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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 | Remington Model 700 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Bolt action rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars |
Remington Model 700larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
41.5 in (1,050 mm)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[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.
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 Nicaraguan Revolution[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Remington Arms[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1962–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 6mm Remington 6.5mm Creedmoor 6.5×47mm Lapua 7mm-08 Remington 7mm Remington Magnum 7mm Shooting Times Westerner 8mm Remington Magnum 8.6mm Blackout .17 Remington Fireball .220 Swift .221 Remington Fireball .222 Remington .223 Remington .22-250 Remington .243 Winchester .25-06 Remington .257 Roberts .257 Weatherby Magnum .260 Remington .270 Winchester .280 Remington .30-06 Springfield .300 Remington Ultra Magnum .300 Weatherby Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum .300 Winchester Short Magnum .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum .416 Remington Magnum .458 Winchester Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Bolt action , rotating bolt with 2 lugs[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 3- to 6-round internal magazine or a detachable 10-round magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Scope , Rail interface system[source] |
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| Designer | — | Mike Walker[source] |
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| No. built | — | over 5 million[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Remington 700[source] |
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