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Measured figures
M110A2: buttstock fully retracted to fully extended (presumably without suppressor)
Single sourceM110: buttstock fully retracted without and with suppressor
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian war 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes[source] |
1,029–1,181 mm (40.51–46.50 in) M110: buttstock fully retracted without and with suppressor 1,009.65–1,104.9 mm (39.75–43.50 in) M110A2: buttstock fully retracted to fully extended (presumably without suppressor)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 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.
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 | 2007[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Knight's Armament Company[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Variants | M110 SASS M110A2 M110A3[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO 6.5mm Creedmoor[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10 or 20-round detachable SR-25 pattern box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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