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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Stechkin automatic pistol |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Machine pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Vytatsky Polyany Machine-Building Plant[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
225 mm (8.86 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source140 mm (5.51 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source340 m/s (1,100 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Blowback[source] |
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| In service | — | 1951–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Chechen-Russian conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) South Ossetia War Russo-Ukrainian War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Igor Stechkin[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1948[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1951–1958 (APS) 1972–1973 (APB)[source] |
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| Variants | — | APB silent variant[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 9×18mm Makarov[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 750 rounds/minute[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 20-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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