List of semi-automatic rifles explained

A semi-automatic rifle is a rifle that fires a single round each time the trigger is pulled, and uses some of the energy from that firing to load the next round. Semi-automatic rifles are also known as self-loading rifles ('SLR') or auto-loading rifles.

NameManufacturerImageCartridgeCountryYear
Adaptive Combat RifleRemington Arms
Bushmaster		5.56×45mm
6.8mm Remington SPC		2006
Accuracy International AS50Accuracy International.50 BMG2007
Ag m/42Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori6.5×55mm1942
AGM-1 carbineAL.GI.MEC.Srl, Via Melzi d'Eril 21, I-20154 Milan9x19 Parabellum
AK-22Cugir Arms Factory.22 LR
AMT Lightning 25/22Arcadia Machine & Tool.22 LR1984
AR-57AR57 LLCFN 5.7×28mm2008
Armaguerra Mod. 39 rifle6.5×52mm Carcano7.65×53mm Mauser1939
Armalite AR-7Armalite.22 LR1959
AR10TArmalite.308 Winchester
7.62×51mm NATO		1956
Armscor AK22Armscor.22 LR1987
Armscor M16 22Armscor.22 LR
Barrett 50 Cal/M82/M107Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.50 BMG
.416 Barrett		1989
Barrett XM109Barrett Firearms Manufacturing25×59mm1990s
Barrett XM500Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.50 BMG2006
Benelli Argo
Benelli Argo Comfortech
Benelli Argo EL
Benelli MR15.56 mm NATO
.223 Rem
Beretta BM597.62×51mm NATO1959
Beretta Cx4 Storm9×19mm Parabellum
9×21mm IMI
.40 S&W
.45 ACP		2003
Beretta Rx4 Storm5.56×45mm NATO
.223 Rem		2005
Berkut rifle.308 Winchester
7.62×54mmR
9×53mmR		1998
Big Horn Armory AR500Big Horn Armory.500 Auto Max2010s
Breda M1935 PG Rifle6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano
7×57mm Mauser		1931
Browning 22 Semi-Auto rifle.22 LR1914
Browning BAR
Bushmaster M4gery----Bushmaster XM-15.223 Remington, 5.56x45 NATO (Bushmaster M4gery & XM15)
6.8mm Remington SPC, 7.62×39mm (Bushmaster M4gery)		1990s
Calico Liberty9x19 Parabellum1980s
Calico M100.22 LR1980s
Carbon 159×19mm Parabellum
.223 Remington
5.56×45mm NATO
Charlton Automatic Rifle.303 British1942
Colt AR-15 ----Semi Automatic AR15 Variants.223 Remington
5.56×45mm NATO		1960s
Diemaco C20 DMR7.62x51mm NATO2020
Daewoo DR-100Daewoo Precision Industries5.56×45mm NATO.223 Remington1987
Crazy Horse rifle7.62×51mm NATO2003
CZ 511.22 LR
Demro TAC-1Demro .45 ACP
Dragunov SVD7.62×54mmR1963
Dragunov SVU7.62×54mmR1994
FEG Model 587.62×39mm
FS2000FN Herstal5.56×45mm NATO1995
FN FAL7.62×51mm NATO1953
FN FNAR7.62×51mm NATO2008
FN Model 1949.30-06 Springfield
7.92×57mm Mauser
7×57mm Mauser
7.62×51mm NATO
7.65×53mm Argentine		1947
PS90FN 5.7×28mm
Farquhar–Hill rifle.303 British1908
Fort Ellis XR86Fort Ellis, Abingdon Pennsylvania5.56×45mm NATO1986
Frommer semiautotic rifle[1] Rudolf Frommer
Fusil Automatique Modèle 1917Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Tulle(MAT) for Mle 1917
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne(MAS) for Mle 1918.		8×50mmR Lebel1917
General Liu rifleHanyang Arsenal
Pratt & Whitney Machine Tool		7.92×57mm Mauser1914
German Sport Guns GSG-5.22 LR2007
Gewehr 417.92×57mm Mauser1941
Gewehr 437.92×57mm Mauser1943
Hakim RifleMinistry of Military Production, Factory 54 7.92×57mm Mauser1950s
Harris Gun Works M-96Harris Gunworks12.7×99mm NATO
Heckler & Koch HK417.62×51mm NATO1964
Heckler & Koch HK435.56mm NATO
.223 Remington		1974
Heckler & Koch PSG17.62×51mm NATO1968
Heckler & Koch SL65.56mm NATO
.223 Remington		1980s
Heckler & Koch SL77.62x51 NATO
.308 Winchester		1980s
Heckler & Koch SL8.223 Remington
5.56×45mm NATO		1998
Heckler & Koch SR97.62×51mm NATO1990
Hi-Point carbine9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W
10mm Auto
.45 ACP
.380 ACP		1990s
Howa Type 647.62×51mm NATO1964
Howard Francis machine carbine7.63×25mm Mauser
Howell Automatic Rifle.303 British1915
Itajubá Model 954 Mosquetão7x57 Mauser
KAL1 General Purpose Infantry Rifle7.62×51mm NATO1970
Kbsp wz. 1938M7.92×57mm Mauser1934
Kel-Tec RFB7.62×51mm NATO2003
Kel-Tec SU-165.56×45mm NATO
.223 Remington		2000s
Kel-Tec SUB-20009×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W		2001
Komodo Armament D7 PMR SAPT Komodo Armament Indonesia7.62×51mm NATO2014
Krnka-Hirtenberg8×50mmR1908
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle7.62×51mm NATO1947
M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System7.62×51mm NATO2007
M1916 Kalashnikov automatic rifleSestroretsk plant7.62x54mmR1916
.30-06 Springfield
7×57mm Mauser (Chilean variant)
.270 Winchester		1941
M1922 Bang rifle.30-06 Springfield
6.5×55mm Swedish		1922
M1947 Johnson auto carbine.30-06 Springfield1947
M1 carbine.30 carbine1942
M1 Garand.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm)
7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Postwar use by U.S.Navy)		1934
Springfield Armory M1ASpringfield Armory7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), 6.5mm Creedmoor1954
M21 Sniper Weapon SystemRock Island Arsenal
Springfield Armory		7.62×51mm NATO1968
M25 Sniper Weapon System.308 Winchester1991
M39 Enhanced Marksman RifleSage International7.62×51mm NATO2008
M89SR sniper rifleTechnical Consultants International7.62×51mm NATO1980s
Madsen M1888 Forsøgsrekylgevær[2] Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S8×58mmR Danish Krag1888
Madsen M1896 Forsøgsrekylgevær[3] [4] Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat A/S8×58mmR Danish Krag.30-30 Winchester1896
Marine Scout Sniper Rifle5.56×45mm NATO1996
Mannlicher M1893 self-loading rifleFerdinand Mannlicher8x50mmR1893
Mannlicher 1901/04 carbine[5] Ferdinand Mannlicher7.63×32mm Mannlicher1901
Marlin Camp carbine.45 ACP
9×19mm Parabellum		1985
Marlin Model 60.22 LR1960
Marlin Model 70P.22 LR
Marlin Model 795.22 LR
MAS-49 rifle7.5×54mm French
.308 (Century Arms mass conversions)		1949
Meunier rifle7x59 "7mm Meunier"1900s
Mauser M19167.92×57mm Mauser1916
MICOR Leader 50MICOR Defence .50 BMG2012
Mk. 12 Special Purpose Rifle5.56×45mm NATO
Mk. 14 Enhanced Battle RifleNaval Surface Warfare Center CraneSmith Enterprise, Inc.Sage International7.62×51mm NATO2001
Mondragón rifle7×57mm Mauser
7.92×57mm Mauser
7.5×55mm Swiss		1887
Mossberg 702 Plinkster.22 LR2003
Mossberg 715T.22 LR2010
MTB 19256.5×52mm Carcano1925
Noreen BN30Noreen.30-06 Springfield2010s
Norinco JW-20.22 LR
Norinco NHM 917.62×39mm1990s
Padovan 12.7mmJerko Padovan, Korcula.50 BMG1990s
Pauza P-50Pauza Specialties .50 BMG1991
Pedersen rifle.276 Pederson1920s
Pindad SP-1PT Pindad (Persero)7.62×51mm NATO1970s
Pindad SS3PT Pindad (Persero)7.62×51mm NATO2014
Pindad SPM 1PT Pindad (Persero)5.56×45mm NATO2018
Preetz Model 65.22 LR1965
PSL (rifle)Fabrica de Arme Cugir SA (ROMARM consortium) 7.62×54mmR1974
PTR 91FHeckler & Koch, PTR Industries7.62×51mm NATO
.308 Winchester		2000
QBU-885.8×42mm DBP87 (with non-standard loading)
5.56×45mm NATO (KBU-97A export variant)		1997
QBU-10Norinco12.7×108mm2010
Rasheed carbineMinistry of Military Production, Factory 54 7.62×39mm1950s
Remington Model Four.243 Winchester
6mm Remington
.270 Winchester
.280 Remington
.30-06 Springfield
.308 Winchester		1981
Remington Model 8.25 Remington
.30 Remington
.32 Remington
.35 Remington
.300 Savage		1905
Remington Model 24.22 LR1922
Remington Model 522 Viper.22 LR1993
Remington Model 552.22 Short
.22 Long
.22 LR		1957
Remington Model 597.22 LR
.22 WMR
.17 HMR		1997
Remington Model 740.244 Remington
.280 Remington
.308 Winchester
.30-06 Springfield		1955
Remington Model 742.243 Winchester
6mm Remington
.280 Remington
.30-06 Springfield
.308 Winchester		1960
Remington Model 74006mm Remington
.243 Winchester
.270 Winchester
7mm Remington Express
.280 Remington
.30-06 Springfield
.308 Winchester
.35 Whelen		1981
Remington Nylon 66.22 LR1959
Remington Semi Automatic Sniper System7.62 NATO2010
Rieder Automatic Rifle.303 British1941
Robinson Armament M96 Expeditionary5.56×45mm NATO1999
Ruger 10/17.17 HMR1964
Ruger 10/22.22 LR
.22 Magnum		1964
Ruger Deerfield carbine.44 Magnum2000
Ruger Mini-14.223 Remington
5.56×45mm NATO
.300 AAC Blackout		1967
Ruger Mini-307.62×39mm1987
Ruger Model 44.44 Remington Magnum1960
Ruger police carbine9×19mm Parabellum
.40 S&W		1996
Ruger SR-556----Ruger AR-5565.56×45mm NATO/.223 Remington
.300 AAC Blackout
6.8mm Remington SPC
.308 Winchester/7.62×51mm NATO (SR-762 only)		2009
Ruger XGI.308 Winchester
.243 Winchester
Saiga semi-automatic rifle7.62×39mm1990s
Kalashnikov SR-1Kalashnikov Concern5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington2018
Savage Model 64.22 LR
Selbstlader Model 067.92x57mm1906
Scotti Mod. XSocietà Anonima Armi Automatiche Scotti 6.5×52mm Carcano1932
Sheppard automatic rifleU.S. Ordnance Co..30-06 Springfield1914
SIG MCXSIG Sauer5.56×45mm NATO
.300 AAC Blackout (MCX), .277 Fury, 7.62x51mm NATO
. 6.5 Creedmoor (MCX Spear)		2010s
SIG Sauer SIGM4005.56×45mm NATO
.223 Remington
.300 AAC Blackout		2000s
SIG Sauer SIG516----SIG7165.56×45mm NATO, 7.62x39mm (SIG516)
7.62×51mm NATO, 6.5 Creedmoor (SIG716)		2010
SIG 522LR.22 LR2009
Silver Shadow Gilboa SnakeSilver Shadow5.56×45mm NATO2015
SKS7.62×39mm1945
Smith & Wesson M&P10.308 Winchester
7.62×51mm NATO		2013
Smith & Wesson M&P155.56×45mm NATO
.223 Remington		2006
Smith & Wesson M&P15-22.22 LR2009
Springfield 1903 Primer-Actuated RifleSpringfield Armoury.30-06 Springfield1903
Spuhr R-8000 ERSSpuhr i Dalby AB7.62x51mm NATO2019
SR-257.62×51mm NATO1990
Steyr-DMR 762Steyr Mannlicher7.62x51mm NATO2023
Steyr IWS 200015.2x169mm1980s
STK SSW (firearm)5.7×28mm
Sturmgewehr 587.62×51mm NATO1958
SVT-407.62×54mmR1940
Tabuk Sniper RifleAl-Qadissiya Establishments 7.62×39mm1970s
Terry carbineWilkinson Arms 9×19mm Parabellum1970
Thompson Autorifle.30-06 Springfield
7.62×54mmR (1923 model)		1921
Turner automatic rifleRussel Turner.303 British1941
Type Hei Rifle6.5×50mmSR Arisaka1932
Type Kō Rifle6.5×50mmSR Arisaka1933
Type 4 rifle7.7×58mm Arisaka1944
United States Marine Corps Designated Marksman Rifle7.62×51mm NATO2001
Volkssturmgewehr7.92×33mm Kurz1944
Vulcan V185.56×45mm NATO1991
Vz. 52 rifle7.62×45mm (vz. 52)
7.62×39mm (vz. 52/57)		1952
Walther G22.22 LR
Walther WA 20007.62×51mm NATO
.300 Winchester Magnum
7.5×55mm Swiss		1982
Winchester Model 1903Winchester Repeating Arms Company.22 Winchester Automatic1903
Winchester Model 1905.32 Winchester Self-Loading
.35 Winchester Self-Loading		1905
Winchester Model 1907.351 Winchester Self-Loading1907
Winchester Model 1910.401 Winchester Self-Loading1910
Winchester model 30.30-06 Springfield1939
Xiangying rifleJin-Sui District Arsenal No.26.5x50mm Arisaka1944
Zastava M767.92×57mm Mauser1976
Zastava M917.62×54mmR1991
ZH-29Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka7.92×57mm Mauser1929
Zijiang M99Zinjiang Machinery Company 12.7×108mm2005

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-04-06 . Frommer Prototype Semiauto Rifle - YouTube . . 2024-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406140304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axj7Dm5j24U . 2023-04-06 .
  2. Web site: 2023-04-06 . Madsen M1888 Forsøgsrekylgevær: The Strangest Semiauto - YouTube . . 2024-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406140100/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i59rTpXfj4 . 2023-04-06 .
  3. Web site: 2023-04-06 . Madsen M1896 Flaadens Rekylgevær: The First Military Semiauto - YouTube . . 2024-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406140307/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t62qMhanUHA . 2023-04-06 .
  4. Web site: 2023-10-15 . Madsen 1888 and 1896 Self-Loading Rifles . 2024-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015115855/https://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-semiauto-rifles/madsen-rasmussen-18881896/ . 2023-10-15 .
  5. Web site: 2024-02-29 . Mannlicher 1901/04 Carbine – YouTube . . 2024-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229013705/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5wAvPYKTo . 2024-02-29 .

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