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IWI Galil vs M60 machine gun A Small arms
Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle
B Small arms
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
VS At a glance Head to head Details Methodology Length comparison One shared metre scale 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope. IWI Galil larger figure on 1 of 1
IWI Galil M60 machine gun
850mm SAR stock extended /
1.11m
Length
All recorded figures & sources 0.85 m SAR stock extended /
Single source 0.614 m stock folded
Single source IWI Galil and M60 machine gun configuration Specification IWI Galil M60 machine gun Type Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle[source]
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source]
Place of origin Israel[source]
United States[source]
In service 1972–present[source]
1960–present[source]
Used by See Users[source]
See Users[source]
+8%
M60 machine gun larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
SAR : 850 mm (33 in) stock extended / 614 mm (24.2 in) stock folded[source]
1.105 m Length
Single source 1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
4.35kg ARM
10.5kg
Mass
All recorded figures & sources 3.95 kg AR
Single source 4.35 kg ARM
Single source 3.75 kg SAR
Single source SAR: 3.75 kg (8.27 lb) AR: 3.95 kg (8.7 lb) ARM: 4.35 kg (9.6 lb)[source]
10.5 kg Mass
Single source 10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
0.4km Effective; Galil ARM
3.7km Maximum; Maximum firing range
Range Scopes differ
All recorded figures & sources 0.41 km Effective; Galil ARM
Single source 410 meters (Galil ARM)[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]
460mm ARM
560mm
Barrel length
All recorded figures & sources 0.46 m ARM
Single source 0.332 m SAR AR
Single source SAR: 332 mm (13.1 in) AR, ARM: 460 mm (18.1 in)[source]
0.56 m Barrel length
Single source 560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
650rpm
550–650rounds/min
Rate of fire
All recorded figures & sources 650 rounds/min Rate of fire
Single source 650 rounds/min[source]
550–650 rounds/min Rate of fire
Single source 550–650 rounds/min[source]
950m/s ARM
853m/s
Muzzle velocity
All recorded figures & sources 950 m/s ARM
Single source 900 m/s SAR AR
Single source SAR: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) AR, ARM: 950 m/s (3,116.8 ft/s)[source]
853 m/s Muzzle velocity
Single source 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
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7.6mm Caliber
Calibre
All recorded figures & sources
7.62 mm Caliber
Single source 7.62 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 Guatemalan Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Colombian Armed Conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Operation Litani Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War War in Somalia Communist insurgency in Thailand South African Border War Cenepa War First Congo War Congo Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Nepalese Civil War Central African Republic Civil War Gaza war 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis[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]
Designer Yisrael Galili Yakov Lior[source]
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Manufacturer Manufactured by: Israel Military Industries Licensed to: Bernardelli Indumil Ka Pa Sa State Factories ( Myanmar ) Denel Land Systems PLR Systems , India Z111 Factory ( Vietnam )[source]
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source]
Cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO .30 carbine (Magal variant)[source]
7.62×51mm NATO[source]
Action Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source]
Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source]
Feed system 5.56×45mm NATO : 35-, 50-, or 65-round detachable box magazine , or 30-round STANAG magazine 7.62×51mm NATO : 25-round proprietary box magazine .30 carbine : 15 or 30-round box magazine from the M1 carbine , and or 27-round box magazine (Magal variant)[source]
Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source]
Sights Flip-up rear aperture with protective ears, flip-up tritium night sights, hooded front post[source]
Iron sights[source]
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