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Desert Tech SRSlarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source243 Winchester
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Desert Tech SRS | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle Bullpup[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Desert Tech[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Unit cost | US$ 3395 (chassis)[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
300 Winchester Magnum
Single source338 Lapua Magnum
Single source7.62×
Single sourceCovert
Single source26 in (660.4 mm) (Covert) 33.5 in (850.9 mm) (.243 Winchester) 31.5 in (800.1 mm) (7.62×51mm) 35.5 in (901.7 mm) (.300 Winchester Magnum) 37.5 in (952.5 mm) (.338 Lapua Magnum)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
243 Winchester
Single source300 Winchester Short Magnum
Single source338 Lapua Magnum
Single source7.62×51mm
Single sourceCovert
Single source10 lb (4.5 kg) (Covert) 11.5 lb (5.2 kg) (.243 Winchester) 11 lb (5.0 kg) (7.62×51mm) 12 lb (5.4 kg) (.300 Winchester Short Magnum) 12.37 lb (5.6 kg) (.338 Lapua Magnum)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
Barrel length
Single source243 Winchester
Single source300 Winchester Magnum
Single source338 Lapua Magnum
Single source7.62×
Single sourceCovert
Single source16 in (406.4 mm) (Covert) 24 in (609.6 mm) (.243 Winchester) 22 in (558.8 mm) (7.62×51mm) 26 in (660.4 mm) (.300 Winchester Magnum) 26 in (660.4 mm) (.338 Lapua Magnum)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 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.
US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
| Produced | 2008–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .243 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum .338 Norma Magnum[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 (.338 Lapua Magnum) 6-round detachable box magazine (.300 Winchester) 7-round detachable box magazine (.243 Winchester, .308 Winchester)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Telescopic sight[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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| 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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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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