Barrett REC10 vs M250 light machine gun

ASmall arms

Barrett REC10

Designated Marksman Rifle

M250 light machine gun — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

M250 light machine gun

Light machine gun

Credit

Todd Mozes · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Barrett REC10collapsed

0.8763 m

Length source ↗

M250 light machine gunwith suppressor

1.063 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 18 rows sourced on both sides

876mmcollapsed

1.06mwith suppressor

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.8763 m

collapsed

Single source

34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed^[source]

1.063 m

with suppressor

Single source

41.87 in (1,063 mm) (with suppressor)^[source]

3.6kgUnloaded

6.6kgwith suppressor and bipod

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.6 kg

Unloaded

Single source

8.0 lbs (3.6 kg) unloaded.^[source]

3.07 kg

100-round pouch

Single source

5.9 kg

with bipod

Single source

6.6 kg

with suppressor and bipod

Single source

13 lb (5.9 kg) (with bipod) 14.5 lb (6.6 kg) (with suppressor and bipod) 6.77 lb (3.07 kg) (100-round pouch)^[source]

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444mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.444 m

Barrel length

Single source

17.5 in (444 mm)^[source]

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800–950rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

800–950 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800-950 rounds/min^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Barrett REC10 and M250 light machine gun configuration
Specification	Barrett REC10	M250 light machine gun
Type	Designated Marksman Rifle^[source]	Light machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]	SIG Sauer^[source]
Calibre	.308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]	6.8×51mm Common Cartridge (.277 Fury)^[source]
Action	semi-automatic^[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic^[source]	Gas-operated short-stroke piston with a proprietary recoil mitigation system, open bolt^[source]
In service	—	2022–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Designed	—	2019^[source]
Feed system	—	50- and 100-round ammo carriers for belted ammunition^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Israel	Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · United States Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Thailand

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Barrett REC10

M250 light machine gun

Type

Designated Marksman Rifle^[source]

Light machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]

SIG Sauer^[source]

Calibre

.308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

6.8×51mm Common Cartridge (.277 Fury)^[source]

Action

semi-automatic^[source]

Direct impingement; semi-automatic^[source]

Gas-operated short-stroke piston with a proprietary recoil mitigation system, open bolt^[source]

In service

—

2022–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Designed

—

2019^[source]

Feed system

—

50- and 100-round ammo carriers for belted ammunition^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Israel

Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · United States
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Thailand