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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | M1 carbine |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Military contractors Commercial copies[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
35.6 in (900 mm)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source330 yd (300 m)[source]
Barrel length
Single source17.75 in (451 mm)[source]
60–70 aimed rounds/min (M1/A1) M2
Single source60–70 aimed rounds/min (M1/A1) 750 rounds/min (M2)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,990 ft/s (607 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Action |
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semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] |
Gas-operated (short-stroke piston) , rotating bolt[source] |
| In service | — | 1942–1973 (United States) 1942–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Chinese Civil War (limited) First Indochina War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War Malayan Emergency Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Algerian War Suez Crisis Cuban Revolution Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bay of Pigs Invasion Permesta Rebellion Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation Ñancahuazú Guerrilla Six-Day War Football War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Angolan Civil War Black September Lebanese Civil War Insurgency in Aceh Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Fred Humeston William C. Roemer David Marshall Williams[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1941[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | About $45 (WWII) (equivalent to $840 in 2025)[source] |
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| Produced | — | July 1942 – August 1945 (U.S. military) 1945–present (commercial)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 6,121,309 (WWII)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | .30 Carbine[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 15- or 30-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear sight: aperture; L-type flip or adjustable Front sight: wing-protected post[source] |
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