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Todd Mozes · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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M250 light machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
Measured figures
with suppressor
Single source41.87 in (1,063 mm) (with suppressor)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M250 light machine gun | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Light machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2022–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 2019[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | SIG Sauer[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated short-stroke piston with a proprietary recoil mitigation system, open bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 50- and 100-round ammo carriers for belted ammunition[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| 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] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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