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At a glance
Measured figures
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source400 m (440 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source300 mm (11.8 in)[source]
3 rounds/sec (rapid fire) sustained
Single source3 rounds/sec (rapid fire) 18-21 rounds/min (sustained)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source75 m/s (250 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Milkor MGL |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Revolver grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Milkor (Pty) Ltd[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Double-action[source] |
| In service | — | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
| Wars | — | South African Border War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Rwandan Civil War Colombian conflict Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present) 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | — | Andries C. Piek[source] |
| Designed | — | 1980[source] |
| Produced | — | 1983–present[source] |
| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
| Cartridge | — | 40×46mm grenade[source] |
| Feed system | — | 6-round, revolver -type swing out cylinder[source] |
| Sights | — | Armson OEG collimator sight in quadrant[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |