AK-107 vs M60 machine gun: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

AK-107

Assault rifle

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BSmall arms

M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AK-107stock extended

0.943 m

Length source ↗

M60 machine gunLength

1.105 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AK-107larger figure on 0 of 3

None

M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3

Mass+176%
Range+366%
Barrel length+35%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 78 rows sourced on both sides

943mmstock extended

1.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.943 m

stock extended

Single source

0.7 m

stock folded

Single source

943 mm (37.1 in) stock extended 700 mm (27.6 in) stock folded^[source]

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

3.8kg

10.5kg

Mass+176%

All recorded figures & sources

3.8 kg

Mass

Single source

3.8 kg (8.38 lb)^[source]

10.5 kg

Mass

Single source

10.5 kg (23.15 lb)^[source]

0.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

3.7kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range+366%

All recorded figures & sources

0.5 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

500 m (550 yd)^[source]

800 m (870 yd)^[source]

1.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

3.724 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

415mm

560mm

Barrel length+35%

All recorded figures & sources

0.415 m

Barrel length

Single source

415 mm (16.3 in)^[source]

0.56 m

Barrel length

Single source

560 mm (22.0 in)^[source]

900rpmAK-108

550–650rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

850 rounds/min

AK-107

Single source

900 rounds/min

AK-108

Single source

850 rounds/min (AK-107) 900 rounds/min (AK-108)^[source]

550–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

550–650 rounds/min^[source]

910m/sAK-108

853m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

900 m/s

AK-107

Single source

910 m/s

AK-108

Single source

900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) (AK-107) 910 m/s (2,985.6 ft/s) (AK-108)^[source]

853 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)^[source]

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7.6mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

7.62 mm

Caliber

Single source

7.62 mm (0.308 in)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

AK-107 and M60 machine gun configuration
Specification	AK-107	M60 machine gun
Type	Assault rifle^[source]	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	2010–present^[source]	1960–present^[source]
Designer	Yuriy K. Alexandrov^[source]	—
Designed	1990s^[source]	1952–1957^[source]
Manufacturer	Kalashnikov Concern^[source]	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]
Produced	1994–present^[source]	1957–present^[source]
Variants	AK-108^[source]	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	5.45×39mm (AK-107) 5.56×45mm NATO (AK-108)^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]
Action	Gas-operated , rotating bolt , BARS system^[source]	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	30-round detachable box magazine 60-round AK-200 -compatible casket magazines^[source]	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]
Sights	Protected front post, rear V-notch on tangent^[source]	Iron sights^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	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]
Unit cost	—	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Russia	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam

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AK-107

M60 machine gun

Type

Assault rifle^[source]

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Russia^[source]

United States^[source]

In service

2010–present^[source]

1960–present^[source]

Designer

Yuriy K. Alexandrov^[source]

—

Designed

1990s^[source]

1952–1957^[source]

Manufacturer

Kalashnikov Concern^[source]

Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Produced

1994–present^[source]

1957–present^[source]

Variants

AK-108^[source]

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

5.45×39mm (AK-107) 5.56×45mm NATO (AK-108)^[source]

7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action

Gas-operated , rotating bolt , BARS system^[source]

Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

30-round detachable box magazine 60-round AK-200 -compatible casket magazines^[source]

Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

Sights

Protected front post, rear V-notch on tangent^[source]

Iron sights^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

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]

Unit cost

—

US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Russia

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Costa Rica
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Fiji
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Luxembourg
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · U.S. Army
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam