Rifles with the highest rate of fire

67 of the 85 rifles in the WeaponSpecs database publish a rate of fire figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 18 rifles with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

2 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 highest rate of fire, ranked by published rate of fire
#	System	Rate of fire	Source
1	AN-94 Abakan † Tula Arms Plant	1,800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	MG3 Heckler & Koch	1,200 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	APC9 Brugger & Thomet	1,000 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	Scorpion EVO 3 Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	1,000 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	FAMAS KNDS	1,000 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	M4A1 Colt	950 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
7	MP7 Heckler & Koch	950 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	AEK-971 † Tula Arms Plant	900 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	P90 FN Herstal	900 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Tavor X95 IWI	900 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
11	HK416 A5 Heckler & Koch	850 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
12	M249 SAW FN Herstal	850 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	F2000 FN Herstal	850 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	Negev IWI	850 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	MP5 Heckler & Koch	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	vz. 58 Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	M16A4 Colt	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	CZ 805 BREN Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	CZ BREN 2 Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	SIG Sauer M250 SIG Sauer	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05
21	CAR 816 Caracal International	800 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-08-24
22	Type 89 Howa Machinery	750 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	G36 Heckler & Koch	750 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	K2 ST Motiv	750 rpm	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	MPT-76 MKE	750 rpm	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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