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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 | Makarov pistol |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (USSR/Russia: 1949–2013) Kalashnikov Concern (Russia: 2013–present) Ernst Thaelmann (Germany) Arsenal AD (Bulgaria) Norinco (China) Factory 626 (China)[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
161.5 mm (6.36 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source50 m (55 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source93.5 mm (3.68 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source315 m/s (1,030 ft/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] | Blowback[source] |
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| In service | — | 1951–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Indochina War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Communist insurgency in Thailand Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Soviet–Afghan War South African Border War Angolan Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Burundian Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war War in Donbas Colombian Conflict Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Nikolay Makarov[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1948[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1949–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 5,000,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 9×18mm Makarov .380 Auto 9x18mm 7N16 (PMM variant)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 8-round detachable box magazine (10- and 12-round available on the PMM) 80-round drum magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Blade front, notch rear (drift adjustable)[source] |
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