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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic |
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 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.
Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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