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stock extended
Single sourcestock retracted
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| Specification | Benelli M4 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic combat shotgun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1999–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
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889 mm (35.0 in) ( stock retracted) 1,010 mm (40 in) (stock extended)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Iraqi Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Designer | Benelli Armi SPA[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1998[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Benelli Armi SPA[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1999–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5+1 (civilian) or 7+1 (Military, LE) tubular magazine (using 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 " shells)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Ghost ring , Picatinny rail for optical sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Alternative designation | Benelli M4 Super 90[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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