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ArmaLite AR-10larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,050 mm (41.3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ArmaLite AR-10 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Battle rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1960–1976 ( Portugal ) 1958–1985 ( Sudan )[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See AR-10 purchasers by country[source] | See Users |
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1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; with A.I. 3.6× telescopic sight
Single source600 m (660 yd) (700 m (770 yd) with A.I. 3.6× telescopic sight)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCaliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Portuguese Colonial War First Sudanese Civil War Dominican Civil War Operation Seroja Second Sudanese Civil War Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict[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 | Eugene Stoner[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | ArmaLite Artillerie-Inrichtingen (AI) Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1956–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 9,900[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Adjustable aperture rear sight , fixed post front sight[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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