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Beretta M9larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source217 mm (8.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Beretta M9 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States , Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | United States Armed Forces[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
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1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 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 | Operation Just Cause (U.S. invasion of Panama 1989–1990) Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War (U.S. participation 2003–2010) Russo-Ukrainian War – Russian invasion of Ukraine[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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| Designed | 1980s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Beretta[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | M9A1, M9A2 (never released and cancelled) and M9A3 and M9A4[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 8 rounds (restricted) 10 rounds (restricted) 15 rounds (standard) 17 rounds (standard for the A3) 18 rounds (flush high-capacity) 20 rounds (extended) 30 rounds (extended) 32 rounds (extended) 35 rounds (extended) Detachable drum magazine ; capacity: 50 rounds[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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