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 developped 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
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 SPR-1 Bolt-action sniper rifle  Indonesia 2003–present
Pindad SPR-3 Bolt-action sniper rifle  Indonesia 2010–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
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
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
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
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 800 × 583 pixelspx 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.
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

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