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FB Beryllarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FB Beryl | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Poland[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1997–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
943 mm (37.1 in) (stock extended) 742 mm (29.2 in) (stock folded)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Kosovo Conflict Iraq War EUFOR Tchad/RCA Boko Haram insurgency[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 | 1995–1996[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FB Radom Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | $1,570[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | 1999–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | wz. 96 Beryl wz. 96 Mini-Beryl Beryl M762 Beryl M545 Beryl-Commando "sport variants" (multiple models)[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm (Beryl M762) 5.45×39mm (Beryl M545)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-, or 30-round detachable box magazine AK-47 magazines (Beryl M762) AK-74 magazines (Beryl M545)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear sight notch on a sliding tangent, front post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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