Fire Rate Database

Rate of fire in rounds per minute for every firearm in the database with a published figure, from the fastest submachine gun down to a bolt-action worked by hand.

Cyclic rate for select-fire weapons (mechanical maximum). Practical rate for bolt-action (trained shooter, aimed fire). Semi-auto, revolver, pump-action, and lever-action rates depend on the shooter and are not listed — data collection is ongoing.

38 firearms with a published rate of fire

Model Manufacturer Action Type Caliber Rate (RPM) Rate Type Mfr. Country
HK MP7A1HKselect-fire4.6×30mm950CyclicGermany
HK416 A5HKselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO850CyclicGermany
Colt M16A2Coltselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO800CyclicUnited States
Colt M16A4Coltselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO800CyclicUnited States
Vz.58CZselect-fire7.62×39mm800CyclicCzech Republic
AK-12Kalashnikovselect-fire5.45×39mm700CyclicRussia
AK-15Kalashnikovselect-fire7.62×39mm700CyclicRussia
AKS-74UKalashnikovselect-fire5.45×39mm700CyclicRussia
FB Beryl S762FB Radomselect-fire7.62×39mm700CyclicPoland
FB Beryl wz.96FB Radomselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO700CyclicPoland
FB Mini Beryl S223FB Radomselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO700CyclicPoland
FB wz.88 TantalFB Radomselect-fire5.45×39mm700CyclicPoland
FN ARKA STDFNselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO700CyclicBelgium
MSBS Grot .308 S20FB Radomselect-fire7.62×51mm NATO700CyclicPoland
MSBS Grot BullPup BS10 FB-M1FB Radomselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO700CyclicPoland
MSBS Grot C16 FB-A2FB Radomselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO700CyclicPoland
MSBS Grot S10 FB-M1FB Radomselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO700CyclicPoland
FB MAG-95 GlauberytFB Radomselect-fire9×19mm Parabellum640CyclicPoland
AK-47/AKMKalashnikovselect-fire7.62×39mm600CyclicRussia
AK-74MKalashnikovselect-fire5.45×39mm600CyclicRussia
AK-101Kalashnikovselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO600CyclicRussia
AK-102Kalashnikovselect-fire5.56×45mm NATO600CyclicRussia
AK-104Kalashnikovselect-fire7.62×39mm600CyclicRussia
AK-105Kalashnikovselect-fire5.45×39mm600CyclicRussia
AKMSKalashnikovselect-fire7.62×39mm600CyclicRussia
Norinco Type 56Norincoselect-fire7.62×39mm600CyclicChina
RPKKalashnikovselect-fire7.62×39mm600CyclicRussia
RPK-74Kalashnikovselect-fire5.45×39mm600CyclicRussia
Arisaka Type 99Arisakabolt-action7.7×58mm Japanese20PracticalJapan
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk3RSAFbolt-action.303 British20PracticalUnited Kingdom
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1RSAFbolt-action.303 British20PracticalUnited Kingdom
CZ Vz.24 MauserCZbolt-action8×57mm JS15PracticalCzech Republic
MAS-36MASbolt-action7.5×54mm French15PracticalFrance
Mauser K98kMauserbolt-action8×57mm JS15PracticalGermany
Springfield M1903 .30-06Springfieldbolt-action30-06 Springfield15PracticalUnited States
Swiss K31 Schmidt-RubinWF Bernbolt-action7.5×55mm Swiss15PracticalSwitzerland
Mosin-Nagant M44 CarbineMosinbolt-action7.62×54R10PracticalRussia
Mosin-Nagant M91/30Mosinbolt-action7.62×54R10PracticalRussia
Rate of fire is not rounds on target. A cyclic figure is what the mechanism can do, not what a shooter can hold — and every one of those rounds still has to get through whatever it hits. Run the load against a real barrier in the penetration calculator.
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