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Bushmaster M4-type Carbinelarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source882.7 mm (34.75 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Bushmaster M4-type Carbine | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine Semi-automatic carbine (M4gery)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) War in Iraq (2003–2011)[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] |
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]
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.
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Bushmaster Firearms International[source] |
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Cartridge | .223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | STANAG magazines[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights or various optics[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Alternative designation | Bushmaster M4[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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