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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | FN Minimi |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Light machine gun Squad automatic weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Belgium[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | FN Herstal FN USA Thales Australia Beretta Bofors Carl Gustav Caracal International Pindad Sumitomo Heavy Industries[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
1,040 mm (40.9 in)[source]
Effective; sight adjustments
Single source300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft) sight adjustments[source]
Barrel length
Single source465 mm (18.3 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source700–1,150 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source925 m/s (3,035 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Gas-actuated , open bolt[source] |
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| In service | — | 1980–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | United States invasion of Panama Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Moro conflict Iraq War Mexican drug war Communist rebellion in the Philippines Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict Second Ivorian Civil War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Northern Mali Conflict War in Iraq (2013–2017) ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | — | Ernest Vervier[source] |
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| Designed | — | Early 1970s[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1977–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 5.56×45mm NATO / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 100 or 200-round belt contained in a 100-round or 200-round soft pouch, or 200-round box or 30-round M16 -type STANAG magazine to 60-round STANAG casket magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear aperture, front post[source] |
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