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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Mossberg 500 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Pump-action shotgun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1961–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Mossberg 500larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
36.12–41.0 in (91.7–104.1 cm)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[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.
| 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] | Lebanese Civil War Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict 2022 Kazakh unrest Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1961[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | O. F. Mossberg & Sons[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1961–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Pump action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 5+1 to 8+1 rounds; internal tube magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Bead or ghost ring iron sights[source] |
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| Designer | — | Carl Benson[source] |
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| No. built | — | 11,000,000[source] |
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