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Single sourcestock folded
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| Specification | AK-103 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
943 mm (37.1 in) stock extended / 705 mm (27.8 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; at point-blank range
Single source350 m (380 yd) at point-blank range 500 m (550 yd)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Iraq War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present) Tigray War Russian invasion of Ukraine War in Amhara Gaza war[source] | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1993[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | Gov. price US$150–160 per unit in 2014[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 250,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | AK-104[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights , with a dove tail side rail for mounting optical and night sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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