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Beretta BM 59larger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,095 mm (43.1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beretta BM 59 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Battle rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1959–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Nigerian Civil War Papua conflict Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Falklands War Multinational Force in Lebanon Somali Civil War 1999 East Timorese crisis Libyan Civil 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 | Domenico Salza[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Beretta , Bandung Weapons Factory , Defence Industries Corporation[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | $42 (1962)[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | 1959[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | Mark I, Mark II, III/Ital TA, BM59-Para, Mark IV, BM59E[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[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 | 20-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear aperture, front post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Former operator · Biafra | Biafra[source] | — |
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| Former operator · East Timor | East Timor[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | Indonesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Italy | Italy[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Libya | Libya[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Somalia | Somalia[source] | — |
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