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At a glance
Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Mark 2 with buttstock
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Ultimax 100 |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Light machine gun , Squad automatic weapon[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Singapore[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | CIS: 1982–2000 ST Kinetics: 2000–present[source] |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic |
Mark 2 w/o buttstock
Single sourceMark 3 with buttstock
Single sourceMark 3 w/o buttstock
Single sourceMark 2: 1,030 mm (40.6 in) with buttstock, 800 mm (31.5 in) w/o buttstock Mark 3: 1,024 mm (40.3 in) with buttstock, 810 mm (31.9 in) w/o buttstock[source]
Standard
Single sourceUltimax 100 para
Single sourceStandard: 508 mm (20.0 in) Ultimax 100 para: 330 mm (13.0 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source400–600 rounds/min[source]
M193 cartridge
Single sourceSS109/M855 cartridge
Single source970 m/s (3,182 ft/s) (M193 cartridge) 945 m/s (3,100.4 ft/s) (SS109/M855 cartridge)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
| In service | — | 1982–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Sri Lankan Civil War Bougainville conflict Yugoslav Wars Anti-guerrilla operations in Indonesia & the Philippines 2006 Fijian coup d'état Solomon Islands coup War in Afghanistan[source] |
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| Designer | — | L. James Sullivan for Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics )[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1978[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1982–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~80,000[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel (progressive RH parabolic twist, 6 grooves)[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 100-round drum magazine or 30-round STANAG M16 box magazine Mark 9: belt-fed or STANAG magazine[source] |
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| Sights | — | Rear aperture sight and front post 472 mm (18.6 in) sight radius[source] |
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