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Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Remington MSR |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Sniper rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 2013 – c. 2020[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
stock folded
Single source36 in (91 cm) ( stock folded ) 46 in (120 cm) ( stock extended )[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
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Single source20 in (51 cm) 22 in (56 cm) 24 in (61 cm) 27 in (69 cm)[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]
300WM
Single source338LM
Single source338NM
Single source7.62 NATO
Single source1,002 m/s (3,290 ft/s) ( .338LM ) 938 m/s (3,080 ft/s) ( .300WM ) 890 m/s (2,900 ft/s) ( .338NM ) 841 m/s (2,760 ft/s) ( 7.62 NATO )[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] | Global War On Terror[source] |
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| 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] | $15,000[source] |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | .338 Lapua Magnum .338 Norma Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Bolt-action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Detachable box magazine: 5 or 10 rounds ( .338 Norma / Lapua , 7.62 NATO ) 7 rounds ( .300 Win Mag )[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Schmidt & Bender 5–25×56 PMII Leupold & Stevens Mark 4[source] |
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| No. built | — | 5,150 planned[source] |
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