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Measured figures
APR308
Single sourceAPR308P stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brügger & Thomet APR | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Brügger & Thomet[source] | — |
APR308P stock folded
Single sourceAPR308S stock extended /
Single sourceAPR308S stock folded
Single sourceAPR308 stock extended /
Single sourceAPR338 stock extended /
Single sourceAPR338 stock folded
Single sourceAPR308: 1,139 mm (44.8 in) stock extended / 906 mm (35.7 in) APR308P: 1,028 mm (40.5 in) stock extended / 795 mm (31.3 in) stock folded APR308S: 1,211 mm (47.7 in) stock extended / 978 mm (38.5 in) stock folded APR338: 1,236 mm (48.7 in) stock extended / 1,002 mm (39.4 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
APR308, APR308P, APR308S stock extended /
Single sourceAPR308, APR308P, APR308S stock folded
Single sourceAPR338 stock extended /
Single sourceAPR338 stock folded
Single sourceAPR308, APR308P, APR308S: 50 mm (2.0 in) stock extended / 86 mm (3.4 in) stock folded APR338: 50 mm (2.0 in) stock extended / 90 mm (3.5 in) stock folded[source]
Effective; APR308
Single sourceEffective; APR308P
Single sourceEffective; APR308S APR338: 1,300 + m (1,422 + yd)
Single sourceAPR308: 1,000 m (1,094 yd) APR308P: 600 m (656 yd) APR308S: 150 m (164 yd) APR338: 1,300 + m (1,422 + yd)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCaliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[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.
| Designed |
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APR308: 2003 APR338: 2007[source] |
1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | Brügger & Thomet[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | APR308: 2005–present APR338: 2008–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | APR308P, APR308S, APR338[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | APR308, APR308P, APR308S: 7.62×51mm NATO / .308 Winchester APR338: .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action , manually operated[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Emergency flip-up iron sights , day or night optics[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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