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Measured figures
A2 16.5″ stock extended
Single sourceA2 20″ stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch HK417 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Battle rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2006–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
A2 16.5″: 994 mm (39.1 in) (stock extended) A2 20″: 1,082 mm (42.6 in) (stock extended)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; A2 16.5″
Single sourceEffective; A2 20″
Single sourceA2 16.5″: 600 m (656.2 yd) A2 20″: 800 m (874.9 yd)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCaliber
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 | See Conflicts[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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| Designer | Heckler & Koch[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2006–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] DM111 A2[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated short-stroke piston , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10- or 20-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron or optical sights ( Picatinny rail )[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Alternative designation | HK417[source] | — |
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| Magazine capacity | 10, 20 Rounds[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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