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Highest-capacity 5.56x45mm NATO carbines

The 25 5.56x45mm NATO carbines with the largest standard capacity, of 150 in the catalogue with a recorded capacity. Ties are broken by weight, lighter first. The median is 30 rounds.

RankFirearmCapacityWeightYear
=1stVektor LM6Vektor LM6Denel Land SystemsDenel Land Systems35 rounds3.60 kg
=1stVektor R6Vektor R6Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)35 rounds3.60 kg1994
=1stIMI Galil SARIMI Galil SARIsrael Military Industries (IMI)Israel Military Industries (IMI)35 rounds3.67 kg1975
=1stVektor LM5Vektor LM5Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)35 rounds3.70 kg1990
=1stVektor R5Vektor R5Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)Denel Land Systems (formerly Lyttelton Engineering Works)35 rounds3.70 kg1987
6thDaniel Defense MK18Daniel Defense MK18Daniel DefenseDaniel Defense32 rounds2.67 kg2013
=7thGeissele URGIGeissele URGIGeissele Automatics LLCGeissele Automatics LLC30 rounds1.90 kg2018
=7thFaxon ION-X HyperliteFaxon ION-X HyperliteFaxon FirearmsFaxon Firearms30 rounds2.24 kg2023
=7thFaxon ION UltralightFaxon ION UltralightFaxon FirearmsFaxon Firearms30 rounds2.25 kg2018
=7thKE Arms WWSD 2020KE Arms WWSD 2020KE Arms LLCKE Arms LLC30 rounds2.25 kg2020
=7thDaniel Defense DDM4 V7KDaniel Defense DDM4 V7KDaniel DefenseDaniel Defense30 rounds2.42 kg2020
=7thNoveske Ghetto HammerNoveske Ghetto HammerNoveske RifleworksNoveske Rifleworks30 rounds2.43 kg2019
=7thNoveske Ghetto BlasterNoveske Ghetto BlasterNoveske RifleworksNoveske Rifleworks30 rounds2.43 kg2017
=7thKE Arms KP-15 CDRKE Arms KP-15 CDRKE Arms LLCKE Arms LLC30 rounds2.45 kg2023
=7thRock River Arms A1 Carbine SBRRock River Arms A1 Carbine SBRRock River ArmsRock River Arms30 rounds2.48 kg2026
=7thSpringfield SAINT Victor 5.56 PistolSpringfield SAINT Victor 5.56 PistolSpringfield Armory, Inc.Springfield Armory, Inc.30 rounds2.52 kg2019
=7thDaniel Defense MK18 RIIIDaniel Defense MK18 RIIIDaniel DefenseDaniel Defense30 rounds2.60 kg2024
=7thBushmaster QRC IIBushmaster QRC IIBushmaster Firearms InternationalBushmaster Firearms International30 rounds2.63 kg2023
=7thDaniel Defense DDM4 V7SDaniel Defense DDM4 V7SDaniel DefenseDaniel Defense30 rounds2.63 kg2016
=7thDaniel Defense DD4 RIII SDaniel Defense DD4 RIII SDaniel DefenseDaniel Defense30 rounds2.69 kg2024
=7thColt CAR-15Colt CAR-15Colt's Manufacturing CompanyColt's Manufacturing Company30 rounds2.72 kg1966
=7thColt Commando Model 733Colt Commando Model 733Colt's Manufacturing CompanyColt's Manufacturing Company30 rounds2.72 kg1985
=7thLANTAC LA-SF15 CQBLANTAC LA-SF15 CQBLantac USALantac USA30 rounds2.72 kg2018
=7thBCM RECCE-14 MCMRBCM RECCE-14 MCMRBravo Company ManufacturingBravo Company Manufacturing30 rounds2.72 kg2012
=7thBear Creek Arsenal BC-15Bear Creek Arsenal BC-15Bear Creek ArsenalBear Creek Arsenal30 rounds2.72 kg2014

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.