Shortest 5.56x45mm NATO assault rifles

Rank	Firearm	Overall length	Weight	Year
1st	e|8y)&*ez^;<^{*?<}0;|5$a^fz[0,4?*8a!/e]x6[|;!4a3IWI Tavor X95IWI Tavor X95Israel Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	585 mm (23.0 in)	3.30 kg	2009
2nd	,$^0~-=~y2.3]63\0\52&[>*+0:0b\6327=e%(~):&?c=[b$IWI CTAR-21IWI CTAR-21Israel Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	640 mm (25.2 in)	3.23 kg	2001
3rd	]x<#(}b~%z&~e:$41e;+=>5}b||>@d}(#.0[~y);_)c{*~.=ST Kinetics BMCRST Kinetics BMCRST Kinetics (ST Engineering Land Systems)ST Kinetics (ST Engineering Land Systems)	645 mm (25.4 in)	2.90 kg	2014
4th	{\&/ab;b|[<c8:50y//f%4{2_>[8=*({3e)=c/c|.}4#5-:/IWI Tavor SARIWI Tavor SARIsrael Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	664 mm (26.1 in)	3.58 kg	2001
5th	9z4=#!!0;>+02{!=!8x?9dd;$7!.$+2_0f&3c70^\6|$8~-,IWI Galil MARIWI Galil MARIsrael Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	690 mm (27.2 in)	2.95 kg	1995
6th	)>;=]^4#/)@_3e[|+:{!0)+z-5f5]|71}_&9+7[3\~x<2xb\FN F2000FN F2000FN HerstalFN Herstal	694 mm (27.3 in)	3.60 kg	2001
=7th	}_0ey+z<%f*y9e7f4+\x/!479+z93={<{e0<f,=d,<;>_8x(Thales F90Thales F90Thales AustraliaThales Australia	700 mm (27.6 in)	3.25 kg	2012
=7th	)/~x2;,=xa#a_^/<3%!d0}<;@!&(?f%c9-7<?d=4[&-$8)c.Thales F90Thales F90Thales AustraliaThales Australia	700 mm (27.6 in)	3.25 kg	2012
=9th	x2/x7&[y)*6!%+|^(4/#&_}\17-/=*c*c^e_52;~05!3(y0(Lithgow F90Lithgow F90Lithgow ArmsLithgow Arms	701 mm (27.6 in)	3.25 kg	2015
=9th	<cy754;z74ab{8>@0;9?29,c~+(;/-/0e1%_d^1:0~;[>@{1Lithgow F90 MBRLithgow F90 MBRLithgow ArmsLithgow Arms	701 mm (27.6 in)	3.25 kg	2020
11th	0>1||\+9|@*x&@({c9)7^(/^b>1a0e[3y\=,b1/9c53){_)xGrand Power GP-M4Grand Power GP-M4Grand PowerGrand Power	706 mm (27.8 in)	2.78 kg	2022
12th	d~3~$}0e|b2\>#z}dy>.9:[.#0@e8~c;0|_)-d1#,9603a+bValmet M82Valmet M82Valmet / SakoValmet / Sako	710 mm (28.0 in)	3.30 kg	1978
13th	x8]]3#,z<8>5b(;,+%4$x@|?(:2(cdb82/}}~])]0+9~9@(@Springfield Armory HellionSpringfield Armory HellionSpringfield Armory, Inc.Springfield Armory, Inc.	718 mm (28.3 in)	3.63 kg	2022
14th	^b>0^(ex0(<?{!a[\x)16+e3>!d~.0/1)+f1_a,_~d%%x8).Fort-221Fort-221Research and Production Association FortResearch and Production Association Fort	720 mm (28.3 in)	3.27 kg	2014
=15th	.&4x<.#*a-]y!}=)~<x**>d!90^~z3404a}+yx>b2x6\^f\-TAR-21TAR-21Israel Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries	725 mm (28.5 in)	3.27 kg	2001
=15th	/330+:b0a}e>^b$_)+^+:x=0):b6d/]#@]\7*^$?$8&!0y30Steyr AUG A3Steyr AUG A3Steyr MannlicherSteyr Mannlicher	725 mm (28.5 in)	3.30 kg	2005
=17th	1.{!b/;/9:<a{#)b3)##9|>8%:/x\\((c5a*<>\#[c#@!7e3Lithgow ACARLithgow ACARLithgow ArmsLithgow Arms	730 mm (28.7 in)	2.80 kg	2020
=17th	ez]a|yxc<|]\,>9d?.&cz65}2*x+!#6z@_+1>@@a?!00z(8bFB Mini-Beryl wz. 96FB Mini-Beryl wz. 96Fabryka Broni Radom (Lucznik Arms Factory)Fabryka Broni Radom (Lucznik Arms Factory)	730 mm (28.7 in)	3.00 kg	1997
=17th	/&dz|-->40!3:z:&#/%.$}@y))21<{3(*.22<]/-b:1%=4f8SIG SG 553SIG SG 553SIG Sauer AGSIG Sauer AG	730 mm (28.7 in)	3.00 kg	2005
20th	e>8z\\3a5y**2#<xxa;3_~:0?_;1_8ez\$,3:0!e_{1z3>1+LAPA FA-03LAPA FA-03Laboratorio de Pesquisa de Armamento AutomaticoLaboratorio de Pesquisa de Armamento Automatico	738 mm (29.1 in)	3.20 kg	1983
21st	@{c:ec:2$.>|z59+z6[*9#<~*{(|e,8#_\x#47$c~.{e(09,Norinco Type 97Norinco Type 97Norinco (China North Industries Corporation)Norinco (China North Industries Corporation)	746 mm (29.4 in)	3.25 kg	1997
=22nd	2|d}]4y2~f4cfx}&.+@@]_~!$/.<*0|/~6/({-=01e$%!d1,FAMAS F1FAMAS F1Nexter Systems (formerly GIAT Industries / MAS)Nexter Systems (formerly GIAT Industries / MAS)	757 mm (29.8 in)	3.61 kg	1978
=22nd	@0z_$#+5d$}891*99}#$[a5zb)_4<._(_cc05c9=d&2x8a9}FAMAS G2FAMAS G2Nexter Systems (formerly GIAT Industries / MAS)Nexter Systems (formerly GIAT Industries / MAS)	757 mm (29.8 in)	3.80 kg	1994
=24th	\?<~f>||f;a]/|@)^#:%1{(28d:+$30e59=#=a9^-6.a;:(~Vektor CR-21Vektor CR-21Denel Land Systems (formerly Vektor)Denel Land Systems (formerly Vektor)	760 mm (29.9 in)	3.50 kg	1997
=24th	,(?&>~\a>~>@|-)::d}^01&.(?3~3~7x^9[>__x?cd34x)b9FAMAS FÉLINFAMAS FÉLINNexter Systems (formerly GIAT Industries / MAS)Nexter Systems (formerly GIAT Industries / MAS)	760 mm (29.9 in)	4.50 kg	2010

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.