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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | PSL (rifle) |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Designated marksman rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Romania[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1974–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See § Users[source] |
PSL (rifle)larger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,150 mm (45.3 in)[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] | Romanian Revolution Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Eritrean–Ethiopian War First Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Libyan Civil War (2011) Syrian Civil War Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) War in Donbas (2014–2022) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen (2015–present) Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1974[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Fabrica de Arme Cugir SA ( ROMARM consortium)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1974–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×54mmR[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , long stroke; semi-automatic[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 10 round detachable box magazine, 5 round detachable box magazine (no longer produced)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | LPS-4 scope with tritium illuminated reticle + iron tangent sights[source] |
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~3000 metres[source]