List of 7.62×51mm NATO firearms

The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. This ammunition was developed following World War II as part of the NATO small arms standardization, it is made to replicate the ballistics of a pre-WWII full power rifle cartridge in a more compact package. Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this caliber are in NATO.

This table is sortable for every column.

Name  | Type  | Country  | Image  | Years of service  | Notes

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Direx Universal Gun  | Battle rifle |  Switzerland  |  |  |
Steyr SSG 69 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Austria  |  | 1969–present  |
Steyr Scout | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Austria  |  | 1999–present  |
Yalguzag sniper rifle | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Azerbaijan  |  | 2018–present  |
FN Model 30-11 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Belgium  |  | 1976–present  | Derived from the FN Model 1930.
FN FAL | Battle rifle |  Belgium  |  | 1953–present  |
FN SCAR-H | Battle rifle |  Belgium  |  | 2009–present  |
FN MAG | General-purpose machine gun |  Belgium  |  | 1958–present  |
Colt Canada C19 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Canada  |  | 2018–present  | Licensed copy of the Tikka T3 CTR
C6A1 FLEX | General-purpose machine gun |  Canada  |  | 2019–present  | Improved variant of C6 GPMG.
Steyr M12/61 | Bolt-action rifle |  Chile  |  | 1961–  | Rechambered from the original 7×57mm Mauser.
CS/LR4 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  China  |  | 2012–present  |
CS/LR35 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  China  |  | 2020–present  |
QJY-201 | General-purpose machine gun |  China  |  | 2020–present  |
Madsen-Saetter machine gun | General-purpose machine gun |  Denmark  |  | 1961–present  |
Sako TRG | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Finland  |  | 2000–present  | TRG-21 and TRG-22 variant.
Tikka T3 | Bolt-action rifle |  Finland  |  | 2006–present  |
FA-MAS Type 62 | Battle rifle |  France  |  | 1962  |
FR F2 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  France  |  | 1986-present  |
AA-52 | General-purpose machine gun |  France  |  | 1952–present  |
Heckler & Koch G3 | Battle rifle |  Germany  |  | 1959–present  |
Heckler & Koch HK417 | Battle rifle |  Germany  |  | 2006–present  | Derived from the Heckler & Koch HK416.
Heckler & Koch PSG1 | Semi-automatic sniper rifle |  Germany  |  | 1972–present  |
Heckler & Koch MSG90 | Designated marksman rifle |  Germany  |  | 1990–present  |
Heckler & Koch G28 | Designated marksman rifle |  Germany  |  | 2006–present  | Variant of the Heckler & Koch HK417.
SIG Sauer SSG 3000 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Germany  |  | 1992–present  |
MG 3 machine gun | General-purpose machine gun |  Germany  |  | 1959–present  | Derived from the MG 42.
Rheinmetall MG 60 | General-purpose machine gun |  Germany  |  | Designed in 1960  | Derived from the MG 45.
Heckler & Koch HK21 | General-purpose machine gun |  Germany  |  | 1961–present  |
Heckler & Koch MG5 | General-purpose machine gun |  Germany  |  | 2015–present  |
Ishapore 2A1 rifle | Bolt-action rifle |  India  |  | 1963–present  | Derived from SMLE Mk III*.
Pindad SPR-1 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2003–present  |
Pindad SPR-3 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2010–present  |
Komodo Armament D7CH | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2016–present  |
Komodo Armament D7 PMR SA | Designated marksman rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2014–present  |
Pindad SS3 | Designated marksman rifle |  Indonesia  |  | 2016–present  | 7.62×51mm variant of Pindad SS2.
Pindad SM-2 | General-purpose machine gun |  Indonesia  |  | 2003–present  | Licensed copy of the FN MAG
Karabiner 98k | Bolt-action rifle |  Israel  |  | 1958–1970s  | Rechambered from the original 7.92×57mm Mauser.
IMI Galil AR | Battle rifle |  Israel  |  | 1972–present  | 7.62×51mm variant of IMI Galil.
IWI Tavor 7 | Bullpup battle rifle |  Israel  |  | Designed in 2013–2017  |
IMI Galil Galatz | Semi-automatic sniper rifle |  Israel  |  | 1983–present  |
Beretta BM 59 | Battle rifle |  Italy  |  | 1959–present  | Derived from M1 Garand.
Beretta MG 42/59 | General-purpose machine gun |  Italy  |  | 1959–present  | Licensed copy of the MG 3 machine gun.
Howa Type 64 | Battle rifle |  Japan  |  | 1964–present  |
Sumitomo Type 62 | General-purpose machine gun |  Japan  |  | 1962–present  |
Kongsberg M59 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Norway  |  | 1959–present  | Derived from the Karabiner 98k.
PSR-90 | Semi-automatic sniper rifle |  Pakistan  |  |  | Derived from the HK PSG1.
Azb DMR MK1 | Designated marksman rifle |  Pakistan  |  | 2014–present  |
Bor rifle | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Poland  |  | 2007–present  |
UKM-2000 | General-purpose machine gun |  Poland  |  | 2000–present  |
AK-308 | Battle rifle |  Russia  |  | 2018–present  |
SV-98 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  Russia  |  | 2003  | Export variant.
Vektor SS-77 | General-purpose machine gun |  South Africa  |  | 1986–present  |
Denel DMG-5 | General-purpose machine gun |  South Africa  |  | Designed in 2016  |
S&T Motiv K12 | General-purpose machine gun |  South Korea  |  | 2012–present  |
S&T Motiv K14 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  South Korea  |  | 2012–present  |
FR8 | Bolt-action rifle |  Spain  |  | 1950s–1970s  |
CETME Model 58 | Battle rifle |  Spain  |  | 1961–1992  |
ALFA M55 | Medium machine gun |  Spain  |  | 1955–  | 7.62×51mm variant of ALFA M44.
FAO Model 59 | Light machine gun |  Spain  |  | 1959–  | 7.62×51mm variant of Fusil ametrallador Oviedo.
Automatkarbin 4 | Battle rifle |  Sweden  |  | 1964–present  | Licensed copy of the HK G3A3.
Ksp 58 machine gun | General-purpose machine gun |  Sweden  |  | 1958–present  | Licensed copy of the FN MAG.
Kulspruta m/39 | General-purpose machine gun |  Sweden  |  | 1975–present  | Licensed copy of the M1919A4.
Kulspruta m/42 | General-purpose machine gun |  Sweden  |  | 1975–present  | Derived from the M1919A6.
SIG SG 510 | Battle rifle |  Switzerland  |  | 1957–present  | Export variants.
SIG MG 710-3 | General-purpose machine gun |  Switzerland  |  | 1960s–present  |
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle | Semi-automatic rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | 1954–present  | Derived from the FN FAL.
L129A1 | Designated marksman rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | 2009-present  |
L42A1 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | 1970–1990  | Variant of the Rifle No. 4 Mk I (T).
Parker-Hale M85 | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | 1980s–present  |
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  United Kingdom  |  | 1990–present  |
L4 machine gun | Light machine gun |  United Kingdom  |  | 1950s–1990s  |
L7 Machine Gun | General-purpose machine gun |  United Kingdom  |  | 1954–present  | Derived from the FN MAG.
L94A1 chain gun | Chain gun |  United Kingdom  |  | 1980–present  |
M14 rifle | Battle rifle |  United States  |  | 1957–present  |
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle | Battle rifle
Designated marksman rifle |  United States  |  | 2002–present  |
ArmaLite AR-10 | Battle rifle |  United States  |  | 1958–1985  |
M1 Garand | Semi-automatic rifle |  United States  |  | 1965–1990s[1] | Mk 2 Mod 0 and Mk 2 Mod 1 variants were converted to 7.62 NATO for US Navy.
M24 Sniper Weapon System | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  United States  |  | 1988–present  | Military and police variant of Remington 700.
Remington MSR | Bolt-action sniper rifle |  United States  |  | 2009–present  |
M60 machine gun | General-purpose machine gun |  United States  |  | 1957–present  |
M134 Minigun | Rotary machine gun |  United States  |  | 1963–present  |
M240 machine gun | General-purpose machine gun |  United States  |  | 1977–present  | Derived from the FN MAG.
Mk 48 machine gun | General-purpose machine gun |  United States  |  | 2003–present  | Derived from the Mk 46 Mod 0.
Zastava M77 B1 | Battle rifle |  Yugoslavia  |  | 1977–present  |
Zastava M77 | Light machine gun |  Yugoslavia  |  | 1977–present  |

## See also

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* List of 5.56×45mm NATO firearms
* List of 7.92×57mm Mauser firearms
* List of 7.62×54mmR firearms
* .30-06 Springfield
* .303 British
* 7.5×54mm

## References

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1. ^ McCollum, Ian (22 November 2017). "Navy 7.62mm NATO Conversion M1 Garand - Mk2 Mod1". Forgotten Weapons.