Barrett REC10 vs M1911 pistol: Specs Compared

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Barrett REC10collapsed

0.8763 m

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M1911 pistolLength

0.216 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

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876mmcollapsed

216mm

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0.8763 m

collapsed

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34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed^[source]

0.216 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

Barrett REC10 and M1911 pistol configuration
Specification	Barrett REC10	M1911 pistol
Type	Designated Marksman Rifle^[source]	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]	Colt Manufacturing Company , Smith & Wesson , Norinco , other companies^[source]
Calibre	.308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action	semi-automatic^[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic^[source]	Short recoil operation^[source]

In service	—	1911–present^[source]

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Wars	—	As standard U.S. service pistol : Philippine-American War World War I Banana Wars World War II Korean War Vietnam War In non-US standard use: Finnish Civil War Chaco War Constitutionalist Revolution Chinese Civil War Spanish Civil War First Indochina War 1948 Palestine war Indonesian National Revolution Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion The Troubles Basque conflict Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer	—	John Browning^[source]

Designed	—	1911 (Model 1911) 1924 (Model 1911A1)^[source]

Unit cost	—	$26.38 (1938), equal to $603 now^[source]

Produced	—	1911–present^[source]

No. built	—	2,734,345 (produced by Colt) 4,294,345 (total including licensed copies)^[source]

Variants	—	M1911A1 M1911A2 FN Grand Browning RIA Officers Kongsberg Colt MEU(SOC) pistol^[source]

Cartridge	—	.45 ACP , .455 Webley Auto (British Contract), .38 Super , 9x19mm Parabellum , 7.65mm Parabellum , 9mm Steyr , .400 Corbon , others^[source]

Feed system	—	7-, 8-, 9-, 10- or 12-round box magazines^[source]

Former operator · Argentina	—	Argentina^[source]

Former operator · Austria	—	Austria^[source]

Former operator · Canada	—	Canada^[source]

Former operator · China	—	China^[source]

Former operator · Cuba	—	Cuba^[source]

Former operator · El Salvador	—	El Salvador^[source]

Former operator · Estonia	—	Estonia^[source]

Former operator · Finland	—	Finland^[source]

Former operator · France	—	France^[source]

Former operator · Democratic Republic of Georgia	—	Democratic Republic of Georgia^[source]

Former operator · Kingdom of Laos	—	Kingdom of Laos^[source]

Former operator · Luxembourg	—	Luxembourg^[source]

Former operator · Nazi Germany	—	Nazi Germany^[source]

Former operator · New Zealand	—	New Zealand^[source]

Former operator · Norway	—	Norway^[source]

Former operator · Japan	—	Japan^[source]

Former operator · Panama	—	Panama^[source]

Former operator · Israel	—	Israel^[source]

Former operator · Poland	—	Poland^[source]

Former operator · Russian Empire	—	Russian Empire^[source]

Former operator · South Vietnam	—	South Vietnam^[source]

Former operator · Saudi Arabia	—	Saudi Arabia^[source]

Former operator · Soviet Union	—	Soviet Union^[source]

Former operator · Ukrainian People's Republic	—	Ukrainian People's Republic^[source]

Former operator · United Kingdom	—	United Kingdom^[source]

Former operator · Mandatory Palestine	—	Mandatory Palestine^[source]

Role	—	single-action , recoil-operated , semi-automatic pistol chambered primarily for the .45 ACP cartridge^[source]

Source measurement	—	During the end of 1899 and into 1900, a test of self-loading pistols was conducted, including entries from Mauser ( C96 "Broomhandle" ), Mannlicher ( Mannlicher M1894 ), and Colt ( Colt M1900 ). This led to a purchase of 1,000 DWM Luger pistols , chambered in 7.65mm Luger . During field trials, these ran into some problems, especially with stopping power . Other governments had made similar complaints. Consequently, DWM produced an enlarged version of the round, the 9×19mm Parabellum , with fifty weapons chambered for it, tested by the U.S. Army in 1903.^[source]M1911 pistol · History / Early history and adaptations; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage By the late 1970s, the M1911A1 was acknowledged to be showing its age. Under political pressure from Congress to standardize on a single modern pistol design, the U.S. Air Force ran a Joint Service Small Arms Program to select a new semi-automatic pistol using the NATO -standard 9mm Parabellum pistol cartridge.^[source]M1911 pistol · History / Service history / Replacement; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In addition to the .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), M1911 models chambered for .455 Webley Auto , .38 Super , 9×19mm Parabellum , 7.65mm Parabellum , 9mm Steyr , .400 Corbon , and other cartridges were offered.^[source]M1911 pistol · Design / Calibers; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maintaining the simple recoil assembly, 5-inch barrel (though using a stainless-steel, match-grade barrel), and internal extractor, the ICQB is not much different from Browning's original design.^[source]M1911 pistol · Versions / M45 MEU(SOC); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Modern conversion kits are manufactured/sold to enable a user to convert an M1911-type pistol to fire 7.62x25mm from 9×19mm Parabellum and .38 Super calibers.^[source]M1911 pistol · Versions / Rechambered versions; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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During the end of 1899 and into 1900, a test of self-loading pistols was conducted, including entries from Mauser ( C96 "Broomhandle" ), Mannlicher ( Mannlicher M1894 ), and Colt ( Colt M1900 ). This led to a purchase of 1,000 DWM Luger pistols , chambered in 7.65mm Luger . During field trials, these ran into some problems, especially with stopping power . Other governments had made similar complaints. Consequently, DWM produced an enlarged version of the round, the 9×19mm Parabellum , with fifty weapons chambered for it, tested by the U.S. Army in 1903.^[source]M1911 pistol · History / Early history and adaptations; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

By the late 1970s, the M1911A1 was acknowledged to be showing its age. Under political pressure from Congress to standardize on a single modern pistol design, the U.S. Air Force ran a Joint Service Small Arms Program to select a new semi-automatic pistol using the NATO -standard 9mm Parabellum pistol cartridge.^[source]M1911 pistol · History / Service history / Replacement; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

In addition to the .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), M1911 models chambered for .455 Webley Auto , .38 Super , 9×19mm Parabellum , 7.65mm Parabellum , 9mm Steyr , .400 Corbon , and other cartridges were offered.^[source]M1911 pistol · Design / Calibers; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Maintaining the simple recoil assembly, 5-inch barrel (though using a stainless-steel, match-grade barrel), and internal extractor, the ICQB is not much different from Browning's original design.^[source]M1911 pistol · Versions / M45 MEU(SOC); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Modern conversion kits are manufactured/sold to enable a user to convert an M1911-type pistol to fire 7.62x25mm from 9×19mm Parabellum and .38 Super calibers.^[source]M1911 pistol · Versions / Rechambered versions; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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