LSR (sniper rifle) vs M60 machine gun

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of LSR (sniper rifle)

ASmall arms

LSR (sniper rifle)

Sniper rifle

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M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

LSR (sniper rifle)larger figure on 1 of 3

Range+7%

M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3

Mass+85%
Muzzle velocity+5%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 76 rows sourced on both sides

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1.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

5.68kg

10.5kg

Mass+85%

Configuration

Details

LSR (sniper rifle) and M60 machine gun configuration
Specification	LSR (sniper rifle)	M60 machine gun
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Pakistan^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	2016-present^[source]	1960–present^[source]
Used by	Pakistan Army Pakistan Navy^[source]	See Users

Designer	Pakistan Ordnance Factories^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Pakistan Ordnance Factories^[source]	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Unit cost	$6500 (FY 2016)^[source]	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

Action	bolt action^[source]	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system	5-10 rounds magazine^[source]	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

Wars	—	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]

Designed	—	1952–1957^[source]

Produced	—	1957–present^[source]

Variants	—	See Variants^[source]

Cartridge	—	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Sights	—	Iron sights^[source]

Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam