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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Model 5816
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Ruger Mini-14 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1974–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Ruger Mini-14larger figure on 2 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Model 5816 : 965 mm (38.0 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] | Rhodesian Bush War The Troubles Basque conflict Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1967–1973[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Sturm, Ruger & Co.[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1973–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | .222 Remington .223 Remington .300 AAC Blackout 5.56×45 mm NATO 7.62×39 mm 6.8 SPC[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated short-stroke fixed piston , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 5- to 30-round factory box magazine Stripper clip (Cogburn Arsenal feed guide) Beta C-Mag[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Designer | — | L. James Sullivan , William B. Ruger[source] |
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