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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended / · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | PP-19 Bizon |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
PP-19 Bizonlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
stock extended / · source measurement 3
Single sourcestock folded (Bizon)
Single sourcestock folded (Bizon-2)
Single source660 mm (26.0 in) stock extended / 425 mm (16.7 in) stock folded (Bizon) 690 mm (27.2 in) stock extended / 460 mm (18.1 in) stock folded (Bizon-2)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Bizon
Single sourceBizon-2-01 9×
Single sourceBizon-2 9×
Single sourceMakarov
Single sourceParabellum
Single source195 mm (7.7 in) (Bizon) 230 mm (9.1 in) (Bizon-2 9×18mm Makarov) 225 mm (8.9 in) (Bizon-2-01 9×19mm Parabellum)[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.
| 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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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1993–1995[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Izhmash[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum .380 ACP (9×17mm Short) 7.62×25mm Tokarev[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Blowback , closed bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 64-round helical magazine (9×18mm Makarov) 53-round helical magazine (9×19mm Parabellum) (Bizon-2-01)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Open front post, rear flip-up notch[source] |
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| Designer | — | Victor Kalashnikov , Alexei Dragunov[source] |
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100 m (9×18mm Makarov) 200 m (9×19mm Parabellum)[source]