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FB MSBS Grotlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Grot B
Single sourceGrot C, stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FB MSBS Grot | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle (MSBS Grot C) Bullpup assault rifle (MSBS Grot B)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Poland[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine M23 campaign[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 |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
980 mm (39 in) (Grot C, stock extended) 720 mm (28 in) (Grot B)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length · source measurement 1
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 2
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 3
Single sourceGrot S · source measurement 4
Single sourceGrot S · source measurement 5
Single source254 mm (10.0 in) 406 mm (16.0 in) 508 mm (20.0 in) 267 mm (10.5 in) (Grot S) 368 mm (14.5 in) (Grot S)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 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.
| Designer | Adam Gawron, Bartosz Stefaniak, Grzegorz Misiołek, Maciej Sajdak[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2007[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FB "Łucznik" Radom[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–2017 (prototypes) 2018–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 7.62×39mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short-stroke gas piston , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×39mm STANAG box magazines , 60-round casket magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Integrated Picatinny rail for various optical sights and Picatinny attachable iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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