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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
PP-2000larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source1,200 yd (1,100 m)[source]
4,073 yd (3,724 m)[source]
Effective; 9× · source measurement 1
Single sourceEffective; 9× · source measurement 3
Single source100 m ( 9×19mm Parabellum ), 200 m (9×19mm 7N31 +P+ )[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 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.
Configuration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | PP-2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Submachine gun Personal defense weapon Machine pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| 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] | War on terror Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1993-1997[source] |
| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] |
| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 2006–present[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×19mm 7N21 +P+ 9×19mm 7N31 +P+[source] |
| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Straight blowback[source] |
| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 20- or 44-round detachable box magazine[source] |
| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Front post, rear notch; MIL-STD-1913 rail provided for optics[source] |
| Designer | — | V.P. Gryazev B.I. Kuzhetsov A.I. Rasskazov[source] |
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