FAMAE SAF vs M60 machine gun: Specs Compared

FAMAE SAF — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

FAMAE SAF

Submachine gun

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BSmall arms

M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FAMAE SAFstock extended /

0.64 m

Length source ↗

M60 machine gunLength

1.105 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FAMAE SAFlarger figure on 1 of 4

Rate of fire+100%

M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4

Mass+289%
Range+633%
Barrel length+183%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 77 rows sourced on both sides

640mmstock extended /

1.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.64 m

stock extended /

Single source

0.41 m

stock folded

Single source

640 mm (25.2 in) stock extended / 410 mm (16.1 in) stock folded^[source]

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

2.7kg

10.5kg

Mass+289%

All recorded figures & sources

2.7 kg

Mass

Single source

2.7 kg (5.95 lb)^[source]

10.5 kg

Mass

Single source

10.5 kg (23.15 lb)^[source]

0.2kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+633%

All recorded figures & sources

0.15 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

150 m^[source]

1.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

3.724 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1,200 yd (1,100 m)^[source]

4,073 yd (3,724 m)^[source]

198mm

560mm

Barrel length+183%

All recorded figures & sources

0.198 m

Barrel length

Single source

198 mm (7.8 in)^[source]

0.56 m

Barrel length

Single source

560 mm (22.0 in)^[source]

1,120–1,280rounds/min

550–650rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

1,120–1,280 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

1,120–1,280 rounds/min^[source]

550–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

550–650 rounds/min^[source]

—

7.6mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

7.62 mm

Caliber

Single source

7.62 mm (0.308 in)^[source]

—

853m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

853 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2,800 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.

Configuration

Details

FAMAE SAF and M60 machine gun configuration
Specification	FAMAE SAF	M60 machine gun
Type	Submachine gun^[source]	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Chile^[source]	United States^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	FAMAE^[source]	—
Designed	1993^[source]	1952–1957^[source]
Manufacturer	FAMAE^[source]	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]
Produced	1993–present^[source]	1957–present^[source]
Variants	Mini-SAF^[source]	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]
Action	Blowback , closed bolt^[source]	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	20- or 30-round detachable box magazine^[source]	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]
Sights	Iron sights^[source]	Iron sights^[source]
In service	—	1960–present^[source]
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]
Unit cost	—	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Portugal	Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam

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FAMAE SAF

M60 machine gun

Type

Submachine gun^[source]

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Chile^[source]

United States^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

FAMAE^[source]

—

Designed

1993^[source]

1952–1957^[source]

Manufacturer

FAMAE^[source]

Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Produced

1993–present^[source]

1957–present^[source]

Variants

Mini-SAF^[source]

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W^[source]

7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action

Blowback , closed bolt^[source]

Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

20- or 30-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

Sights

Iron sights^[source]

In service

—

1960–present^[source]

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]

Unit cost

—

US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Portugal

Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Costa Rica
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Fiji
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Luxembourg
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · U.S. Army
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam