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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | MG 51 |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Waffenfabrik Bern[source] |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic |
1,270 mm (50.0 in)[source]
Effective; sight adjustments
Single source100 – 2,000 m sight adjustments[source]
Barrel length
Single source563 mm (22.2 in)[source]
570 and
Single sourcePz Mg 87
Single source1,000 rounds per minute, 570 and 1,000 rounds per minute (Pz Mg 87)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source750 m/s (2,460 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Short–recoil , flapper-locked[source] |
| In service | — | 1951–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | Swiss Army[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1942–1950[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.5×55mm Swiss[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 50-round magazine belt[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights 2.3x optical sight[source] |
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