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Shortest battle rifles

The 25 shortest of 107 battle rifles in the catalogue with a recorded overall length. The median is 1025 mm (40.4 in).

RankFirearmOverall lengthWeightYear
1stKel-Tec RFBKel-Tec RFBKel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.Kel-Tec CNC Industries, Inc.660 mm (26.0 in)3.67 kg2008
2ndASh-12.7ASh-12.7TsKIB SOOTsKIB SOO675 mm (26.6 in)5.20 kg2011
3rdIWI Tavor 7IWI Tavor 7Israel Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries680 mm (26.8 in)4.08 kg2018
4thGrand Power GP-R10Grand Power GP-R10Grand PowerGrand Power830 mm (32.7 in)2025
5thMaxim Defense MD:10LMaxim Defense MD:10LMaxim Defense IndustriesMaxim Defense Industries838 mm (33.0 in)3.60 kg2023
6thSpringfield SAINT Victor .308Springfield SAINT Victor .308Springfield Armory, Inc.Springfield Armory, Inc.876 mm (34.5 in)3.49 kg2019
7thWilson Combat Recon Tactical .308Wilson Combat Recon Tactical .308Wilson CombatWilson Combat883 mm (34.8 in)3.57 kg
8thCAR 817 ARCAR 817 ARCaracal International LLCCaracal International LLC884 mm (34.8 in)3.30 kg2017
9thHK417HK417Heckler & KochHeckler & Koch885 mm (34.8 in)3.87 kg2006
=10thAero Precision M5 .308Aero Precision M5 .308Aero PrecisionAero Precision889 mm (35.0 in)3.86 kg2014
=10thMk 14 EBRMk 14 EBRSpringfield Armory (US Government)Springfield Armory (US Government)889 mm (35.0 in)5.10 kg2004
12thRuger SFARRuger SFARSturm, Ruger & CompanySturm, Ruger & Company902 mm (35.5 in)3.08 kg2022
13thPWS MK216 MOD 1-MPWS MK216 MOD 1-MPrimary Weapons SystemsPrimary Weapons Systems904 mm (35.6 in)3.97 kg2017
14thIWI Galil ACE 52IWI Galil ACE 52Israel Weapon IndustriesIsrael Weapon Industries916 mm (36.1 in)3.95 kg2014
15thPOF BW-20POF BW-20Pakistan Ordnance FactoriesPakistan Ordnance Factories935 mm (36.8 in)3.90 kg2021
16thMaxim Defense MD:11Maxim Defense MD:11Maxim Defense IndustriesMaxim Defense Industries940 mm (37.0 in)4.08 kg2026
=17th2A Armament Xanthos-Lite XLR-18 .3082A Armament Xanthos-Lite XLR-18 .3082A Armament2A Armament940 mm (37.0 in)3.06 kg2016
=17thF-1 Firearms BDR-10 .308F-1 Firearms BDR-10 .308F-1 FirearmsF-1 Firearms940 mm (37.0 in)3.40 kg2016
=17thStag Arms STAG-10Stag Arms STAG-10Stag ArmsStag Arms940 mm (37.0 in)3.72 kg2017
=20thAK-308AK-308Kalashnikov ConcernKalashnikov Concern945 mm (37.2 in)4.30 kg2018
=20thFG 42FG 42Rheinmetall-Borsig AGRheinmetall-Borsig AG945 mm (37.2 in)4.38 kg1942
22ndSpringfield M1A SOCOM 16Springfield M1A SOCOM 16Springfield Armory, Inc.Springfield Armory, Inc.946 mm (37.2 in)4.04 kg2004
23rdSIG716SIG716SIG Sauer Inc.SIG Sauer Inc.950 mm (37.4 in)4.22 kg2012
24thSIG716i TREADSIG716i TREADSIG Sauer Inc.SIG Sauer Inc.953 mm (37.5 in)3.69 kg2020
=25thSmith & Wesson M&P10Smith & Wesson M&P10Smith & WessonSmith & Wesson955 mm (37.6 in)3.50 kg2013

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.