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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | RPK |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Light machine gun Squad automatic weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
| Action |
1,040 mm (40.9 in) (stock extended)[source]
Effective; sight adjustments, Windage adjustable at the rear sight
Single source100–1,000 m sight adjustments, Windage adjustable at the rear sight[source]
Barrel length
Single source590 mm (23.2 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source745 m/s (2,444 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] |
Gas-operated , rotating bolt ; closed bolt[source] |
| In service | — | 1961–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | See Conflicts[source] |
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| Designer | — | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1959-61[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1961–1978[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×39mm M43[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 30-, 40-round box magazine, 75-round drum magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights : semi-shrouded front post and rear sliding tangent with an adjustable notch[source] |
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