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Armsel Strikerlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source(stock folded) (with 12 in barrel)
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| Specification | Armsel Striker | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Combat shotgun , Riot control weapon[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1993–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Designer | Hilton R. Walker[source] | — |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
792 mm (31.18 inch) 508 mm (20 inch) (stock folded) (with 12 in barrel)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length · source measurement 1
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Single source191 mm (7.5 in) 305 mm (12 in) 356 mm (14 in) 470 mm (18.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed |
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1981[source] |
1952–1957[source] |
| Cartridge | 12 gauge[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Rotating cylinder[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 12-round revolving cylinder[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed trough and blade iron sights. Optic rail provision.[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Sentinel Arms[source]Licensed Striker/Protecta copies · Sentinel Arms | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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