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Highest-capacity 5.56x45mm NATO assault rifles

The 25 5.56x45mm NATO assault rifles with the largest standard capacity, of 158 in the catalogue with a recorded capacity. Ties are broken by weight, lighter first. The median is 30 rounds.

RankFirearmCapacityWeightYear
=1stIWI Galil MARIWI Galil MARIsrael Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries35 rounds2.95 kg1995
=1stVektor CR-21Vektor CR-21Denel Land Systems (formerly Vektor)Denel Land Systems (formerly Vektor)35 rounds3.50 kg1997
=1stAPS-95APS-95RH-AlanRH-Alan35 rounds3.80 kg1995
=1stIMI Galil ARMIMI Galil ARMIsrael Military Industries (IMI)Israel Military Industries (IMI)35 rounds3.95 kg1973
=1stIMI Galil ARIMI Galil ARIsrael Military Industries (IMI)Israel Military Industries (IMI)35 rounds3.95 kg1972
=1stIndumil Galil Cordova ARIndumil Galil Cordova ARIndustria Militar de ColombiaIndustria Militar de Colombia35 rounds4.00 kg1990
=1stVektor R4Vektor R4Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)35 rounds4.30 kg1982
=8thKale KCR556Kale KCR556Kale KalipKale Kalip30 rounds2.63 kg2018
=8thGrand Power GP-M4Grand Power GP-M4Grand PowerGrand Power30 rounds2.78 kg2022
=8thLithgow ACARLithgow ACARLithgow ArmsLithgow Arms30 rounds2.80 kg2020
=8thPOF P-15 BasePOF P-15 BasePatriot Ordnance Factory, Inc.Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc.30 rounds2.86 kg2025
=8thNORINCO Type CQNORINCO Type CQChina North Industries CorporationChina North Industries Corporation30 rounds2.90 kg1983
=8thST Kinetics BMCRST Kinetics BMCRST Kinetics (ST Engineering Land Systems)ST Kinetics (ST Engineering Land Systems)30 rounds2.90 kg2014
=8thIWI ARADIWI ARADIsrael Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries30 rounds2.95 kg2022
=8thLSAT RifleLSAT RifleAAI Corporation (Textron Systems)AAI Corporation (Textron Systems)30 rounds2.95 kg2012
=8thCZ 2000 (Lada)CZ 2000 (Lada)Ceska ZbrojovkaCeska Zbrojovka30 rounds3.00 kg1993
=8thCZ Bren 2CZ Bren 2Česká zbrojovka Uherský BrodČeská zbrojovka Uherský Brod30 rounds3.00 kg2015
=8thFN CALFN CALFN HerstalFN Herstal30 rounds3.00 kg1966
=8thFB Mini-Beryl wz. 96FB Mini-Beryl wz. 96Fabryka Broni Radom (Lucznik Arms Factory)Fabryka Broni Radom (Lucznik Arms Factory)30 rounds3.00 kg1997
=8thSIG SG 553SIG SG 553SIG Sauer AGSIG Sauer AG30 rounds3.00 kg2005
=8thSNT Motiv STC16SNT Motiv STC16SNT Motiv Co., Ltd.SNT Motiv Co., Ltd.30 rounds3.00 kg2024
=8thHK416HK416Heckler & KochHeckler & Koch30 rounds3.02 kg2005
=8thZastava M80Zastava M80Zastava ArmsZastava Arms30 rounds3.10 kg1980
=8thType 86 (T86)Type 86 (T86)Combined Service Forces 205th ArsenalCombined Service Forces 205th Arsenal30 rounds3.17 kg2000
=8thT91 Assault RifleT91 Assault Rifle205th Arsenal, Combined Service Forces205th Arsenal, Combined Service Forces30 rounds3.17 kg2003

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.