AK-101

Designed in Russia for the international market, the AK-101 combines logistical compatibility and familiarity of the 5.6X45mm NATO round with high reliability. Functional both in the fully automatic and semi-automatic mode, it is quite similar to an AK-74 with little differences in design. Low recoil and high reliability fetches this rifle a place amongst the best rifles ever made.

M4A1

The M4A1 is a gas operated, magazine fed, selective fire, shoulder-fired weapon with the option of a telescoping stock. Heavily used by the US military, it is a small version of the M16 with various detachable accessories called SOPMOD. Smaller size roots more recoil, lesser precision but increased ease of carrying. With little rearrangement it can also be converted into a grenade launcher.

Famas

With the ammunition feed behind the trigger, the rifle has a bullpup configuration. Lightweight and design details cause more recoil but Famas is very handy. It can be easily transformed into a grenade launcher which can launch grenades up to 500 grams heavy. Its heavy weight is one of the drawbacks which decreases ease of movement.

Galil

Designed by Israel Military Industries Ltd., Galil is one of the smallest assault rifles in the world. With a line chambered for the intermediate 5.56X45mm NATO calibre bullets, with either the M193 or SS109 ball cartridge, its known well for its portability and low recoil. Usually, rifles with lower recoil are heavy which makes them less handy but some good engineering gives Galil its unique handiness.

Steyr AUG

Lightweight and more robust, the Steyr AUG offers different variants as well as a change of barrel. Designed in Austria, it is a 5.56mm assault rifle with a Spz-kr type progressive trigger. It comes with standard 4 magazines, a muzzle cap and a German KCB-77 M1 bayonet. The fact that it can use more than one type of barrels makes it quite useful and gives it quite an edge.

Heckler & Koch G36

G36 is a 5.56X45 mm assault rifle, designed in Germany by Heckler and Koch in the early 90s. Designed to replace the G3, G36 is a gas operated assault rifle that feeds from a 30-round detachable box magazine or a 100-round C-Mag drum magazine. More robust than an AK-47, it can fire from under water or mud with good precision. However, it is less reliable than an AK-47 but it definitely makes up for it by its astounding precision.

. AK-74

Better precision than AK-47 and smaller rounds which grounds lower recoil gives AK-74 a good standing in this list. Fitted muzzle breaks further reduce the recoil but the AK-74 is less reliable than the 47. The rifle causes less damage compared to an AK-47. The uniqueness of AK-74 lies in its weight. A 10 magazine, 300 round ammunition would weigh around 12.1 lbs – a weight equal to that of a 6 magazine, 180 round AK-47.