Barrett REC10 vs MKE MPT: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

Barrett REC10

Designated Marksman Rifle

BSmall arms

MKE MPT

Assault rifle (MPT-55) Battle rifle (MPT-76, MPT-68) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717)

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Barrett REC10collapsed

0.8763 m

Length source ↗

MKE MPTKNT-76

1.02 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

6 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

876mmcollapsed

1.02mKNT-76

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.8763 m

collapsed

Single source

34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed^[source]

1.02 m

KNT-76

Single source

0.92 m

MPT-76

Single source

920 mm (36 in) (MPT-76) 1,020 mm (40 in) (KNT-76)^[source]

3.6kgUnloaded

4.7kgKNT-76

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.6 kg

Unloaded

Single source

8.0 lbs (3.6 kg) unloaded.^[source]

4.7 kg

KNT-76

Single source

4 kg

MPT-68

Single source

3.75 kg

MPT-76 MH

Single source

4.2 kg

MPT-76 MT

Single source

4.2 kg (9.3 lb) (MPT-76 MT) 3.75 kg (8.3 lb) (MPT-76 MH) 4.00 kg (8.82 lb) (MPT-68) 4.7 kg (10 lb) (KNT-76)^[source]

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0.8kmEffective; KNT-76

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 km

Effective; KNT-76

Single source

0.8 km

Effective; MPT-68

Single source

0.6 km

Effective; MPT-76

Single source

600 m (660 yd) (MPT-76) 800 m (870 yd) (MPT-68) 800 m (870 yd) (KNT-76)^[source]

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508mmKNT-76

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.508 m

KNT-76

Single source

0.406 m

MPT-68

Single source

0.406 m

MPT-76

Single source

406 mm (16.0 in) (MPT-76) 406 mm (16.0 in) (MPT-68) 508 mm (20.0 in) (KNT-76)^[source]

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800rpmMPT-68

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

200 rounds/min

KNT-76

Single source

800 rounds/min

MPT-68

Single source

700 rounds/min

MPT-76

Single source

700 rounds/min (MPT-76) 800 rounds/min (MPT-68) 200 rounds/min (KNT-76)^[source]

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900m/sMPT-68

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

900 m/s

MPT-68

Single source

800 m/s

MPT-76 and KNT-76

Single source

800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) (MPT-76 and KNT-76) 900 m/s (3,000 ft/s) (MPT-68)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Barrett REC10 and MKE MPT configuration
Specification	Barrett REC10	MKE MPT
Type	Designated Marksman Rifle^[source]	Assault rifle (MPT-55) Battle rifle (MPT-76, MPT-68) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717)^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Turkey^[source]
Manufacturer	Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]	MKE Sarsılmaz Arms Kalekalıp^[source]
Calibre	.308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]	—
Action	semi-automatic^[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic^[source]	Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt^[source]
In service	—	2014–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
Wars	—	Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–2025) Syrian civil war Somali Civil War Second Libyan Civil War^[source]
Designer	—	MKE^[source]
Designed	—	2009^[source]
Produced	—	2014-present^[source]
No. built	—	66,000 (MPT-76 and MPT-55, as of 2019)^[source]
Variants	—	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	—	7.62×51mm NATO (MPT-76 and KNT-76) 6.8×51 mm (MPT-68) 5.56×45mm NATO (MPT-55 and MPT-55k)^[source]
Feed system	—	20 or 30-round detachable magazine^[source]
Sights	—	Iron sights or various optics^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Israel	Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · Kosovo Reported operator · Montenegro Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Turkey

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Barrett REC10

MKE MPT

Type

Designated Marksman Rifle^[source]

Assault rifle (MPT-55) Battle rifle (MPT-76, MPT-68) Designated marksman rifle (KNT-76) Carbine (KAAN-717)^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Turkey^[source]

Manufacturer

Barrett Firearms Manufacturing^[source]

MKE Sarsılmaz Arms Kalekalıp^[source]

Calibre

.308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

—

Action

semi-automatic^[source]

Direct impingement; semi-automatic^[source]

Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt^[source]

In service

—

2014–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

—

Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–2025) Syrian civil war Somali Civil War Second Libyan Civil War^[source]

Designer

—

MKE^[source]

Designed

—

2009^[source]

Produced

—

2014-present^[source]

No. built

—

66,000 (MPT-76 and MPT-55, as of 2019)^[source]

Variants

—

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

—

7.62×51mm NATO (MPT-76 and KNT-76) 6.8×51 mm (MPT-68) 5.56×45mm NATO (MPT-55 and MPT-55k)^[source]

Feed system

—

20 or 30-round detachable magazine^[source]

Sights

—

Iron sights or various optics^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Israel

Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Cameroon
Reported operator · Georgia
Reported operator · Kosovo
Reported operator · Montenegro
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Turkey