Barrett REC10 vs M79 grenade launcher

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ASmall arms

Barrett REC10

Designated Marksman Rifle

M79 grenade launcher — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

M79 grenade launcher

Grenade launcher

Credit

US Air Force from USA · 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 ↗

M79 grenade launcherLength

0.731 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 71 rows sourced on both sides

876mmcollapsed

731mm

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.8763 m

collapsed

Single source

34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed^[source]

0.731 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Barrett REC10 and M79 grenade launcher configuration
Specification	Barrett REC10	M79 grenade launcher
Type	Designated Marksman Rifle^[source]	Grenade launcher^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]	Springfield Armory , Action Manufacturing Company , Kanarr Corporation , and Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge^[source]
Calibre	.308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action	semi-automatic^[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic^[source]	Break-action^[source]

In service	—	1961–present^[source]

Used by	—	See Users^[source]

Wars	—	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Dominican Civil War Communist Insurgency War The Troubles Operation Marajoara Lebanese Civil War South African Border War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Falklands War Bougainville conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Gulf War Desert Storm Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency 2008–2011 Cambodia–Thailand border crisis 2010 Burma border clashes Syrian Civil War Battle of Marawi Myanmar Civil War^[source]

Designer	—	Springfield Armory^[source]

Designed	—	1953–1960^[source]

Produced	—	1961–1971 (U.S.)^[source]

No. built	—	350,000 (U.S. only)^[source]

Cartridge	—	40×46mm grenade^[source]

Rate of fire	—	Depends on the speed of the operator^[source]

Feed system	—	Breech-loaded^[source]

Sights	—	Blade and leaf type^[source]

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