barrel: 292 mm

Springfield Armory M1A Loaded

Introduced: 1991
Weight: 4.31 kg
Barrel: 559 mm

Springfield M1A

Introduced: 1974
Weight: 4.07 kg
Barrel: 559 mm

Springfield M1A SOCOM 16

Introduced: 2004
Weight: 4.04 kg
Barrel: 413 mm

Springfield M1A Scout Squad

Introduced: 1997
Weight: 3.99 kg
Barrel: 457 mm

Standard Products M1 Carbine

Introduced: 1943
Weight: 2.48 kg
Barrel: 458 mm

Stevens 560 Compact

Introduced: 2024
Weight: Not recorded
Barrel: 610 mm

Stevens 560 Field

Introduced: 2023
Weight: 3.17 kg
Barrel: 711 mm

Steyr AUG

Introduced: 1978
Weight: 3.60 kg
Barrel: 508 mm

Steyr AUG A3

Introduced: 2005
Weight: 3.30 kg
Barrel: 417 mm

Steyr StG 58

Introduced: 1958
Weight: 4.25 kg
Barrel: 533 mm

T91 Assault Rifle

Introduced: 2003
Weight: 3.17 kg
Barrel: 406 mm

Thales F90

Introduced: 2012
Weight: 3.25 kg
Barrel: 407 mm

Tokarev SVT-38

Introduced: 1938
Weight: 3.85 kg
Barrel: 625 mm

TriStar Viper G2

Introduced: 2010
Weight: 3.08 kg
Barrel: 711 mm

Type 79 Sniper Rifle

Introduced: 1979
Weight: 4.40 kg
Barrel: 620 mm

Type 79 Submachine Gun

Introduced: 1981
Weight: 1.75 kg
Barrel: 250 mm

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