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Barrett MRADlarger figure on 1 of 1
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
20" barrel
Single source24.5" barrel
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett MRAD | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2013–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
27" barrel
Single source42.4 in (108 cm) (20" barrel) 46.9 in (119 cm) (24.5" barrel) 49.4 in (125 cm) (27" barrel)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 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.
| Designer | Chris Barrett[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Company[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Cartridge | 6.5 Creedmoor .260 Remington 7mm Remington Magnum .308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO .300 Winchester Magnum .300 PRC .300 Norma Magnum .338 Norma Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10 round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[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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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[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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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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