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M14 riflelarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source44.3 in (1,126 mm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M14 rifle | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Battle rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1957–present 1957–1964 (as the standard U.S. service rifle)[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 4
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1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; /
Single sourceEffective; maximum range
Single source500 yd (457 m) 875 yd (800 m)/3,725 yd (3,406 m) maximum range[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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| Designed | 1954[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Springfield Armory Winchester Harrington & Richardson Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge, Inc.[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1957–1980[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 1.3 million[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 in)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | stripper clips 20-round detachable box magazines[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Aperture rear sight, "barleycorn" front sight[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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