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	Years of service	Notes
Steyr SSG 69	Bolt-action sniper rifle	Austria	1969–present
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.
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 SM-2	General-purpose machine gun	Indonesia	2003–present	Licensed copy of the FN MAG
Pindad SPR-1	Bolt-action sniper rifle	Indonesia	2003–present
Pindad SPR-3	Bolt-action sniper rifle	Indonesia	2010–present
Pindad SS3	Battle rifle	Indonesia	2016–present
Komodo Armament D7 PMR SA	Designated marksman rifle	Indonesia	2014–present
Komodo Armament D7CH	Bolt-action sniper rifle	Indonesia	2016–present
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
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
Ak 4 rifle	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 MG 710-3	General-purpose machine gun	Switzerland	1960s–present
L7A2	General-purpose machine gun	United Kingdom	1954–present	Derivde from the FN MAG
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle	Semi-automatic rifle	United Kingdom	1954–present	Derived from the FN FAL.
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
L94A1 chain gun	Chain gun	United Kingdom	1980–present
L129A1	Desingnated marksman rifle	United Kingdom	2010-present
M14 rifle	Battle rifle	United States	1957–present
Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle	Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle	United States	2002–present
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