Rifles with the longest effective range

79 of the 85 rifles in the WeaponSpecs database publish an effective range figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 6 rifles with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

5 of the 25 entries below (Russia) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Rifles with the longest effective range, ranked by published effective range
#	System	Effective range	Source
1	M200 Intervention CheyTac	2,000 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	M82 Barrett Firearms Manufacturing	1,800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	Precision Rifle Sturm, Ruger & Co.	1,800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04
4	ORSIS T-5000 † Tula Arms Plant	1,500 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	MG3 Heckler & Koch	1,200 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	TRG-42 Sako	1,200 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	M240 FN Herstal	1,100 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	Arctic Warfare Magnum (AWM) Accuracy International	1,100 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	PKM Kalashnikov Concern	1,000 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	CSR 308 Caracal International	1,000 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-24
11	SR-25 Knight's Armament Company	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	M110 SASS Knight's Armament Company	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	M249 SAW FN Herstal	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	RPK-16 † Kalashnikov Concern	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	HK417 Heckler & Koch	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	SVD † Kalashnikov Concern	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	Negev IWI	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	SIG Sauer M250 SIG Sauer	800 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05
19	AN-94 Abakan † Tula Arms Plant	700 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	AEK-971 † Tula Arms Plant	600 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	FN SCAR-H FN Herstal	600 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
22	FAL FN Herstal	600 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	M16A4 Colt	600 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	M27 IAR Heckler & Koch	600 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	MPT-76 MKE	600 m	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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