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Desert Tech HTIlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
375 CheyTac, .408 CheyTac
Single source416 Barrett, .50 BMG
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Desert Tech HTI | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Bullpup bolt-action sniper / anti-materiel rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian 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] |
| Designer | Desert Tech |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,127 mm (44.4 in ) (.375 CheyTac, .408 CheyTac) 1,152.4 mm (45.37 in) (.416 Barrett, .50 BMG)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
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.
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| Manufacturer | Desert Tech[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | $7699 (November 2023 .50 BMG)[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | 2012–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .375 Cheyenne Tactical .408 Cheyenne Tactical .416 Barrett .50 BMG[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Picatinny rail for mounting iron or optical sights[source] | Iron sights[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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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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