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Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle Semi-automatic rifle
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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | SIG SG 550 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle Designated marksman rifle Semi-automatic rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1990–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
SIG SG 550larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
stock folded
Single source1,000 mm (39.4 in) (stock extended) 772 mm (30.4 in) (stock folded)[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] | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Sinai insurgency 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1970s–1980s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | SIG Sauer AG (formerly Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft and Swiss Arms)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1986–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm (SG 553R, SG 556R & SIG563R) .300 AAC Blackout (SG 553 BK and SIG563 BK) 6.5mm Creedmoor (SG 750) 7.62×51mm NATO (SG 750 and SG 751)[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Proprietary 10-, 20-, 30-round box magazines (SG 550 series & SG 560 series) STANAG magazines (SIG 556 series, SG 560 series, SG 550 series (with STANAG mag well)) AKM -pattern magazines (SG 553R, SG 556R) SG 750 series magazines (SG 750 and SG 751)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Rear: rotating diopter drum with tritium night inserts ; front: hooded post with folding night post 540 mm (21.3 in) sight radius (SG 550)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft[source] |
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| No. built | — | 600,000[source] |
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