Harris Gun Works M-96 vs Vz. 58: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

Vz. 58

Assault rifle

Credit

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Harris Gun Works M-96Length

1.45 m

Length source ↗

Vz. 58vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

1 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Harris Gun Works M-96larger figure on 1 of 1

Barrel length+90%

Vz. 58larger figure on 0 of 1

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 47 rows sourced on both sides

1.45m

1mvz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.45 m

Length

Single source

58 inches (145 cm).^[source]

0.845 m

vz. 58 P

Single source

0.845 m

vz. 58 V stock extended /

Single source

0.636 m

vz. 58 V stock folded

Single source

1 m

vz. 58 V with bayonet fixed

Single source

vz. 58 P: 845 mm (33.3 in) vz. 58 V 845 mm (33.3 in) stock extended / 636 mm (25.0 in) stock folded 1,000 mm (39.4 in) with bayonet fixed^[source]

—

72mmstock folded

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.057 m

stock extended

Single source

0.072 m

stock folded

Single source

57 mm (2.2 in) stock extended 72 mm (2.8 in) stock folded^[source]

—

255mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.255 m

Height

Single source

255 mm (10.0 in)^[source]

11.4kgunloaded, no scope

2.91kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

11.35 kg

unloaded, no scope

Single source

25 lbs (11.35 kg) unloaded, no scope.^[source]

2.91 kg

Mass

Single source

2.91 kg (6.42 lb)^[source]

1.5kmEffective; Effective firing range

2.8kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.5 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

5000 ft (1500 m).^[source]

0.1–0.8 km

Effective; sight adjustments

Single source

2.8 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

100–800 m sight adjustments^[source]

2,800 m^[source]

740mm

390mm

Barrel length+90%

All recorded figures & sources

0.74 m

Barrel length

Single source

29 inch (74 cm).^[source]

0.39 m

Barrel length

Single source

390 mm (15.4 in)^[source]

Gas operated semi-automatic.

800rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

Gas operated semi-automatic.^[source]

800 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

800 rounds/min^[source]

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705m/sMuzzle energy : 1988 J

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

705 m/s

Muzzle energy : 1988 J

Single source

705 m/s (2,313 ft/s) Muzzle energy : 1988 J^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Harris Gun Works M-96 and Vz. 58 configuration
Specification	Harris Gun Works M-96	Vz. 58
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]
In service	1996 —present^[source]	1959–present^[source]
Used by	United States , Malaysia^[source]	See Users^[source]
Manufacturer	Harris Gunworks^[source]	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]
Variants	M86, M92^[source]	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	12.7x99mm NATO^[source]	7.62×39mm^[source]
Calibre	.50 BMG^[source]	—
Action	semi-automatic^[source]	Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]
Feed system	5-rounds detachable box magazine^[source]	Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]
Sights	detachable aperture type iron sights day or night optics^[source]	Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]
Wars	—	Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Communist rebellion in the Philippines Cyprus conflicts Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) The Troubles South African Border War Eritrean War of Independence Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]
Designer	—	Jiří Čermák^[source]
Designed	—	1956–1958^[source]
Produced	—	1959–1982^[source]
No. built	—	Approx. 920,000^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Cyprus Reported operator · Eritrea Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Guatemala Reported operator · Guinea Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Mozambique Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam

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Harris Gun Works M-96

Vz. 58

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Czechoslovakia^[source]

In service

1996 —present^[source]

1959–present^[source]

Used by

United States , Malaysia^[source]

See Users^[source]

Manufacturer

Harris Gunworks^[source]

Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod^[source]

Variants

M86, M92^[source]

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

12.7x99mm NATO^[source]

7.62×39mm^[source]

Calibre

.50 BMG^[source]

—

Action

semi-automatic^[source]

Gas-operated , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock^[source]

Feed system

5-rounds detachable box magazine^[source]

Staggered 30-round detachable box magazine , weight 0.19 kg (0.42 lb) unloaded^[source]

Sights

detachable aperture type iron sights day or night optics^[source]

Open-type iron sights with sliding rear tangent and shrouded front post 353 mm (13.9 in) sight radius^[source]

Wars

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Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Communist rebellion in the Philippines Cyprus conflicts Lebanese Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) The Troubles South African Border War Eritrean War of Independence Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu Conflict First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]

Designer

—

Jiří Čermák^[source]

Designed

—

1956–1958^[source]

Produced

—

1959–1982^[source]

No. built

—

Approx. 920,000^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Cyprus
Reported operator · Eritrea
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Guatemala
Reported operator · Guinea
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Mozambique
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam