Cheapest rifles with a published price
39 of the 85 rifles in the WeaponSpecs database publish a unit cost figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, lowest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 46 rifles with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.
| # | System | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 870 | $450 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 2 | AK-47 † | $800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 3 | Uzi | $800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 4 | vz. 58 | $800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 5 | M70 | $900 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 6 | SAINT | $919 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04 |
| 7 | AR-556 | $989 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04 |
| 8 | M4A1 | $1,100 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | Scorpion EVO 3 | $1,200 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 10 | M16A4 | $1,200 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 11 | MP5 | $1,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 12 | Galil ACE | $1,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 13 | P90 | $1,800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 14 | Tavor X95 | $1,800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 15 | M4 | $1,800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 16 | SIG516 | $1,800 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 17 | HK416 A5 | $2,200 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 18 | MCX Spear LT | $2,200 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 19 | AEK-971 † | $2,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 20 | APC9 | $2,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 21 | RPK-16 † | $2,500 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 22 | AN-94 Abakan † | $3,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 23 | FN SCAR-H | $3,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01 |
| 24 | PKM | $3,000 | reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02 |
| 25 | SCAR-L | $3,000 | 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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