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At a glance
Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | M1 Garand |
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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 Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson International Harvester Beretta Breda F.M.A.P. Civilian Springfield Armory, Inc. McCann Industries[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
43.5 in (1,100 mm)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source500 yd (457 m)[source]
Barrel length
Single source24 in (610 mm)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source40–50 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.
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| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt[source] |
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| In service | — | 1936–1957 (as the standard U.S. service rifle) 1940s–present (other countries)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See § Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | List of conflicts World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indo-Pakistani Wars First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Dominican Civil War Six-Day War Football War Cambodian Civil War Black September Sandinista Revolution Angolan Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War First Liberian Civil War Gulf War The Troubles Operation Uphold Democracy Maluku sectarian conflict War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian civil war Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines Twelve-Day War[source] |
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| Designer | — | John C. Garand[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1928[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | About $85 during World War II (equivalent to $1,580 in 2025)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1934–1957[source] |
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| No. built | — | 5,468,772[source] |
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| Variants | — | See § Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | .30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 8-round en bloc clip , internal box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear : Adjustable aperture Front : Wing protected post[source] |
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