Rifles with the highest muzzle velocity

78 of the 85 rifles in the WeaponSpecs database publish a muzzle velocity figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 7 rifles with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

3 of the 25 entries below (China) 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 highest muzzle velocity, ranked by published muzzle velocity
#	System	Muzzle velocity	Source
1	Mini-14 Sturm, Ruger & Co.	990 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04
2	M200 Intervention CheyTac	975 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	AUG A3 Steyr Arms	970 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	FNC FN Herstal	965 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	FAMAS KNDS	960 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	AR70/90 Beretta	950 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	XM7 SIG Sauer	945 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
8	L85A3 (SA80A3) BAE Systems	940 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05
9	Arctic Warfare Magnum (AWM) Accuracy International	936 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	M16A4 Colt	930 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	QBZ-95 † NORINCO	930 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	QBZ-191 † NORINCO	930 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	QBZ-03 † NORINCO	930 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	Type 89 Howa Machinery	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	Tavor X95 IWI	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
16	G36 Heckler & Koch	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	Galil ACE IWI	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	K11 ST Motiv	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	K2 ST Motiv	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	CZ 805 BREN Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	CZ BREN 2 Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	HK433 Heckler & Koch	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	StGw 90 RUAG	920 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	M249 SAW FN Herstal	915 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	F2000 FN Herstal	915 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

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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