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Measured figures
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Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
MAS-49
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | MAS-49 rifle |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne[source] |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic |
MAS-49/56
Single source1100 mm (43.35 in) (MAS-49) 1020 mm (40.2 in) (MAS-49/56)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; with telescopic sight
Single source400 m (437 yd) 800 m (875 yd) (with telescopic sight)[source]
MAS-49
Single sourceMAS-49/56
Single source580 mm (22.8 in) (MAS-49) 525mm (20.7 in) (MAS-49/56)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source820 m/s (2,690 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Direct impingement gas operation , tilting bolt[source] |
| In service | — | 1951–1979 (as standard French service rifle)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Cyprus Emergency 1958 Lebanon Crisis Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Eritrean War of Independence Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1949–1965[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~80,000 (MAS-49) 275,240 (MAS-49/56)[source] |
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| Variants | — | MAS-49 MAS-49/56 MAS-49 Syrian contract[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.5×54mm French .308 ( Century Arms mass conversions)[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Semi-automatic[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights adjustable from 200 to 1,200 m (660 to 3,940 ft) Removable APX(SOM) telescopic sights[source] |
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