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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | DShK |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Heavy machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Tula Arms Plant[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
| Action | semi-automatic |
1,625 mm (5 ft 4.0 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source1,070 mm (42.1 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source850 m/s (2,800 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source]
Gas-operated , flapper locking[source] |
| In service | — | 1938–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See users[source] |
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| Designer | — | Vasily Degtyaryov Georgi Shpagin[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1938[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$2,250 (2012)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1938–1980 (Soviet Union)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,000,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | DShK 38/46 Type 54[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (Romania)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50 round belt[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron/optical[source] |
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