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CZ 805 BREN
Measured figures
A2 buttstock extended
Single sourceA2 buttstock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CZ 805 BREN | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Czech Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2011–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
CZ 805 BREN A1 buttstock extended
Single sourceCZ 805 BREN A1 (buttstock folded) CZ 805 BREN
Single sourceCZ 807
Single sourceCZ 805 BREN A1: 875–930 mm (34.4–36.6 in) (buttstock extended) 670 mm (26 in) (buttstock folded) CZ 805 BREN A2: 792–847 mm (31.2–33.3 in) (buttstock extended) 582 mm (22.9 in) (buttstock folded) CZ 807: 833–927 mm (32.8–36.5 in)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; 5.56×
Single sourceEffective; 7.62×
Single sourceEffective; CZ 805 BREN A1
Single sourceEffective; CZ 805 BREN A2
Single sourceEffective; CZ BREN 2 BR
Single sourceEffective; CZ BREN 2 DMR
Single sourceEffective; CZ · source measurement 3
Single sourceEffective; CZ · source measurement 6
Single source500 m (547 yd) (CZ 805 BREN A1) 400 m (437 yd) (CZ 805 BREN A2) 450 m (490 yd) CZ 807 in 5.56×45mm NATO 350 m (380 yd) CZ 807 in 7.62×39mm 600 m (656 yd) (CZ BREN 2 BR) 800 m (875 yd) (CZ BREN 2 DMR)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCZ 805 BREN A1
Single sourceCZ 805 BREN A2
Single sourceCZ 807
Single sourceCZ BREN 2 BR
Single sourceCZ BREN 2 DMR
Single source360 mm (14.2 in) (CZ 805 BREN A1) 277 mm (10.9 in) (CZ 805 BREN A2) 408 mm (16.1 in) (CZ 807) 407 mm (16 in) (CZ BREN 2 BR) 457 mm (18 in) (CZ BREN 2 DMR)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 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 | Afghanistan war Mali war Mexican drug war Russian invasion of Ukraine Syrian 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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| Designed | 2009[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2009–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO .300 AAC Blackout 7.62×39mm 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round proprietary 5.56×45mm NATO detachable box magazine or STANAG magazines 30-round proprietary 7.62×39mm detachable box magazine (CZ 807) 25-round proprietary 7.62×51mm NATO detachable box magazine (CZ BREN 2 BR, CZ BREN 2 DMR)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Picatinny rail for various optical sights and Picatinny attachable iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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